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@karenj – I love your Cocobolo uke. I’ve always wanted to try one of them!
Glad it’s not an intonation issue. If you want really different timbre, try the 7th fret on the C string!
Hey Ricky – Do you have a clip on tuner or phone app that can tell you what note is being played? If so, compare what it says when you are fretting the E string to what it says when you are playing the open G string. If they are the same, then it is probably a case of the timbre being different like Andrew said.
FWIW none of my ukuleles have perfect intonation. They are all a little bit off as you head up the fretboard.
I’d love to hear your rendition of Zelda’s Lullaby some time. I’ve been working on it this month too.
Great job! I found the same thing when I learned it a few months ago. It’s one of the songs that I will keep in my repertoire from now on.
@becky7777 – Actually, it’s probably easiest if I demonstrate the difference. Here’s a video.
Thanks to everybody that can’t hear the difference. That justifies the decision to go the easy route.
@jinajupiter – All really good questions.I actually googled how it was played in the studio, and apparently it was just Paul and a guitar. Until then, I was wondering if it was done with two guitars.
I’m going to play it 5 semitones up. If I play higher than the original but then sing an octave low, it works out pretty well for me. In any case, the original arrangement goes down to the 3rd fret on the low E string, so it would be difficult to rearrange. Also, the G on the guitar is where the C string is on the uke so it’s not the bass note that’s droning. It’s somewhere in the middle. Anyway, when I play it, you’ll hear a lot of the open C string.
As for the guitalele, it’s a Bruce Wei. I got it ultra cheap off Gumtree (like the Australian version of Craigslist) because it has a few cracks in it. It’s actually the cheapest of my instruments. Not bad at all considering it’s all solid acacia with lots of bling. I actually talked about it and posted some photos and videos here (https://rockclass101.com/forums/topic/guitarlele-for-kanni-and-lisa/)
Also, here’s a video of the last song I learned for it.
To be honest, I still don’t know many chords and I think I’ll use ukes for most of my strumming, but it’s really handy for finger picking.
@becky7777 – the difference is really apparent at 4 seconds into the live recording. As for listening for individual elements of songs, I’ve learned a lot lately from listening to a podcast called Strong Songs. In addition to being interesting and informative, the host has a really calming voice, a bit like RC101’s Andrew.@gabrielrabaioli – I love what you did with the scratchy bit. It’s really effective.
I have had the privilege of playing a resonator uke, although I don’t own one. It produces a very different sound to a regular uke, as well as increasing the volume. This suits some styles of music better than others. My advice is to try before you buy to see if you like the sound.
As for Kala, it seems to be a pretty reliably good brand, so if that’s what you can afford, then it should be fine.
BTW, the resonator I got to play was an expensive custom-made metal bodied one.
@kanae926 – I oiled the fretboard and changed the strings on the guitalele. Does this look better?
