Hi,
Thanks to everyone who chipped in on my Kiwaya or Mainland or (unexpected) Bruko thread - I know you all must get these questions a lot from us newbies, so really appreciated everyone's time and thoughts.
In the end money won out, and I went for the cheaper 2nd hand Bruko. I'm really pleased with it though! The guy said he hadn't played it at all, and it looks it. It even came with a special slimline hardcase, so for £80 I'm well pleased.
I see what was meant by them having their own sound though. At the minute I can only play a few bits (the riffs to 'Man Who Sold The World', 'Norwegian Wood', 'Egyptian Reggae', 'Smoke on the Water', and strumming Am, C, F, G, G7, Eb, A7 and D round and round in different patterns!), but everything comes out sounding like the soundtrack to 'Oh, Brother Where Art Thou' - a bit like I'm playing through an old bakelite 78 record!
I need to practice more, but very pleased to have a solid wood instrument after just a couple of months playing - the Kiwaya will have to wait till I have more pennies!
Here are some pics:
Thanks to everyone who chipped in on my Kiwaya or Mainland or (unexpected) Bruko thread - I know you all must get these questions a lot from us newbies, so really appreciated everyone's time and thoughts.
In the end money won out, and I went for the cheaper 2nd hand Bruko. I'm really pleased with it though! The guy said he hadn't played it at all, and it looks it. It even came with a special slimline hardcase, so for £80 I'm well pleased.
I see what was meant by them having their own sound though. At the minute I can only play a few bits (the riffs to 'Man Who Sold The World', 'Norwegian Wood', 'Egyptian Reggae', 'Smoke on the Water', and strumming Am, C, F, G, G7, Eb, A7 and D round and round in different patterns!), but everything comes out sounding like the soundtrack to 'Oh, Brother Where Art Thou' - a bit like I'm playing through an old bakelite 78 record!
I need to practice more, but very pleased to have a solid wood instrument after just a couple of months playing - the Kiwaya will have to wait till I have more pennies!
Here are some pics: