Ne!l wrote:
Looking at getting a ukulele which is how I came across guitar forum
If anyone has any advise regarding finding a good uku I would be interested
The research I have done makes me believe I would prefer a tenor / size wise
Go have a chat with Richard Bruyns at Music Connection about ukes. I know he's done a lot of research into ukes.
A lot of the uke repertoire is written for the soprano uke, but you don't have to stick with that. I saw the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain in the UK a few years ago and they had the whole lot going - from a sopranino through to baritone (and an acoustic bass guitar that they referred to as a "bass uke" on the grounds that it has four strings). They also had a couple of resonator ukes and a round-backed Ovation uke.
They're also worth checking out because they play almost everything EXCEPT songs written for or associated with the uke. When I say "almost anything" the show that I saw included Kate Bush ("Wuthering Heights"), Nirvana ("Smells Like Teen Spirit"), Isaac Hayes ("Shaft") and the Sex Pistols ("Anarchy In The Uk"). They say that if you can't play it on a uke then it's not worth playing.
