Buc McMaster Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 As a diversion from the norm on the forum I hope you folks don't mind a little ukulele tune now and then. If you've never played one I highly recommend you get one..........easy to learn and play and their happy little voice just can't be beat! Those of you that own onw know what I mean - they are just a hoot to play! The perfect "sofa" instrument! A playable one can be had for well under $100.......go ahead! You know you wanna! Changed the strings from the Aquila nylgut to a set of Living Water fluorocarbons.........better volume, less string noise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvgpmaanWyM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU3tT5jzCvMj17IIpw3oVL9w Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Buc, you just made my day. I just can't do anything but smile when I hear this. You sound like a guy without a mean bone in his body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Encore, encore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 Thank you, Nick. That is why we play......yes? To make someone smile even if for just a little while. And trust me, it's the uke that doesn't have a mean bone, not I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Careful you don't get taken as posting threats under the PRISM act there, Buc, I would respond but I'm not quite sure I'm ready for the NSA to record how I feel about Uke covers of older songs just yet. < irony > It's patented GMO seed crops & Neil Diamond covers for me from now on... < / irony > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ttDUGM-1mU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeljohnr Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Loved it! Two thumbs up for sure!!! At 1:42-44 there's even a J. Page moment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 The owner of my favorite Mom & Pop music shop is a big uke fan and always has a nice selection of vintage Martins, Smecks and such on hand so I get to putz around with them regularly. The big rage around here though is not ukes but the U-Bass especially the fretless models. Guys swear that despite their dimunitive size, plugged in they are as close to the sound of a double bass as you will get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubee Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Very nice! Couldn't say it better. And what a surprise. Obviously no beginner out in this virtue - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobby b Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 As a diversion from the norm on the forum I hope you folks don't mind a little ukulele tune now and then. If you've never played one I highly recommend you get one..........easy to learn and play and their happy little voice just can't be beat! Those of you that own onw know what I mean - they are just a hoot to play! The perfect "sofa" instrument! A playable one can be had for well under $100.......go ahead! You know you wanna! Changed the strings from the Aquila nylgut to a set of Living Water fluorocarbons.........better volume, less string noise. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvgpmaanWyM&feature=c4-overview&list=UU3tT5jzCvMj17IIpw3oVL9w Nice ..... I did get one uke a few years back......... Somehow.... I now have eight of the little buggers!! Lovin' the uke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j45nick Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Nice ..... I did get one uke a few years back......... Somehow.... I now have eight of the little buggers!! Lovin' the uke They reproduce in the closet if you don't keep them carefully separated. That's why you see so many odd uke configurations and sizes. That faint musical sound you hear in the middle of the night is not the wind in the willows: it's ukes getting it on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The dman Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 That was cool I enjoyed that. Now I'm looking at lefty ukes lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR GIBS Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Buc, you kill me, MAN! I obviously HAVE to grab one! Like that sound, and Buc... I love your voice! This was a great clip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayban Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 If I could sing like that, I would surely git me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crna Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 I'm going through the process of trying to decide what uke I want. Leaning toward the Martin c1k... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duluthdan Posted June 30, 2013 Share Posted June 30, 2013 Can't get this song outta my head. But, I already bought a Uke - gave it away before I started slipping down another slippery slope. Nice technique, obviously really great voice, and a cool little number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 I'll not give this little rascal another to mingle with! Just as one guitar is enough, so it is with the uke. Thank you all for tolerating my crossing the center line with the Collings.....and thanks very much for the kind words! B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drathbun Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Great video Buc! Thanks for posting... great tune. I got a cheap laminate mahogany uke for my birthday this year. I've been working on learning the chords and one song in particular... George Harrison's version of "The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea". It is a great little uke song and fairly easy to play. In my online research about playing a uke, I discovered that you can play the uke AND get a fairly decent uke sound on a guitar by capo'ing to fret five and muting the low E and A strings. For me it is difficult not to hit the low E and A so I put my pick widget near the sound hole between the E and A and it works like a charm! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc McMaster Posted July 1, 2013 Author Share Posted July 1, 2013 You are correct, sir! The ukulele is tuned like the top four strings of the guitar capoed at the fifth fret: G-C-E-A. The steel strings of a guitar have a different voice but the tuning is the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Buc, nice playing and singing ! I loved the color of your shirt also ... it goes well with the happy feeling of the uke ! JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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