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It was a fun project and its a novelty. It plays poorly and sounds bad.

They definitely feel different. They are a bit stiffer to bend. Also they are nowhere near as stretchy when you put them on. The old ones would go around the peg a jillion times before you got it...

Speaking as a person who has very large hands. I simply cannot play a standard electric guitar. I cant even place one finger on a string with out muting its neighbors. Kudos to having BIG NUTS!
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I'm using Aquila all the way. They just happen to work best on my slimline pineapple.
I dont know how to tell from the packaging as mine just came in a little clear baggie, but I find the the new...

I'd post this in the reviews, but I'm not going into a mess of detail..

I just got a some revised aquila red strings in the mail to try out. Long story short, they are excellent. They are less...

Yup. I live in NYC and there isnt a lot of good uke action here. You'd think with 11 million people there would be a market...

Sam Ash has a lot of ukes, but they are low end and some mid range....

Thanks for the offer but that's a bit small for me. Truth be told, I'd most like a kiwaya kts-7 or martin

Thanks guys. I put a lot of thought into that and I am glad to get the approval of other Sceptre aficionados.

If you're going to drill into a $1000 instrument with no obvious place for it, best...

stick a wad of paper towels under the first fret and by the bridge

Fair question. I'm a righty. The pick up jack is like that for two reasons. If it was on the other side the uke would flip over if you put a strap on it. Also, if you were to rest it on your knee,...

39191Got a tenor Sceptre a few months back from Hawaii Music Supply. I had a MiSi pick-up installed locally by a professional luthier. Its loud, sounds amazing, but... I hardly play it. Turns out...

That things been on ebay forever. Local pickup in Hawaii must be the issue....

ewww gross

I've played most styles, but I prefer the straight with name version. I don't notice a difference in play-ability, but I find Koalohas to be overly branded, especially with the crown bridge. I...

I keep a plastic uke at the office. I work in tech and I have a lot of time to kill waiting for progress bars and reboots. The crazy airconditioning in my building and server room leaves the...

I've been eying one of these for a while. DaSilva James Hill model. I think its a great looking uke.

http://www.ukemaker.com/images/UkeGallery/228-JHTenorCustom-1024.jpg

I've been eyeing the autobot one for ages. My other passion is collecting 80's plastic robots...

That said $550 is off the chart for a novelty uke IMHO

Here it is! Its all glue up and with some Martin strings on it. At the moment, it sounds like @#$@. The biggest problem is the fretboard. It needs to be leveled. My current plan is to sand...

I try to practice 30 min a day. Thats in addition to playing... which is a totally different thing.

Lol. No worries. It's been a busy week so I haven't had a chance to work on it. I'm planning on having it to the point where I can get some strings on it over the weekend.

My HF-2 did that with the stock strings. They are pretty crap. I have high tension Worths on it now and the problem is gone.

I'd also invest in a nut file from stewmac and make sure you have a regular file and some sandpaper. The low end ukes are alright as long as you set them up. If they are not setup they generally...

I've had a few lost items thanks to UPS. They've all showed up eventually though. I followed the tracking and they end up in some weird city and get routed back. Most I have ever had a item...

Sorry, no veggie dishes yet, but here are some more build pics. One thing to consider if you're contemplating the build: The instructions have you put the bracing together and then put the...

Ok, that was pretty awesome