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British Kid
10-21-2005, 09:58 PM
well how is the transition from bass to other stringed instruments? i've been thinking about dabbling in a little ukelele or banjo, but i want to know how hard it would be. is the tuning the same or similar? just looking for some transition advice i guess... :thumb:
tomtom
10-22-2005, 01:50 AM
i think standard ukelele tunings GDEA, but i'm probably wring
Bass_swede
10-22-2005, 03:43 AM
Ukuleles are tuned veeeery weird. The second string is the lowest and such..
Az_Holl
10-22-2005, 03:49 AM
i think standard ukelele tunings GDEA, but i'm probably wring
GCEA i think.
The only problem with ukes is you need to spend a fair bit of money to get one that doesnt go out of tune every two seconds.
But it is fun to mess around with though. I used to be able to play a C chord :)
neal_672
10-22-2005, 04:47 AM
Banjo isn't too difficult, can't remember the tuning but i've had a go on my friends a couple of times, and as long as you have some knowledge of music you're ok because you can just figure out where each note is on the fretboard :thumb:
Chaos
10-22-2005, 07:18 AM
To me, one of the funnest things ever, is getting a ukulele and tuning it in 5ths, and playing it like a bass and or guitar. I don't know why. It's just so small and it's awesome.
neal_672
10-22-2005, 07:21 AM
To me, one of the funnest things ever, is getting a ukulele and tuning it in 5ths, and playing it like a bass and or guitar. I don't know why. It's just so small and it's awesome.
:lol:
Perry
10-22-2005, 08:46 AM
i own a Ukelele, it's tuned GCEA but i've seen other tunings for them. They are really fun instruments and most chords are pretty fast to pick up
Scooch
10-22-2005, 10:14 AM
Stick with 4 stings and go mandolin
I used to have a banjo. The standard tuning is gDGBD, although you can tune them a number of ways. It's similar to open G tuning on a guitar.
The tuning is low to high, but the lowercase g is the exception. It's the smallest string, and the one that doesn't extend the whole neck. It's mainly used for a drone.
Banjos are great because you can play all of the major chords with a barre on one fret.
British Kid
10-22-2005, 02:48 PM
yeah, i've really been wanting to mess around with a ukelele especially, but i don't know about difficulty..... i just really like the sound.... as for banjo.... i mean come on! it's a banjo! its so cool! hmm.... maybe i'll start looking around for used ones..... what brands make good banjos and ukeleles?
Fatback
10-22-2005, 03:15 PM
The chicks really go for a ukelele player.
Tiny Tim was quite the c*ckhound!
namesareoverrated
10-22-2005, 04:39 PM
The chicks really go for a ukelele player.
Tiny Tim was quite the c*ckhound!
It was his voice that always got me hot.
Anyway, your second instrument is usually easier to learn than your first, even if they have nothing in common (bass is my fourth instrument, but that's a long story). Also, being able to play banjo especially will really help your bass playing. The way a banjo fits into an ensemble lies right between chords on guitar and single notes on bass, so it will help you with your understanding of tonality. Between that and uke, I'd go for the banjo.
nerdbert
10-22-2005, 05:07 PM
I picked myself up a ukulele today, you can find tunings here:
http://www.ukuleleworld.com/uw_tune.html
Standard in C seems to be GCEA.
thelowsoundofbass
10-22-2005, 05:10 PM
i own a banjo, havent touched it in years tho. i should pick it up and see what i can do, maybe i could be the next bela fleck
lowsound
Fatback
10-23-2005, 12:11 AM
maybe i could be the next bela fleck
...or Legosi.
FunkMetalBass
10-23-2005, 01:11 AM
What I always found funny was the bottom string on a 5-string banjo....the tuner is at the 5th fret. :lol:
Fatback
10-25-2005, 12:44 PM
Yep.
