soupking
Well-known member
Hey all,
I bought this Kamaka Lili'u from Mandolin Brothers in February of this year. I'd read that six-string ukes were the best for strumming, which is basically all I do even with my four-stringers. Anyway, after I got it home, I detected what I thought to be a buzz with the high c string. It made me really mad because I actually drove to Staten Island from Philly and was able to select mine out of the two they had in stock. I didn't notice the perceived buzz while in the store (I chalked this up to the fact that I did not wail away on either in the store as a result of being bashful- which was the real reason I was so mad- I was angry with myself for that).
Anyway, like I said, I thought it was buzzing so I sent it back up to MBs only to have them send it right back more or less telling me I was crazy and that there wasn't a buzz (they were nice about it though I'm only kidding). So, even after all this I was still bitter because it sounded weird to me. As a result, it sat in its case for months because I was disgusted about the whole experience: the money I spent- $1,400 after taxes, the tolls!- like $50 bucks!; the loss of damn near a whole day of my life; etc.
Now, enter July. I took pictures of the Lili'u and recorded a sound sample with every intent to get rid of it and get on with my life. But then I started playing it. In short- after this long-winded diatribe, incidentally- I'm starting to bond with it. It's a totally different sound, and even though I don't finger pick or play any kind of melody, it still requires adjustment. It's just a different overall feel. As it happens, I think what I thought was an issue with the high c string can be attributed to the fact that I wasn't used to the six-string sound. Lol.
I'm pretty happy with this video overall, despite some rhythmic issues with the strumming since I didn't practice the song all too much before recording. However, the purpose of posting it here is to show everyone what a six-string sounds like STRUMMED. For whatever reason, you always hear that they're best for strumming, but no one strums them on YouTube! They finger pick almost exclusively! Boooooo! Us mere mortals cannot do that! This is just a standard HF-36 with the only difference being Worth Clear 6 set in lieu of the Kamaka strings. I may go back to the Kamaka strings, but the Worths work well enough... -- Matt
I bought this Kamaka Lili'u from Mandolin Brothers in February of this year. I'd read that six-string ukes were the best for strumming, which is basically all I do even with my four-stringers. Anyway, after I got it home, I detected what I thought to be a buzz with the high c string. It made me really mad because I actually drove to Staten Island from Philly and was able to select mine out of the two they had in stock. I didn't notice the perceived buzz while in the store (I chalked this up to the fact that I did not wail away on either in the store as a result of being bashful- which was the real reason I was so mad- I was angry with myself for that).
Anyway, like I said, I thought it was buzzing so I sent it back up to MBs only to have them send it right back more or less telling me I was crazy and that there wasn't a buzz (they were nice about it though I'm only kidding). So, even after all this I was still bitter because it sounded weird to me. As a result, it sat in its case for months because I was disgusted about the whole experience: the money I spent- $1,400 after taxes, the tolls!- like $50 bucks!; the loss of damn near a whole day of my life; etc.
Now, enter July. I took pictures of the Lili'u and recorded a sound sample with every intent to get rid of it and get on with my life. But then I started playing it. In short- after this long-winded diatribe, incidentally- I'm starting to bond with it. It's a totally different sound, and even though I don't finger pick or play any kind of melody, it still requires adjustment. It's just a different overall feel. As it happens, I think what I thought was an issue with the high c string can be attributed to the fact that I wasn't used to the six-string sound. Lol.
I'm pretty happy with this video overall, despite some rhythmic issues with the strumming since I didn't practice the song all too much before recording. However, the purpose of posting it here is to show everyone what a six-string sounds like STRUMMED. For whatever reason, you always hear that they're best for strumming, but no one strums them on YouTube! They finger pick almost exclusively! Boooooo! Us mere mortals cannot do that! This is just a standard HF-36 with the only difference being Worth Clear 6 set in lieu of the Kamaka strings. I may go back to the Kamaka strings, but the Worths work well enough... -- Matt
