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Add Taylor to the list by Jack Johnson and a million other songs... wow just change the words and melody and you got your very own huh..."original" song.... seems to be the universal chord progression these days...

Here's the question... I just spent $16.75 plus shipping for two sets of the much hyped WORTH Brown tenor uke strings. I was using Aquila strings which I loved. But when I put on the worths on my uke, much to my surprise, these things sounded great. I mean, really great. Incredible balance...

Invicskim, nice cover dude overall. But your wanted some help so here goes... Some immediate improvement would be to... 1. Always check your tuning with your EARS. Don't just rely on the tuner to get it right. Tuning is a relative thing. Check different chords on the entire neck. Tune your...

Jake's version is the only decent high-g version I've found. I worked the whole thing out by downloading the youtube vid and then used iMovie on my Mac to study the song. It's a very do-able version that is well thought out by Jake for the ukulele. I believe I have all the parts correct, but...

Hi everyone, a little story if you care to read... While taking a walk with my wife and dog the other night, it just happened to be "trash night" in the neighborhood. Now generally I don't mess with the trash cans around here, but someone sold their property on an adjacent street and had moved...

Ditto on what Rainhill is saying. What the Beatles created goes way beyond technique or songwriting ability. Simply put, it was outragious, timeless, beautiful magic which all knowing musicians still respect and acknowledge. Ringo's percussive contributions to this stands as a masters lesson in...

Natalie, very cool for me too, since I live in Lexington and I'm also part of the Woodsongs backstage crew each week. I will be running the lighting for Jake's one hour performance. Perhaps he'll have time to chat a bit before or after the show. If I get lucky maybe he'll let me bust out a...

Is this the first-ever Double Top ukulele? Could be, but that wasn’t the point of the build. First, what constitutes a double top? The general idea is to make the soundboard (and back) into a composite sandwich that uses standard tone woods and an aerospace composite called Nomex®, (a honeycomb...

Here's a new commissioned build that I just finished. Although I don't tiptoe down the yellow brick road myself...anymore, I did have fun re-living the days and coming up with this hemp inspired design. The bridge carving and the inlay work were most enjoyable. I think I got a buzz off the...

Special thanks to Dominator, Chuck, and Pete for taking time out of their schedules to answer my humble questions on this and other builds. Here are some specs on the completed tenor. Koa top with paua abalone rosette Rosewood back and sides Curly koa and maple binding used for top and back...

I think "fAt B0i JAMMiN" member is back in disquise. Still doing the funky chicken of the shift key while typing.....

Med, he's just lifting his left hand fingers up so that the strings are not fretted but still touching all the strings. This causes the muting effect you hear.

Ukulele? No. But as HH points out, " the instrument he's playing is a cuatro." A relative of a uke. However, if you want to stir up a mean pot of right hand technquie inspiration, then check this dude out! A bit sleepy at times but plenty of over-the-top right hand skills that you might be able...

bornagainjeeper, You just want someone to say it right? hahaha... the children! of course. Have fun at camp. The ukers will understand....e.lo......

Snakes, My brother lives on Summit St. I'll let him know you'll be in town and on his street! He's a great musician who would love to check out your show...thanks for the invite. e.lo..

Ame, thanks so much for taking the time to upload these fine vids. And thanks to Aldrine for some more inspiration and show stopping playing! You're too cool bro...you too sis.. e.lo...

Rayan and Aldrine, I live in lexington, KY home of Woodsongs Old-Time Radio Hour. www.woodsongs.com . I was here from it's conception, and believe me, it just start with an great idea, one passionate musician, and a wonderful local venue (The KY Theater) to host the hour long show. Starting...

Welcome ukeky, I'm from Lexington, KY also. lol, I thought I was the only dude in this state who played the uke! That's why I hang out on this site (forum). Folks in this town really don't "get it". It's still a toy to anyone you talk to about it. They just give you this puzzled surprise...

Hey Rayan, E-Lo here. The chopped video problem still exists on my computer. Whatever video format viddler.com is feeding ukuleleunderground.com is not making my Windows XP, broadband connection happy at all. I have no problems on any other video site i.e. youtube, Aol, etc.. As I have pointed...