And what do you say to them?
I tell them they're like the guys who drive Ferraris and Lamborghinis, they're over compensating for something
And what do you say to them?
I love this!
I get this all the time. How I respond depends on what they say exactly and tone of voice....
One fantasy of mine is to act like this (which I've not done YET...)
They pejoratively jab at me with 'Hey man is that a kiddie gee-tar, and did you know you are missing 2 strings - ha ha!'
At which point I blast into the opening movement of 'Tocatta's Fuge In D' ala Tamaine Gardner style in full fury and I get all up in their face like Gene Simmons from KISS, and say 'how to you like me know?' give them the shaka sign, and make a quick exit before they ask me to 'play more like that' (I only know the first 8 bars or so of that song)...
feel free to substitute 'Flight of the Bumble Bee' or 'William Tell Overture' or 'Malaguen~a' played at 168bpm or faster......
i also tell them bigger ukes baritone and tenor are very serious instruments. (even soprano/concert can be also).
An otherwise nice guy told me once he doesn't think singers who accompany themselves on the uke are musicians. Such a line of thinking completely baffles me.
I tell them to listen to jake or kimo hussey and than they will realize its a serious instrument.
I also play jazz for them and usually their impressed (i practice jazz pieces over and over and over
and over and over all day until i get it). I explain to them its just as difficult and rewarding to play as guitar
i also tell them bigger ukes baritone and tenor are very serious instruments. (even soprano/concert can be also).
Guitarist do seem to be negative towards anything that isn't a guitar or bass or drums pretty bog standard mindset
i love the uke because its the little underdog of the stringed instruments and honestly i just like how it sounds better
than guitar!
Remember that there are many guitar players who also appreciate and play ukulele right here in these forums. So rather than "Guitarists do seem to be negative..", maybe broaden the thinking in this thread to SOME guitarists. Wherever people are involved in anything, there will be snobbery AND acceptance/embracing of the idea or activity, depending on the person.
Tony
... you're just far more likely to run into the "unearned prima donna attitude" from guitarists than probably any other group.
you're just far more likely to run into the "unearned prima donna attitude" from guitarists than probably any other group.
John
And what do you say to them?
Absolutely nothing. I've got nothing to prove to anyone in terms of skill level or validation of the instruments I play (and for reference, I get a lot more snide comments when I pull out my 6 string bass over a ukulele). It's too bad that fellow musicians can't appreciate passion and playing on any instrument, regardless of stigma.