I’m about to buy a ukulele and would appreciate snippets of information, not links to large swathes of text…? | Text Links

I’m about to buy a ukulele and would appreciate snippets of information, not links to large swathes of text…?


Initially I only want to mess about with one and see if I have any natural flair for it at all, so I’d be interested to know:

What are pros and cons of buying a soprano uke?
Do I need to buy tuning pitch pipes or can I get away without (I have a reasonably good ear)?
Is a plectrum necessary/advisable?
Anything else of any use/interest.

Thanks in advance for nuggets of wisdom.

Snippets:

- Yes, buy a ukulele. Smart move.
- Soprano con = tiny, not much room to move your fingers.
- Soprano pro = it’s the most ukulele of all the ukuleles.
- If you have tried out a soprano and feel a bit cramped, buy a concert-sized uke. No need to jump all the way to tenor or baritone.
- For a tuner, I like the electronic models by Intellitouch.
- Start out with your fingers. Then consider a felt pick, and do make your own felt picks!
- Upgrade your strings to Aquila brand strings.
- Tune it GCEA.
- If that nasty E chord frustrates you, try out the E7.

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3 Responses

  1. Nutty M&M Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 1:23 pm

    Ukuleles are cool!!
    You can get away without pitch pipes, the GCEA tuning is easy to pick up by ear, alternatively its very simple to tune to another instrument.
    A felt pick is advisable, but then depends on the style you wish to play.
    For the time, I would buy just a normal uke, and look for ones that have ‘cogs’ around the tuning prgs- they are less likely to easily go out of tune.

    And have fun!!
    References :

  2. Hound Dog Taylor Fan Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 2:01 pm

    Snippets:

    - Yes, buy a ukulele. Smart move.
    - Soprano con = tiny, not much room to move your fingers.
    - Soprano pro = it’s the most ukulele of all the ukuleles.
    - If you have tried out a soprano and feel a bit cramped, buy a concert-sized uke. No need to jump all the way to tenor or baritone.
    - For a tuner, I like the electronic models by Intellitouch.
    - Start out with your fingers. Then consider a felt pick, and do make your own felt picks!
    - Upgrade your strings to Aquila brand strings.
    - Tune it GCEA.
    - If that nasty E chord frustrates you, try out the E7.
    References :

  3. CowUkeA Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Fizzy_wolf,
    Watch out. You’ll get hooked.
    If you want to mess about with one then don’t go all out on price. A soprano is a good choice to see if you like it and you can get an EMUS soprano for $22.95 at http://www.empire-music.com/US/English/ViewCategory.cfm?Category=173 And most likely they’ll have your color.
    You can tune it at http://www.empire-music.com/US/English/ViewCategory.cfm?Category=173 G,C,E,A is the most common tuning.
    Chords? http://www.meleukulele.com/PDFs/UkeChart.pdf
    Lessons and songs? Youtube and other sites on the web. Search "ukulele lessons" or a fav of mine is http://www.doctoruke.com/songs.html
    After a while…..a couple weeks…..you’ll know enough to want a better uke. I advise a Lanikai LU-21 or 21C. The C is the code for concert. A little larger than a soprano and a better sound. http://www.americanmusical.com/ItemSearch–search-ukulele–srcin-1
    A chormatic tuner is necessary regardless how good your ear is.
    Have fun,
    CowUkeA
    References :
    Ukulele instructor

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