All Things Ukulele

[UkeNoob]

Hi I'm new to the forum. While I was in Hawaii recently, I came across this fella http://www.jakeshimabukuro.com/english/top.html# and after hearing his music, I couldn't help myself and bought a ukulele.

I am wondering if there are any ukulele groups or even teachers in Singapore. Gave up on the guitar long time ago because I travel alot and can't bring it along on my trips. The uke seems like the perfect instrument for travelling....

Anyway, if there are any ukulele players in Singapore by any chance, gimme a holla.

 

[Tribalcast]

I'm guessing thats not gonna happen. :?

 

[lppier]

hehe I started a banjo thread the other day and no one replied ... I like ukelele too... how much did you get for yours?

Pier.

 

[UkeNoob]

It's a Kamaka Concert Koa and i paid usd700 for it. Beautiful sound for a little thing....

 

[popeye]

It's a Kamaka Concert Koa and i paid usd700 for it. Beautiful sound for a little thing....

holy cow... now I know ukulele cost a bomb too.

 

[UkeNoob]

Just like guitars and other instruments, ukulele prices range from usd10 to thousands of serious moolah! Kamaka ukes are probably equivalent to Martins and Taylors in the guitar world. You pay for what you get.

Check out Jake's Kamaka custom Tenor: http://www.ukuleledisco.com/jake?PHPSESSID=3488517f575f09674b5c22b88558560e

 

[lppier]

Got cheaper range of ukeleles? Where u got yours?

Pier.

 

[UkeNoob]

I bought it from a Uke shop at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki. There are cheaper Ukes to be bought online but you can't get a feel for the tone/finish online of course. The Uke shops in Hawaii do carry Ukes with prices from usd200+ and upwards. Perhaps some of the guitar shops in Singapore have Ukes for sale or can special order.

Listening to "Walking on Rainhill" by Jake Shimabukuro now....Great album!

 

[Cheez]

I've lost my ukelele. By the way, anobody knows where to get ukelele strings?

 

[UkeNoob]

How did you lose your uke?! D'Addario make Ukulele strings too. Check with the local dealers. Otherwise it would be pretty cheap to buy it online since postage would be next to nothing for something so light.

 

[UkeNoob]

Pier,

Check this site out: http://www.ukuleleworld.com/

They got a good selection of affordable and decent quality Ukes. Int'l shipping is available too. They can be trusted from what I read in other Uke forums.

Cheez,

The site above also carry alot of the hard to find Uke strings from Hawaii if that is what you prefer. Otherwise GHS is also another brand apart from D'Addario which is easier to obtain in SG.

If there are enough guys/gals interested, maybe we can do get-togethers to learn and play...afterall, a ukulele is portable enough to carry everywhere.

 

[quiverpool]

Is there any shops here in Singapore that sells good ukele?

 

[francesca]

http://www.break.com/index/worlds_best_ukulele_player.html

 

[ahkiatt]

i know there's this shop at roxy square. opp parkway parade that sells ukuleles. sounds ok. but can't plug in. bout fifty bucks.

 

[quiverpool]

thats great its near our place.

how about for some high-end ukes?

 

[ahkiatt]

import? sg veh few ukulele players. no market. oh yea the roxy place sells other instrus too. mandolins, those south american instrus.

 

[quiverpool]

yo bro do they have a website?

 

[jumpingflea]

any chance this thread can be revived? :|

 

[honey lemons]

ukelele cool ah...but how to play?

 

[itsBrian]

maestro gt ukuleles leh...

http://www.maestroguitars.com/

gt such thing as brazillian rosewood ukulele? =)