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Check this out and then tell me if it’s good for finger picking!
Of course thats Colin Tribe playing and he can make anything sound good.
Personally, I think double coursed instruments take a bit of getting used to… I have a six string and it’s beautiful played finger-style. It’s just something I haven’t spent enough time on to get it down smoothly… No fault to the instrument, it’s me and my sporadic practice habits.
I’ve heard the same thing about eight stringed ukes, they’re for strumming. Nope, they’re ready for whatever you throw at em. And I think they sound best when you do BOTH!I think this is the place, right here. Just post a topic in this section and Andrew will see it, us too. That’s what I did anyway and Andrew posted an entire video in response answering my question. Another member also chimed in. It was all very helpful.
Good luck!Thanks for the advice Shannon! Slow and steady. Spent the greater part of last evening just doing that transition… S l o w ly.
Andrew, thanks for the video and suggestions! I also watched one of your live lessons that talks more about the left hand forms… Very helpful.
I’m amazed at how bad my form really is… Guess I have to empty my cup before I can fill it.
OK, good talk y’all, thanks!
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Aquila were the first strings I ever had on a uke and I like them. They are LOUD, super responsive (not necessarily the best choice for a beginning player on a low quality instrument). I tried Worth Clear and they seemed a little toned down, clear in tone but not as overwhelming as Aquila. Worth seem expensive but you get enough string in one pack to string up two ukes.
There is a company called South coast that makes a low tension metal uke string. They sound wonderful! But you can’t tune them GCEA so that can be a bummer.
One of the best things about Worth is the lack of wound strings, of which I have a love/hate relationship. I hate the extraneous noise when fretting and sliding, but I love the smaller diameter. However, with Worth the thicker strings may be too thick!
Ultimately I think different ukes and different people like different strings, it’s a very personal choice.
Great stuff listed so far… Here’s a few more:
Ledward Kaapana is a legend of Slack key guitar, but this guy rocks a uke too https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=9RG-hw1rdqg
Kalei Gamiao is amazing too… Here’s a video where he backs Singto Numchok, another great uker.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=L3hiOCJKW0sTobias Elof is from Denmark and has a flavor to his playing that is quite different from a lot of the traditional ukers.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=5_ks-zcXYroRob MacKillop is an accomplished classical guitarist, lutist, and probably several other instruments I’ve never even heard of, but he’s played the uke from childhood. You can see his enjoyment for the instrument when he plays.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=j3p6QKLZ71c
