Buc McMaster Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 The little concert Collings is great fun to play but I have so much to learn on a ukulele. Four strings and a cloud of dust! It was shipped with some kind of fluorocarbon strings that were very bright and barky. I changed them to a set of Aquila Nylgut strings which are supposedly a synthetic recreation of natural gut strings and they are much rounder in tone. I'll try another set of fluorocarbon next change to try and find the instrument's best voice. I'm still a bit sloppy with my changes and hear some odd string fart here and there.............I'll try harder! Still reading this tune off the cheat sheet.......too many chords and too many words as of yet.......... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9KEYkqa5e4&feature=c4-overview&list=UU3tT5jzCvMj17IIpw3oVL9w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Bobby Darin is alive and well in Texas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojorule Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Mais non, c'est Charles Trenet! Une autre, Buc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted June 24, 2013 Share Posted June 24, 2013 Buc...nice job, I like how light your touch is on Uke AND guitar.....thanks for the song! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Nilppeznaf Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Excellent Buc you got the great vocal for such a melody... may have to learn this one me self..cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 That's just as good as anyone can play n sing a song. Regardless of musical taste there's no arguing that there's music in buc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Yep, that was very cool and summery Buc, good stuff .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Try harder? THis is just perfect. Great voice and smooth playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyrider Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 Great job... very enjoyable... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 FBI ? Sounds super on this side of the Rockies - nice uke, great voice. I've probably asked this before - what do you use to record these clips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted June 25, 2013 Author Share Posted June 25, 2013 Thanks, gents! I have parked the guitar in it's case for awhile to spend some time learning this little instrument. Ukes just have a happy sound to them no matter what you play.......great fun! Thank you for watching! Dan: recorded with the on-board camera in my iMac and a USB mic, a Blue Yeti. Plug & play desktop stereo mic......in the lower right corner of the video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 That was most enjoyable.Casual relaxed musicianship of a great old song. .My cousin and I both had ukes when were about nine.Sometimes we used to play in the factory where my father worked on a Friday arvo and we got paid in lollies.Our big hit was " Cockles and Mussels, Alive Alive O".A mini Kingston Duo. I'm always trying not to buy a uke...someday I'll give in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissouriPicker Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Sounds great, Buc. A sweet uke is tough to beat. I think you made it sound pretty darn good. Sounds just as good as it did with the big band sound that was behind Darrin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MorrisrownSal Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Bud... would you happen to have the chords for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR1 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Try some Worth clears on your Collings uke. They work nicely with them. I've got 4 Collings tenor ukes and they sounded good with Aquilas but I think the Worths are better. I've got 2 strung with high G and the other 2 with low G. I think the low G gives it a little more of a guitar sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted June 26, 2013 Author Share Posted June 26, 2013 Uke chords are here......Beyond the Sea. You'll have to use the chord name rather than the 4-string uke fingerings but you can get there from here. MarkR: ordered some Living Water fluorocarbon sets from jolly old England and restrung it yesterday - HUGE difference! Much louder with great clarity, The Aquilas are okay but these strings make this uke really bark nicely. A bit higher tension in this set and they feel better under the fingertips as well. I tried low G tuning on my previous uke but didn't like it much at all. To my ears a high G tuning is what makes a uke what it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkR1 Posted June 26, 2013 Share Posted June 26, 2013 Uke chords are here......Beyond the Sea. You'll have to use the chord name rather than the 4-string uke fingerings but you can get there from here. MarkR: ordered some Living Water fluorocarbon sets from jolly old England and restrung it yesterday - HUGE difference! Much louder with great clarity, The Aquilas are okay but these strings make this uke really bark nicely. A bit higher tension in this set and they feel better under the fingertips as well. I tried low G tuning on my previous uke but didn't like it much at all. To my ears a high G tuning is what makes a uke what it is. I've heard really good reviews on the living water strings tho I haven't tried them myself. Be careful of UAS. I've played guitar most of my life and picked up a uke 2 years ago and now have 15 of them and not sure why. A 6 string and a super concert and baritone, 1 soprano and the rest tenors. The Collings are my favorites and I heard Collings has halted production at this time. High G is my favorite sound but low G is nice sometimes also. Have you checked out Ukulele Underground Forum? It's the best uke forum out there with a lot of good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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