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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | Any experiences with these? Im interested in the plugged in sound. ive read hear the Tenor version has the OP24 system and as such is better than than passive system soprano. |
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Location: Keller, TX | You'll have to ask Dave on that one. He is our resident UKE expert and he doesn't like Ovation's UKE offerings.
I have a non-amp'd version that I got off this board that I wanted to learn to play but never did. Interested?
Anyway, I'm sure Dave (or Paul) will pipe in with their UKE recommendations. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Plugged in the applause tenor w/OP24 is very nice. Unplugged the sound is pretty bad. All depends what you want to do with it. For live gigging you can't do better.
However, even plugged in I just can't play it due to the weight and shape. I play old school (without strap) and compared to traditional wooden box ukuleles the applause tenor weighs a LOT and the plastic bowl makes it almost impossible to hold in the traditional style, wedged between your chest and upper arm.
Anyway, not trying to bad mouth the applause ukes. They have their place, and certainly are GREAT looking. But for me, for equal or less money than the applause tenor, there are ukes from Vineyard, Kala, Lanikai and Bushman with nice Shadow-3 electronics which do very well plugged in AND can be played acoustically as real ukuleles.
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Location: Upper Left USA | The Applause Tenor in Koa looked nice. I was able to play a Lanakai Baritone today and it had nice projection and workable action off the wall. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Did someone say Ovation uke in Koa :D
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Location: ranson,wva | i want to get a baritone koa uke...jason |
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | Based in large part on the issue of the Applause being cumbersome, I decided upon a Kala koa cutaway tenor w/shadow pu. Ironically, its laminate but from what Ive read, sounds better than the solid top spruce version of the same uke. Thanks for the help. |
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Location: ranson,wva | id like to have a kamaka koa baritone...but thats serious cash there...jason |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by johnny cash 83:
id like to have a kamaka koa baritone...but thats serious cash there...jason $750.00 for one on Hawaii's Craigslist if interested.
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/msg/255190527.html |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | If you want to see some amazing craftsmanship, check out Duane Heilman (Blackbear Ukuleles) from Yakama, WA:
BLACKBEAR UKULELES
Nice gallery of some of his instruments. I own Baritone #252.
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Location: ranson,wva | dave!! i found the uke for me!! its small and cute yet verry manly..lol
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Location: Alberta, Canada | Does that mean you've nothing else to add, Dave?
(Grin)
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Location: Tennessee | Originally posted by Tupperware:
I own Baritone #252.
Dave Very nice, Dave. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by colt357:
Does that mean you've nothing else to add, Dave?
No, The server was it's usual slow self so I hit the "Add Reply" button twice. We can't delete posts, but we can edit out everything in them.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by johnny cash 83:
dave!! i found the uke for me!! its small and cute yet verry manly..lol And very expensive. Every Blackbear is a custom one-off. I've seen prices from $950. to $2200. depending on the design. My bari was $1400. They are wonderful ukes but not for the faint of heart (or light of wallet).
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Location: ranson,wva | ive got clearence to purchess one more high end insturment...ive contacted phillips reso's and blackbear...we shall see...but then again i might have to make another trip to south jersey to do some more shopping with al...i am quite fond of the adamas reso and the proto type cutaway legend...jason |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Jason, Have a look at Beltona reso ukes. www.beltona.net |
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Location: ranson,wva | glass and resin bodys..thats kinda cool. they sound good too..wonder what kinda of a price they are? sre the long scale concert ukes tuned baritone?? jason |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No, long scale concert uke is still tuned GCEA. I've played Beltona and liked it. I played a soprano. It was awhile ago, but I think the street price is around $550. They are very well made. Dave |
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Location: ranson,wva | thanks dave. they look cool too..lol im still shopping around. im working a song im writing that has a uke part. ive been capoing down to the 9th fret on the academy and playing that part on they 4 high strings..it sounds good but it would sound better on a uke..thanks jason |
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Location: Midland, MI | Originally posted by stephent28:
Did someone say Ovation uke in Koa :D
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Location: ranson,wva | ive decided after much thought and waffeling over many different reso ukes and not being able to decide on a resonator i liked im just gonna get a bushman baritone w/hard tweed case...at under $400 bucks it seems like a good choice....jason |
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Location: big island | welcome to the ukulele movement, jason! the bushman baritone is a good choice and you won't have to re-train your brain for chording it. have fun! |
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Location: ranson,wva | when the truth be known it was the beautiful hula dancer playing the jenny that sold me. thats the reason i wanted a baritone is that its tuned to the same pitch as the 4 high strings on a guitar...jason |
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