For some reason the audio didn't come out so hot on this one. I think my mic might be crapping out. This was a quick take during practice and I neglected to set up the 4 track. Now I'm feelin' it. I may redo this. Turned out nice aside from that. Rats! It's always somethin'. lol
Bravo !!!! I enjoyed listening as much as you clearly enjoyed playing!! Who cares about quality when the content is this good!! Nice bit of right hand work too !
Audio wasn't that bad. You shouldn't say things like that - I can't stand staticky noisy tracks and I almost didn't click on the vid; I would have been the poorer for that. Yeah, not super audio but not by any means bad.
And the playing was great. I very much enjoyed this. I also enjoyed seeing how much you were enjoying playing. 'Tis what it's all about, my friend; letting the joy of our leedle geetars transport us to another place.
Jfs, I think the sound is great. And I thank you for turning up the lights and moving the camera closer. . I truly enjoy watching your hands as you play. Outstanding!
Let me add that your playing truly exemplifies the differences in playing style of a tenor vs a soprano. Sometimes I see people saying a soprano fretboard is too small for them, yet many players of sops have normal or even larger hands. The soprano is a chorded, percussively strummed instrument, with some deft picking as you do in this song. It plays--not just sounds, but plays-- differently from a larger, longer stringed Ukuleke. Your playing is an example of that, johnnyfstamp. Love it.
Audio wasn't that bad. You shouldn't say things like that - I can't stand staticky noisy tracks and I almost didn't click on the vid; I would have been the poorer for that. Yeah, not super audio but not by any means bad.
And the playing was great. I very much enjoyed this. I also enjoyed seeing how much you were enjoying playing. 'Tis what it's all about, my friend; letting the joy of our leedle geetars transport us to another place.
Thanks for commenting. I agree. I hate when I read a disclaimer before a video about this or that. And sometimes it does discourage me from watching. But I'm glad you saw through all that and enjoyed the video!
That s** eating grin that Roy flashed at the camera wasn't on purpose. He was just enjoying himself! lol
Jfs, I think the sound is great. And I thank you for turning up the lights and moving the camera closer. . I truly enjoy watching your hands as you play. Outstanding!
Let me add that your playing truly exemplifies the differences in playing style of a tenor vs a soprano. Sometimes I see people saying a soprano fretboard is too small for them, yet many players of sops have normal or even larger hands. The soprano is a chorded, percussively strummed instrument, with some deft picking as you do in this song. It plays--not just sounds, but plays-- differently from a larger, longer stringed Ukuleke. Your playing is an example of that, johnnyfstamp. Love it.
I think that is about as good as my camera gets, mate. I'll try to do the same in the future! I'm over the olde- tyme effect in iMovie anyways. lol
Yeah, I've often said that there are at least 2 schools of uke. Hawaiian Classical and Humouresque Flourish. But the comparison between tenor and soprano didn't occur to me. Here I am - this 6 ft 2 construction worker with calloused hands too. I think it's a bonus when it comes to playing small. Less room to travel!
That sounded great to me, it made it more like the old time sound. You've got them fan strums down pat, for the life of me I can't do it. Well done dude.
I guess the reason I mentioned it is because I have been trying to be pickier in my videos as far as things like lighting, audio, camera angle, etc. Thank you for such a nice compliment though. My playing transcends shitty microphones!
That sounded great to me, it made it more like the old time sound. You've got them fan strums down pat, for the life of me I can't do it. Well done dude.
There's actually no fan in this video. The move I am doing in this video is what I call The Scrape. The other more noticeable move is what I call The Shuffle. Check out this tutorial video. The scrape is all downs with pinky, index, thumb. The Shuffle is a Scrape followed by 2 downbeats. It's all in this tutorial video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozrVxAEPGk4
