mikelz777
Well-known member
Is your UAS focused or more fluid and changing like mine?
I've had the UAS itch off and on for quite a while now but I've been able to quell the itch with the thought in the back of my mind that I certainly don't NEED another uke. I've had my eye on uke A for months but it would be my 2nd spruce top. Would it add a new sound to my current collection? Umm...maybe? The look and shape would certainly be different and I'd be buying it from a merchant who did free set-ups. What's stopping me?
Then I saw uke B on AliExpress. It was nice looking and it was cheap. Much cheaper than uke A and it was also a spruce top. Could I justify buying uke B because it was so cheap? I really liked it but there was one small detail I didn't care for and I think it would have bugged me even at that price. I was close to buying it but I let it fall by the wayside.
Then I saw uke C on AliExpress. It too was a much cheaper spruce top and I wanted to buy it but there was one feature on it which was ultimately a deal breaker.
Then I found uke D on AliExpress which was everything uke C was without the deal breaker so I bought it! Two weeks later, it still hadn't shipped. During that time I started thinking about uke A again. I was wondering if I shouldn't have purchased uke A instead of uke D. If I bought both, I'd then have 3 spruce tops which I don't really want and I'd be adding two to the uke pile instead of one where even one was pushing my limit. After 2 weeks of uke D not shipping I discovered that it was no longer available on the seller's site and shortly thereafter learned from the seller that they couldn't fulfill the order and that I would get a refund. Unfortunately, I picked one of the few ukes on AliExpress that was only offered by one seller. I'm now back to square one.
I started looking around again and discovered uke E. It too was much cheaper than uke A. It was beautiful and I wanted to buy it based on the looks alone! The sound sample was much better than adequate but it sounded kind of quiet. I was ready to pull the trigger but the sound sample kept nagging at me. I was about to re-live my past experience of purchasing a beautiful uke that sounded great but was quiet. I loved everything about the past uke but had to return it because it was too quiet and I knew that I ultimately couldn't live with it. As much as it breaks my heart, I don't think I could make uke E work for me.
Hmmm..... uke A is still looking pretty good! I think I'm getting a lot closer to finding that small excuse to buy it!
I've had the UAS itch off and on for quite a while now but I've been able to quell the itch with the thought in the back of my mind that I certainly don't NEED another uke. I've had my eye on uke A for months but it would be my 2nd spruce top. Would it add a new sound to my current collection? Umm...maybe? The look and shape would certainly be different and I'd be buying it from a merchant who did free set-ups. What's stopping me?
Then I saw uke B on AliExpress. It was nice looking and it was cheap. Much cheaper than uke A and it was also a spruce top. Could I justify buying uke B because it was so cheap? I really liked it but there was one small detail I didn't care for and I think it would have bugged me even at that price. I was close to buying it but I let it fall by the wayside.
Then I saw uke C on AliExpress. It too was a much cheaper spruce top and I wanted to buy it but there was one feature on it which was ultimately a deal breaker.
Then I found uke D on AliExpress which was everything uke C was without the deal breaker so I bought it! Two weeks later, it still hadn't shipped. During that time I started thinking about uke A again. I was wondering if I shouldn't have purchased uke A instead of uke D. If I bought both, I'd then have 3 spruce tops which I don't really want and I'd be adding two to the uke pile instead of one where even one was pushing my limit. After 2 weeks of uke D not shipping I discovered that it was no longer available on the seller's site and shortly thereafter learned from the seller that they couldn't fulfill the order and that I would get a refund. Unfortunately, I picked one of the few ukes on AliExpress that was only offered by one seller. I'm now back to square one.
I started looking around again and discovered uke E. It too was much cheaper than uke A. It was beautiful and I wanted to buy it based on the looks alone! The sound sample was much better than adequate but it sounded kind of quiet. I was ready to pull the trigger but the sound sample kept nagging at me. I was about to re-live my past experience of purchasing a beautiful uke that sounded great but was quiet. I loved everything about the past uke but had to return it because it was too quiet and I knew that I ultimately couldn't live with it. As much as it breaks my heart, I don't think I could make uke E work for me.
Hmmm..... uke A is still looking pretty good! I think I'm getting a lot closer to finding that small excuse to buy it!
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