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I've been gushing about the Martin C1K since I got it, but up to now have not posted any type of sound sample. So here is Jake Shimabukuro's version of Adele's Rolling in the Deep played on the Martin C1K. I am still very impressed by the C1K's sound in person, but I think because it has a lot...

Here's a quick attempt on Jake Shimabukuro's version of "Don't Stop Believin'". There are several mess-ups in the video, but that's what I do. It's a very fun song to play. Hopefully I get better at it (that goes for most other songs I "play") and shoot a better video sometime. (yes, that's...

Here's how I'd do F -> D7 -> C: GCEA F = 2010 D7 = 2223 C = 0003 1. Play F using middle finger on G-string 2nd fret & index finger on E-string 1st fret. 2. Transition into D7 by dropping your middle finger to cover every string on 2nd fret (bar the 2nd fret) and put ring finger on...

It's been a while since I've bought a real ukulele (the Epiphone Les Paul doesn't really count), but it's always difficult to go on a trip to Hawaii and not leave with one. I've actually been UAS-free for a while now, and I really didn't plan on buying a uke during this trip, but I was more or...

I went to Jake Shimabukuro's concert in Minneapolis tonight and brought my Glyph mezzo-soprano that was patterned after his Kamaka hoping to have him check it out and even play it a little bit. He did just that after the concert and seemed to like the uke as he noodled on it a little bit. He...

Here's a cover attempt at Kalei Gamiao's The Unknown. It's much worse than Casey's cover but I was pretty excited when this song came together for me today, so I wanted to upload something. One thing I noticed after watching this video is that I'm a lot worse at the "Kalei Gamiao strum" than I...

I actually learned this song from Bruce Shimabukuro himself during a lesson at Ukulele Pua Pua a couple of years ago. The chords are actually simpler than how the two guys in the original post played. I think they added some stuff to make it more their own thing. They way Bruce taught me and...

*CONDITION & PRICE UPDATE* Up for sale is my Ko'olau CE-1 solid body tenor made with a nicely figured myrtle top (check out the pictures below). It's a standard CE-1 model with upgraded ebony headplate and macassar ebony fretboard and bridge. The hardware are gold plated. It's a very well...

Up for sale is a Lanikai zebrawood concert ukulele, model SZW-C. It is from Lanikai's exotic series and features the following: -Solid zebrawood top, back, & sides. -Slotted headstock. -Gold plated Grover tuners. -Rosewood fretboard and bridge. -Rosewood body and fretboard binding. -37mm nut...

There's a new Mya-Moe strung up almost every day, so I'm sure many other have received theirs recently or are about to receive one. I received mine today and I'm very pleased with it. I think it looks great and hopefully with a bit of playing time, it will open up a little and sound perfect...

I've been working hard at learning Bohemian Rhapsody. I mostly learned it from watching Nuprin's video of this song. I finally am able to play it all the way through, albeit badly, so I threw a video of this on Youtube. I hope to be able to play it better in the near future, but I'm pretty...

I recently decided to learn a few new songs from Jake Shimabukuro's Peace Love Ukulele album. This is the first one that I could play halfway decently so far. Thanks for watching!

Very cool! I used to listen to Pearl Jam all the time and this brings back memories. Thanks! My left pinky is hurting after playing this one though. :p I guess I need to do some more pinky exercise.

I learned this one off Kalei's self titled CD. I think this is the first solo ukulele arrangement I've learned totally by ear because there are no tabs or videos I could learn it from. It's a pretty simple arrangement and I've enjoyed listening to it. Hopefully I did an OK cover here. If you...

I gave it a shot, and now you can laugh at it....:p

I decided to get one of these Kala pocket ukes last week and it arrived yesterday. I wrote some impression about it on my blog. Check it out if you're interested. EDIT: Now with sound sample video...

I had some time with my almost 6 months old son tonight, so I took a quick video playing 143 with him. It's a fairly easy song to play so it was not much of problem to play while holding a baby.:D Can't do this with a guitar!

Here's a cover of Kiss From a Rose as played by Kalei Gamiao. I really like his ukulele playing style and it's been fun trying to learn a couple of his arrangements. I actually started learning this before Mach 4, but for some reason this came together for me slower even though I thought it...

I've been playing this song a lot the last couple of days so I tried to take a better video than the "Mach 3" I've posted a few days a go. This one is more complete and a little bit better. Not perfect by a long shot, but who is perfect? Certainly not me.:p

I've been obsessed with learning Kalei Gamiao's Mach 4 over the last several days. When I first heard this song last week I didn't think I'd ever be able to play it. But after noodling around with it, I realized that I could actually play it a little bit and started working hard on it over the...