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Nice that you made it here! Had nearly the same experience with quarantine, or it least that was when I really got into it. See you around and have fun learning 🙂
@Andrew I don’t know why but I can not Edit my original Post and the Patreon Link somehow got lost in the moderation Process. Could you add it in again please?
You are right @robinboyd
I mentioned above that he layed the groundwork for that because I was under the impression that there were some tweaks made in the RC101 Version, but I just checked again and it seems to be the same. Thanks for the correction 🙂Reviving this topic with a different question regarding the Song.
In the Variation of the Verse (23 and following), AJ does this neat thing in his performance where he picks the bass notes with his thumb and simultaneously uses his index to strum the high notes. I would very much like to do the same because I get a much brighter / clearer sound out of my strings that high up the neck if I do that instead of plucking them – I am having a little trouble with doing both at the same time though because these are two quite different motions from each other happening at the same time. Is there some kind of tip you can give me to get my head (and hand 😉 ) around this?
Andy
EDIT: Forget what I said. I watched him again a few times and I see what he does now. I can apply some Out in the north knowledge here. The rest will be practice 🙂
Maybe I wasn’t too accurate then @anirbaf 😉
What I meant was that the further I went up on the neck of my old soprano, the more off it would sound regardless of accuracy in fretting. Up until now I thought that is what the term “bundrein” refers to, But thanks anyway for the translation.I did order the Worth Browns just before your Reply @lisamcc mostly because I am eager to find out about the difference between them and the Clears which I use on my other Ukes. I will keep the living Water Strings in mind for the next sets I’ll test though, the added Value point of your argument does seem rather convincing.
Thanks Guys!
I stripped my other Ukes of their pre-installed aquilas as well @kanae926. Really like the Worth Clears I put on them but I doubt these would make for much of a difference on the FLight because they are not particularly warm either. I thought about getting a set of the Worth Brown Mellows because these are said to have a warmer tone than the Clears and it might be a good scenario for testing those. Since arriving here I heard much of the living water strings @lisamcc mentioned as well.
Any of you have directly compared these to one another and would be able give me some pointers regarding tone by any chance?
Now that I’m here I’d also like to add to the request list 🙂
Coldplay – Viva la Vida and MGMT – Kids would be much appreciated.
And because I also really love video games and their tunes as many others here seem to do: A while back one Song in particular really touched me and I’d love to see it properly arranged on the ukulele. Maybe this is something for Matt’s style?
Fire Emblem Three houses – The Edge of Dawn
(This already is an instrumental piano cover but I think it captures the magic of the song better than the original without the game’s context would)Cheers
Andy(sorry if any of these were already mentioned, I am fairly new here and the thread is really really long)
So I got the Flight TUS50 yesterday and played a lot on it since then to get a feel for it. I think it checks all my boxes except for the sound which I was a little disappointed in. The Volume is okay but it loses the warmth even my first, cheaply built soprano which I got for 20 bucks on Amazon has – I guess that’s just the difference in between a wooden and a plastic resonator box. BUT, other than that the feel and playability of the instrument are surprisingly nice. I don’t have any issues with the arch back and the ABS Fretboard feels somewhat comfortably “soft”. Also it keeps true to what I fret and play which the other poorly manufactured one does not – I do not know how to say this better in english but in german we have the wort “bundrein” for it (did not find a translation), to roughly translate maybe ‘fret-clean’ would work.
I am going to sleep on wether I keep it or not, but I lean towards a yes right now, as it sure seems like it is suited well for travelling anywhere with it.
In terms of tension tough I have found that the same set of strings can feel as though they have different tension on different ukes. I don’t know why – assuming it’s just to do with the build of the instrument.
This. I have put the same set of Worth strings on my two concerts and the tension feels a lot different – isn’t this related to higher / lower action (I may be wrong here)?
I favor concert size a lot more than soprano as well @kanae926. This is just about having a more practical companion for exploring and I don’t plan on learning any complex arrangements on it. Concert is just too big to be carried in a backpack with a weeks worth of stuff beside it though.
I did order the Flight @anirbaf and it should be here within the week, though I will test it thoroughly and see if it meets my needs and expectations. As it will be the first plastic uke I ever play, I will have to see for myself how it holds up in the end. If it does okay – great! – if not I can still return it and give all this another go. In any case I’ll be sure to get back to about it here.
Thanks for all your help and thoughts on this guys! 🙂
Thanks for the all the feedback guys! 🙂
@rickeymike
I’d also prefer a wooden Instrument but I wouldn’t want to unnecessarily expose it to conditions in which it might not be happy in, regardless of the price 😉 Just doesn’t sit right with my principles in regard to throwaway culture, especially if I see means to prevent issues there. The tip with the anti humidity crystals is really good though, thanks!As for the Outdoor Ukes @coffeemug mentioned – On the one hand the concept intruiges me, but for the relatively limited use case I have in mind for the instrument I can’t afford nearly 150 Bucks to invest right now. That would actually be me more costly than the concert one I have as my main
¯\_(ツ)_/¯ (I’m working towards a better mid ranged on here, but it will still take some time)While I am typing this I think I will go for the same Flight TUS50 @kanae926 has. I read some additional reviews about it yesterday which were all quite positive for what it is and to me it seems to be the best compromise between price, sound and travel features (and looks, I’m a vain guy I’m afraid). Seems at least worth to check it out. Durabilty on account of bumping is not my first concern beacause like @bklynsoul I keep it in a lightly padded gigbag sorrounded with extra padding of my clothes inside my backpack while I’m on the road, so I was really more concerned about humidity and temperature issues.
Thanks Lisa!
Climate actually varies a lot on my trips, which are more backpacking than tranquil hotel vacation. Last year I took my Uke to Borneo and a whole lot of indonesian islands, mostly by boat while playing on deck sorrounded by sea. This year I wanted to take on the trans siberian railway but sadly COVID interfered.
The only Soprano I own and which I usually take on these trips was the first Ukulele I bought. It was really cheap and in hindsight it didn’t sound good from the start (not that I had realized that then). I neither thought of climate being a problem in the beginning nor do I think it would have really mattered with this one.
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I forgot to mention that during research on this topic I stumbled across the Flight Travel series and the TUS50 Salamander comes off quite nice. Thoughts on that?Thanks to all of you for your kind words, really glad you enjoyed the performance 🙂
I’ll be sure to share the next piece I’m working on right now with you as well as soon as I am finished.Welcome Andy! Check out the challenge thread. It’s where we hang out. 😀 might you join us? It’s tons of fun and motivating. See ya around!
You bet you will see me around there! 😉
In fact I was little bummed when I saw ‘Out in the North’ as part of the May Challenge because it was the next Song on my List anyway, but there is no way for me to fit the required learning into the rest of the month. Also I still am currently waiting for everything to get my low G setup ready. I’m still gonna learn it outside the competition though because it’s just way too pretty.
Eager to see what the next Challenge will have in store 🙂
