I want a Ukulele...

CornFlakes

Hi All,

I’m looking into buying myself a Ukulele. What guitar companies makes them can somebody refer me to a website or something?

Reef

http://www.maxmusic.co.za/ProductInfo.aspx?productid=JJUK10

Have fun .. you might be able to order from these okes http://www.terryd.co.za or whomever the Johnson distributor is

AlanRatcliffe

The ukes you get here are kids toys - fine for trying it, but you'll want something a lot better if you really want to play it. Look around and you can do a lot better (small and light for shipping too, so made for ordering online).

There are a whole family of ukes, tenor, soprano and all sorts. There are quite a few hybrid uke/other instuments floating around SA for some reason - Mandoleles (with double courses of strings), Banjoleles (with a skin and a pot like a banjo), etc.

BTW, check out Jake Shimabukuro for a mind-boggling uke player.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jake+Shimabukuro&search_type=&aq=-1&oq=

See While My Guitar Gently Weeps

CornFlakes

I know Jake Shimabukuro is awesome on the uke! I don’t want a “toys are us” uke it must sound decent at least.

@ Alan
Musical Distributions SA do you know what brands they stock because I can get stuff from them trough the company I work for..

Reef

Alan Ratcliffe wrote The ukes you get here are kids toys - fine for trying it, but you'll want something a lot better if you really want to play it. Look around and you can do a lot better (small and light for shipping too, so made for ordering online).

Thanks Alan. I was about to get myself one of those for bashing around with. Looks like the nice ones would cost about 2k

CornFlakes

Here we go! I’ll have two please.. :P It's only $5199.00

Reef

CornFlakes wrote Here we go! I’ll have two please

One of them's for me right? Its my birthday on the day that they get delivered.

CornFlakes

@Reef would you like a kit bag to go with that?

Reef

Would I ever?!! And if its not too much trouble I'd like a little pedal that makes my ukulele sound like its got 2 buckers and 6 strings.

dee

Well I'll be! Turns out Vintage makes ukulele's as well...

http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagefolk.html#ukes

CornFlakes

dee wrote Well I'll be! Turns out Vintage makes ukulele's as well...

http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintagefolk.html#ukes

Awesome they look like good quality as well wonder where I can buy it locally?

AlanRatcliffe

Well I'll be! Turns out Vintage makes ukulele's as well...

They would - Skiffle music, which often uses ukes, is very much part of the British music heritage. Think Queen's Good Company from Night at the Opera. Notable practitioners I have been subjected to (being British) are Lonnie Donnegan and George Formby.

Graeme

I needed one for the Lion King about a year ago. Couldn't even find a toy anywhere in Jo'burg so I gave up and played the part on a nylon string.

I did find out that evidently Ibanez makes a cheap but playable one, so perhaps contact their agents. (not sure who the Ibanez agents are?)
Graeme

AlanRatcliffe

not sure who the Ibanez agents are?

T.O.M.S., or rather, their wholesale company, M.I.D.I., but any store who has dealings with them can check availability and price and order one for you.

dee

CornFlakes wrote Awesome they look like good quality as well wonder where I can buy it locally?

Musicmate stocks Vintage. Give them a call, maybe they can work something out.

guitarboy2828

Sorry to revive a super old topic.. But anyone know where I can find a decent ukulele in Durban?

I see there are some online, which I can buy, but would like to try one out to see if i like it. They seem like fun, but no point spend a grand on something that will never be used! ?

singemonkey

Another option might be to put a wanted ad on gumtree (with a picture so that people know what you're talking about). I get the impression from some houses I've been in and some ads I've seen that people sometimes have these lying around and don't really know why. It might even be possible to pick up a vintage classic for very little this way.

A friend of mine's father has a '40s or so Gibson uke-banjo he picked up up at a party when he was 20. Has no idea what to do with it. I think this might not be a unique situation.

aja

Here is a uke worth of GFSA! hehehe

guitarboy2828

aja wrote Here is a uke worth of GFSA! hehehe

Seriously one of the coolest uke's i've ever seen! ? I'll take 2 ?

Ray

You dont watn to go fo rone of the Stewmac build kits? I want a mandolin and thinking of getting of of their build kits.