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Post by elverman on Jan 29, 2016 20:16:44 GMT
I have a little Yamaha Guitalele (like a uke sized 6 string guitar tuned A to A, like a regular guitar with a capo on the 5th fret basically) and I love it. Bought it to take on holiday but I play it, if i'm honest, probably more than any other instrument. I noodle on it, write songs on it and entertain my baby playing nursery rhymes on it. It's cheap and cheerful but sounds surprisingly good with half-decent classical strings on.
So I was just wondering if anyone in the UK made or sold a higher quality version of the same set up? I'd really like to try one if so. Google is giving me lots of links to US uke emporiums. Anyone found anything cool available here?
Cheers,
A
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Post by scorpiodog on Feb 4, 2016 11:22:29 GMT
Not a uke, Elverman, but these are pretty good. I have one I tune G to G, and it's a little bit of tinkly wonderfulness. I guess with the correct gauge of strings you could go A to A.
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Post by mel on Feb 4, 2016 12:26:43 GMT
There is the Tacoma Papoose which is an A tuned steel strung. I got mind second hand and the previous owner said it was his most played guitar also. It's got a lot of presense playing through an amp and a unique sound. It has a bolt on neck, and fits into my laptop bag, with the laptop still in it, easy carry-on! They're quite hard to find, although there seems to be a rebuilt one on ebay at the moment for £200 which is a very very good price indeed assuming the rebuild is OK. www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TACOMA-PAPOOSE-/172079606273Here's Kotaro Oshio with his I made a replica of one a few years back and strangley enough found myself looking thoughtfully over the gubbins I need to build it over the weekend. I do want to build more of this model in the future when the time is right.
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Post by alig on Feb 4, 2016 12:40:24 GMT
Is this any help...?
If you watch it on youtube there're some details of the instrument...
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