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dhoenisch
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Hey all. I've been searching, but not finding the answers I'm looking for, so I thought I'd ask all you ukulele folks that also have played, or are playing a guitalele.
Background... I've been missing from this forum lately because I've been playing a lot more guitar lately. I still play the uke, but only once a week during the meetup group I go to. I am now teaching guitar, and have had more of a need to play guitar (and other instruments) instead of the uke. And, to be completely honest, I've become a little bored with the ukulele. I've not given up on it, but on the rare occasion I have time, I play one of my other types of stringed instruments. Also, since I am teaching guitar, I am needing to concentrate more on that particular instrument.
So... I just purchased a Cordoba Guilele cheap, due to a rough repair, to play at the meetups instead of the uke, for now. I've not received it yet, but I was wondering how it will be, playing the uke and the guitar. I mean, have you all gotten confused by this, especially guitar players? I know it's like having a guitar capo'd at the 5th fret, but I already get confused when I've been playing guitar all week, and then at the meetup, I play guitar fingerings on a soprano uke. I do have a baritone uke which I've been using, but then, I eventually want to play the same soprano chords on the baritone.
When I go between my guitar, banjo and mandolin, I have no problems transitioning between them, but between the guitar and the uke, my brain just doesn't want to adjust.
So, if I could read of your experiences, I would thoroughly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Dan
Background... I've been missing from this forum lately because I've been playing a lot more guitar lately. I still play the uke, but only once a week during the meetup group I go to. I am now teaching guitar, and have had more of a need to play guitar (and other instruments) instead of the uke. And, to be completely honest, I've become a little bored with the ukulele. I've not given up on it, but on the rare occasion I have time, I play one of my other types of stringed instruments. Also, since I am teaching guitar, I am needing to concentrate more on that particular instrument.
So... I just purchased a Cordoba Guilele cheap, due to a rough repair, to play at the meetups instead of the uke, for now. I've not received it yet, but I was wondering how it will be, playing the uke and the guitar. I mean, have you all gotten confused by this, especially guitar players? I know it's like having a guitar capo'd at the 5th fret, but I already get confused when I've been playing guitar all week, and then at the meetup, I play guitar fingerings on a soprano uke. I do have a baritone uke which I've been using, but then, I eventually want to play the same soprano chords on the baritone.
When I go between my guitar, banjo and mandolin, I have no problems transitioning between them, but between the guitar and the uke, my brain just doesn't want to adjust.
So, if I could read of your experiences, I would thoroughly appreciate it.
Thanks,
Dan