Joyful Uke
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I was thinking that if I had never checked out UU, my ukulele buying might have been different.
I didn't know anything about ukuleles, and had only one friend, (RIP), who was into ukuleles, and the local shops are just low end, poor quality ukuleles.
My first attempt at buying a ukulele was at a local store, and I hated the ukulele. Put it away, then gave it away.
About a year later, my friend was still encouraging me to give ukulele a try, and I got a better quality ukulele, and fell in love with ukulele.
But, if it wasn't for UU, I might never have been infected by UAS, and had the opportunity to enjoy some amazing ukuleles. UU not only made me aware of what great ukuleles are out there, but also places to "window shop" (on Windows), like HMS and Vimeo. And, the UU marketplace is a great place to pick up some great ukuleles, too.
I probably would only have heard of Kamaka, (thanks to Jake), and not some of the other great ukuleles out there.
Some ukuleles that were introduced to me, thanks to UU, (some of which I have, some of which I don't), are Flea, LoPrinzi, Anuenue Moon Bird, Collings, the K brands, (other than Kamaka, which I had heard of), Martin, (I knew they made guitars, but didn't know they made ukuleles), Ono, Kinnard, Hoffman, Moore Bettah, and on and on.
I own only 4 "brands", and haven't yet even tried all of the above, but finding out about all the options, listening to sound samples, and learning about what is out there has been a lot of fun. Some I tried and resold, because they weren't "the one", and some I know I'll never even see in person, (like Moore Bettah), and some may yet make their way to me to try at some time in the future, but I wouldn't even know about them if it wasn't for UU.
So, thanks, UU. Maybe I shouldn't be thanking UU for infecting me with UAS, but considering how much I hated that first ukulele I bought, and how much I enjoy ukulele now, I do thank UU.
Edited to add:
And strings! I never would have heard of strings like Living Water, (my current favorite), along with all the other options if it wasn't for UU.
I didn't know anything about ukuleles, and had only one friend, (RIP), who was into ukuleles, and the local shops are just low end, poor quality ukuleles.
My first attempt at buying a ukulele was at a local store, and I hated the ukulele. Put it away, then gave it away.
About a year later, my friend was still encouraging me to give ukulele a try, and I got a better quality ukulele, and fell in love with ukulele.
But, if it wasn't for UU, I might never have been infected by UAS, and had the opportunity to enjoy some amazing ukuleles. UU not only made me aware of what great ukuleles are out there, but also places to "window shop" (on Windows), like HMS and Vimeo. And, the UU marketplace is a great place to pick up some great ukuleles, too.
I probably would only have heard of Kamaka, (thanks to Jake), and not some of the other great ukuleles out there.
Some ukuleles that were introduced to me, thanks to UU, (some of which I have, some of which I don't), are Flea, LoPrinzi, Anuenue Moon Bird, Collings, the K brands, (other than Kamaka, which I had heard of), Martin, (I knew they made guitars, but didn't know they made ukuleles), Ono, Kinnard, Hoffman, Moore Bettah, and on and on.
I own only 4 "brands", and haven't yet even tried all of the above, but finding out about all the options, listening to sound samples, and learning about what is out there has been a lot of fun. Some I tried and resold, because they weren't "the one", and some I know I'll never even see in person, (like Moore Bettah), and some may yet make their way to me to try at some time in the future, but I wouldn't even know about them if it wasn't for UU.
So, thanks, UU. Maybe I shouldn't be thanking UU for infecting me with UAS, but considering how much I hated that first ukulele I bought, and how much I enjoy ukulele now, I do thank UU.
Edited to add:
And strings! I never would have heard of strings like Living Water, (my current favorite), along with all the other options if it wasn't for UU.
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