afeatheredhat
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Hey there Ukulele Underground, my name is Mike and I've just discovered that the Ukulele is simply fantastic.
My sister is a pretty big fan of Julia Nunes, Wade Jonston, and the other youtube ukulele people. Me being a music person decided to buy her a Ukulele for Christmas. It was a very cheap Oscar Schmidt from the small local music store. I didn't want to get her anything too nice because I wasn't sure if she was going to really take to it, or if it would end up being a novelty thing.
After Christmas I just couldn't stop playing it! It is just an incredibly fun instrument. I spent a while reading things online and then went to Guitar Center to see if they had a decent selection (I live in the Middle of Nowhere Florida, also known as Highlands County--so there really aren't too many other places to go).
The salesperson there sold me a Mitchell Ukulele, MU100, claiming that it was solid Koa. I thought that unlikely but he insisted. I probably should've known that I couldn't get a solid wood Ukulele for $170, but excited and pleased I purchased it.
I've had it for about two weeks and looked it up online--found this forum: http://www.ezfolk.com/forums/forum18/4626.html where people have said things like this:
This disturbs me. I don't have anything to compare it to. Right now the Mitchell is the most expensive Ukulele I've heard in person, and I don't know ANYONE down here who sells, plays, or has Ukuleles for me to compare it to.
To ME, the tone sounds real nice and mellow--with factory strings. The intonation is nearly perfect (maybe I got lucky). The weight seems nice to ME. It looks beautiful of course, but apparently its a laminate. Its a little bit quiet--but then again I'm not entirely sure how loud its suppose to be.
It seems pretty good to ME, but maybe only because I've never even seen a solid wood Ukulele and I don't really know much.
Should I try and return it to Guitar Center? Could I get something better for the price? I don't really want to pay more than $250 for it.
So, hello. My name is Mike and I've just started on my journey of discovering this amazing little instrument. Thanks for reading/responding!
My sister is a pretty big fan of Julia Nunes, Wade Jonston, and the other youtube ukulele people. Me being a music person decided to buy her a Ukulele for Christmas. It was a very cheap Oscar Schmidt from the small local music store. I didn't want to get her anything too nice because I wasn't sure if she was going to really take to it, or if it would end up being a novelty thing.
After Christmas I just couldn't stop playing it! It is just an incredibly fun instrument. I spent a while reading things online and then went to Guitar Center to see if they had a decent selection (I live in the Middle of Nowhere Florida, also known as Highlands County--so there really aren't too many other places to go).
The salesperson there sold me a Mitchell Ukulele, MU100, claiming that it was solid Koa. I thought that unlikely but he insisted. I probably should've known that I couldn't get a solid wood Ukulele for $170, but excited and pleased I purchased it.
I've had it for about two weeks and looked it up online--found this forum: http://www.ezfolk.com/forums/forum18/4626.html where people have said things like this:
(Mine is laminate koa, I've since found, I think he's talking about the MU70.)ForeverUke said:Just say "no" to Mitchell ukes. Same maker as Samick/Washburn/Lyon & Heal/Oscar Schmidt.
Composite/laminate spruce tops do not make a nice sounding uke. They look pretty, but that's about where the honeymoon ends. Yuck, yuck, yuck.
"Mitchell" is Guitar Center's p.o.s. cheapo house brand. They overcharge. I'd tell you to go for it if they offered the uke for $25. That's about their value.
This disturbs me. I don't have anything to compare it to. Right now the Mitchell is the most expensive Ukulele I've heard in person, and I don't know ANYONE down here who sells, plays, or has Ukuleles for me to compare it to.
To ME, the tone sounds real nice and mellow--with factory strings. The intonation is nearly perfect (maybe I got lucky). The weight seems nice to ME. It looks beautiful of course, but apparently its a laminate. Its a little bit quiet--but then again I'm not entirely sure how loud its suppose to be.
It seems pretty good to ME, but maybe only because I've never even seen a solid wood Ukulele and I don't really know much.
Should I try and return it to Guitar Center? Could I get something better for the price? I don't really want to pay more than $250 for it.
So, hello. My name is Mike and I've just started on my journey of discovering this amazing little instrument. Thanks for reading/responding!