SlingshotCannon
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I'm a long-time keyboard player, who picked up a ukulele (Outdoor Tenor) a couple of months ago - my first stringed instrument. I quite like it, and have gotten passably proficient at the beginner level.
I am now planning to add a solid-body electric ukulele to my arsenal, to use for recording rock-style music. My question is: given that I want to play rock, would I be foolish to buy a Magic Fluke SB Tenor? I ask because while I am confident it is a fine instrument generally, it has nylon strings, and I understand that steel strings are considered more standard for rock, which would point in the direction of either a Risa or the (relatively new?) Sparrow steel-string solid bodies.
My main reason for favoring the Magic Fluke is that I'm in driving distance of their store, so I could go, try it, pick it up in-person, and, should there ever be a problem, bring it back for servicing. By contrast, the Risa ukuleles are from overseas (which means it would have to be shipped internationally, among other headaches). The Sparrow, while in the US (Richmond, VA), is too far to reasonably drive, so it doesn't have the same convenience for testing, servicing, etc.
All three are approximately the same price, so that's not a deciding factor.
I guess what I'm asking as a primarily-keyboardist is: is rocking out on nylon strings reasonable (adding effects on top of the raw signal, obviously)? Or is a Risa or Sparrow much better for my intended purpose, meaning that I should bite the bullet, put aside the conveniences of locality, and order something from further away?
Thanks for any insights anyone has!
I am now planning to add a solid-body electric ukulele to my arsenal, to use for recording rock-style music. My question is: given that I want to play rock, would I be foolish to buy a Magic Fluke SB Tenor? I ask because while I am confident it is a fine instrument generally, it has nylon strings, and I understand that steel strings are considered more standard for rock, which would point in the direction of either a Risa or the (relatively new?) Sparrow steel-string solid bodies.
My main reason for favoring the Magic Fluke is that I'm in driving distance of their store, so I could go, try it, pick it up in-person, and, should there ever be a problem, bring it back for servicing. By contrast, the Risa ukuleles are from overseas (which means it would have to be shipped internationally, among other headaches). The Sparrow, while in the US (Richmond, VA), is too far to reasonably drive, so it doesn't have the same convenience for testing, servicing, etc.
All three are approximately the same price, so that's not a deciding factor.
I guess what I'm asking as a primarily-keyboardist is: is rocking out on nylon strings reasonable (adding effects on top of the raw signal, obviously)? Or is a Risa or Sparrow much better for my intended purpose, meaning that I should bite the bullet, put aside the conveniences of locality, and order something from further away?
Thanks for any insights anyone has!
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