Members Rowka Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 I'm interested in messing with a soprano ukulele.What do you know about them? Any suggestions on what to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members james on bass Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 *in my best squeaky voice* "Tiptoe, through the tulips..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mudbass Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 They have four strings and play only one song...something about a dog with fleas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteveyDevey Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 My little brother picked up a cheap one when we were in hawaii on a family vacation. They are thoroughly uninteresting in the hands of the unskilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lug Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 ABG for midgets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deville Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 You'll need a preamp with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 I know a fair bit. If you want anything more than a toy, expect to pay over $100. I bought a lanikai brand off ebay for about $100 with a pickup and 1/4 jack. I'm not sure if there is a point in price where these things stay in tune better or not, but I know mine goes out of tune just about every song, mainly due to nylon strings. It's a fun thing to have around. I opted for the tenor uke since it is the much fuller sounding, played solo. Exhibit A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members s4001 Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 How are they tuned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catphish Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 Originally posted by s4001 How are they tuned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members F-holes Posted July 25, 2005 Members Share Posted July 25, 2005 Originally posted by s4001 How are they tuned? The baritone uke is tuned like the four highest strings on a guitar,DGBE(low to high). Soprano ukes tune as a guitar would with the capo on the fifth(GCEA) or seventh fret(ADF#B), with the significant difference in that string four is one octave higher. It tunes to the third fret of the second string. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nishich Posted July 26, 2005 Members Share Posted July 26, 2005 I once had one, I bought it for my son that was 4 years old at that time and after little googling over I have found some chords, and played it with my friends, sounds OK with ac.guitars, And some day I wasnt lookin and I sit down on it, and it was broken neck and body too, doh... I would buy new-one some day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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