Recent content by SweetWaterBlue

There are also times when I see something expensive I want with a price that I say to myself, "Hey I could afford that," and set in motion a plan to buy it. Without the price, I might imagine it's way higher, and I would not want to bother the seller with an email. When I see a posted price, I...

I never play in the rarified atmosphere of high-end Ukes, but I will say that for lower-priced things, I seldom contact people who don't give prices in their ads, even for something I am interested in. It always make me wonder why they don't give a price. Do they hope that if they talk to me...

Wow! Fantastic sound and playing. Makes me want to buy one.

Hi. Tudorp. Haven't seen your name in a long time. Of course I took a few years off of here as well. Hope you are well.

I grew up in Miami. We had this ginormous mango tree in our yard. It was a prolific producer of fruit. It seemed like tons of them would fall on the yard each year and it was my job to clean them up. To this day I still hate mangos. Wonder how many $8k Ukes could have been made from that tree?

In my groups we usually try to agree on a key that suits as many as we can. We can't always agree, but If you have a choice, sing in a key that suits your voice. I sometimes have trouble with my voice trailing off, and not necessarily at the end of a phrase lol. Trying to be cognizant of...

You have a very nice voice. I am not a sound engineer, so take what I say with a grain of salt. The only small thing I noticed was that occasionally your voice trails off before you are finished with a phrase. It can make it hard to hear or understand the last word of a phrase. I am sure some...

I started playing around 2009. The majority of my ukulele club with $100 or more to spend at the time played tenors. There was a smattering of sopranos and very few concerts. (I'll ignore the one guy I knew who played baritone for this question, since its more of a 4 string guitar than a...

I don't think Mainlands are rebranded Ohana, but they are very similar in design and perhaps made in the same factory. The woods, and appointments, such as tuners can be different. I know Mike at Mainland used to upgrade the tuning machines, because I once bought a whole bag of new tuning...

You may want to call ahead if you do come to Atlanta and visit the Uke Republic to try out a specific ukulele. They don't always have all the models or brands you want in stock.I'm lucky that I only live a few miles away. Based on my visits, I'd say they are more likely to have a specific Kala...

I've had mixed experience with Mainlands. My old ukulele busking partner had a cedar topped concert Mainland that sounded and played great, but not any better than my Ohana (which were reputedly made in the same factory). I loved the way it looked with its rope binding. I later bought a mint...

If it sounds good to you when you play individual notes up the fretboard as far as you are likely to play, it's good enough. Of course if you are tone deaf, it may sound like crap to your audience.

Don't tell Herb Ohta it doesn't work for chord solos.

As someone who plays both guitar and ukulele and records and performs in bands, I have struggled with these questions myself over the years. As other posters have said or intimated, you will never get a ukulele to sound as full as a guitar. Ukuleles lack those 2 bass strings that can do so much...

Are you singing into this mic as well?