That's a hoot, alright.:confused:
FREAKofNATURE
10-25-2005, 12:55 PM
http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/ This guys is pretty good at ukulele.
edgebass5
10-25-2005, 01:13 PM
for me the transition from bass to guitar was very difficult at first, but then it got very easy very fast for some reason.
fatbandit
10-25-2005, 01:15 PM
Freakofnature... You ever get round to recording your Classical Thump...?
:rolleyes:
:smash:
FREAKofNATURE
10-25-2005, 01:25 PM
Freakofnature... You ever get round to recording your Classical Thump...?
:rolleyes:
:smash:
Lol, I never actually did and I haven't played it in some time so I would probably be rusty at it. Not that I could record it now anyways.
fatbandit
10-25-2005, 01:33 PM
Why? Lost an arm?
Its like a $1 thing from Radio Shack and you can record into your computer...
:smash:
FREAKofNATURE
10-25-2005, 01:37 PM
Why? Lost an arm?
Its like a $1 thing from Radio Shack and you can record into your computer...
:smash:
It's like my computer doesn't have a sound card and the microphone input is broken.
What I always found funny was the bottom string on a 5-string banjo....the tuner is at the 5th fret. :lol:
Well, the machine head is at the 4th, the nut is at the 5th. But that doesn't really matter.
The 5th string is the smallest and is very high pitched, which is why it needs to be so short. It's rarely fretted anyway, like I said, it is a drone string.
thelowsoundofbass
10-25-2005, 03:34 PM
Well, the machine head is at the 4th, the nut is at the 5th. But that doesn't really matter.
The 5th string is the smallest and is very high pitched, which is why it needs to be so short. It's rarely fretted anyway, like I said, it is a drone string.
my banjo is a 4 string. anyone know how a regular 4 string bango is tuned??
lowsound
my banjo is a 4 string. anyone know how a regular 4 string bango is tuned??
lowsound
Like a 5 string without the high g, so DGBD (low to high).
British Kid
10-25-2005, 09:53 PM
well, i looked at my local shop for ukes.... they have two baritone's and one standard (soprano) ukulele..... the standard was an absolute mess..... not really, just really hard to play, too small..... but the baritone ones..... pretty nice..... other than the different tuning (DGBE i think) do they have a similar sound? i really like the high sounding, but i couldn't really tell...... anyone know? also, the uke they had and in the book it said that it's supposed to be tuned ADF#B? huh?
well how is the transition from bass to other stringed instruments? i've been thinking about dabbling in a little ukelele or banjo, but i want to know how hard it would be. is the tuning the same or similar? just looking for some transition advice i guess... :thumb:
i have a hawaiian friend who is awesome at the uke and he played a uke song on my bsss and it sounded so sinister. it was really cool.
British Kid
10-25-2005, 10:06 PM
http://www.collegehumor.com/movies/159572/ This guys is pretty good at ukulele.
this is one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard...... what ukulele is he using? that looks too big to be a soprano, is it a baritone? i would love to be able to play like this one day.....
British Kid
10-27-2005, 02:55 PM
*bump*
oh, and how does a free vintage 4 string banjo compare to a new (probably rented) 5 string? does the 5th string make that much of a difference? and i think i'm looking into baritone ukes..... i think i like them better......
FREAKofNATURE
10-27-2005, 03:02 PM
this is one of the most beautiful songs i have ever heard...... what ukulele is he using? that looks too big to be a soprano, is it a baritone? i would love to be able to play like this one day.....
I have no idea, my friend sent me the page one day and I remembered it when I saw this thread.
British Kid
10-27-2005, 06:00 PM
hah. well that's definatly a cool uke player....
BenJammin
10-27-2005, 06:45 PM
hah. well that's definatly a cool uke player....
He is a fantastic player and person. I saw him live last week, and the show was so mind blowing. Here's another video for you:
Crosscurrent (http://http://www.ukuleledisco.com/jakeconcert?PHPSESSID=44f5a49105ea4458b01c22138e29 e38d)
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