You can give a try on Malaysian made version of Ukulele. "SAPE"

If you wanna get the Mahalo Uke get the guitar shape types.
Don't buy the flying-v. Waste money only, unless you wanna collect lah.
If the Uke is not playable, you will feel frustrated and loss interest to carry on playing.
I hope you will enjoy it.

Anyway, if you know guitars. I think within a couple of hour
you shall be able to start struming along a simple song.
Ukulele are mean for simple learn and fun.
Alot people who know nothing about music note or chord
could pick up and play a few tune they like in a matter of days.
So have fun...struming the Ukulele.

Hope that help

This post has been edited by bozerman: Sep 28 2006, 03:37 PM

Beside George Harrison.
The most famous Uke player now is Jake Jake Shimabukuro.
People called him Jimi Hendrix of Uke.
You can check out few of his video on YouTube or the link below.
See how his play "While my guitar gently weep"....mesmerizing.
Other than Jake, you can try James Hill and my personal favorite
"Craig Robertson". Craig got a website where he post alot of
his own mp3 recording. I love his "UKULELE" the dominos. (I wanna steal his Uke)

Pearl Jam -Binaural & Riot Act album,
Eddie Vedder have a Uke Song on each of it.
"Soon Forget" from Binaural is nice.
That the song which made me pick up an Ukulele and learn.
BTW...I'm a huge Pearl Jam fans.

Craig Robertson mp3:
http://www.robertsonstudio.com/pages_music/download.html

Brook Adams audio pages:
http://www.brookadams.com/jumping-flea/ukeAudio.html

For more video of Ukulele performance (Some are good some are bad):
http://www.ukuleledisco.com/


There are alot more good Uke site out there.
If you wanna know more, i post it for you.

This post has been edited by bozerman: Sep 28 2006, 03:36 PM

i like ukulele ever since i watched jake Shimabukuro plays while my guitar gently weeps

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_QNrGvdFIU

Jake have shown to the world that Uke is more than struming.
But since i been playing so long...i still suck even with struming.
I still very much a beginner.
I thought i will be better playing Uke than Guitars....but i' wrong
I sucks with both.....muahhhhhhh

May I know where can I get a cheap ukelele for beginners? What shop is selling in KL?

I know this thread is dated a year ago, I hope someone will reply me..

Thanks!

I saw a cheap one in Guitar Store.

Ask Eq777, he owns one.

Jake's uke cost a bomb..more than my taylor...but he is a great player..he played together with Tommy Emmanuel before...You can get cheap ukulele at WOH FAT behind kotaraya in KL. If you want to find highend ones, the only way i see it now is getting off ebay. Maybe can try out chanbers music in Sungei Wang..

haha i bought a cheap uke. . . mahal o. . . xD

from woh fatt. . . learning Spain - Chick Corea. . .but kinda stuck at 1 part =.=

exams now so i'll get back to it after exams. . .

glad to see got other uke players. . . if you want a good one try online. . .

Jake uses Kamaka uke's. . . it's like the best around. . . so if you want you can get it off ebay. . .

Thanks a lot, I'll check out Woh Fat. I don't need any high end ones as I just want to try it out and see if I'm interested.

What ukulele you bought? Price?

I'm going to try to pick up playing the uke.. I play the guitar, btw. I think the uke is far cooler than the guitar which too common . Can anyone of you share what brand and where you bought your uke from (in malaysia) and how satisfied are you with it? I'm a complete noob when it comes to buying the uke.
My budget is only RM100 - RM 200. Is this too low to get a decent uke?

This post has been edited by creativ: Jul 27 2008, 12:50 PM

samick ukulele RM130.
its the cheapest decent one.
got mahalo also at RM50, but the wood its made from looks funny.

Everrdying, I read from another thread that you bought a Samick . Is it the UK50? Where did you buy it?

yup uk50.
harmony in d'sara uptown.
body and neck of nato, and it looks like it...
unlike the mahalo which looks like plastic.

Thanks. I bought the last UK50 on the shelves today from Harmony at RM130. They don't have any other models/brand.
Tuned it, sounds acceptable to me for that price!

This samick uk50 made from where?? I wonder if usj subang got this model....


btw anyone own a mahalo ukulele can tell us how the sound like?

This post has been edited by supastore: Jul 28 2008, 05:23 PM

The label on my Samick UK50 says it's made in Indonesia. I'm satisfied with my UK50 (for now). Read some foreign forums reviews , they say that if strung with Aquila Nylgut Strings, it'll sound better.

im going to go cheap...two choices (http://www.ezfolk.com/forums/forum18/2025-1.html)

Now where can I get those strings locally.. hmm....

This post has been edited by creativ: Jul 28 2008, 08:44 PM

Thanks for the info. when i drop by the local music store i will checkout the strings for you.

dream on for getting any decent set of ukulele strings here
i went woh fatt, they only had 1 brand which i cant remember...gotta find the strings 1st somewhere in my room...
but it was the only one they had...and was RM8 for the set...and the strings are black which at least is a plus...

Aloha...baby...

Wah...it been so long since i started this thread....
Y suddenly....got people seems caught wit this UKULELE hype...
i wonder???? i wonder????

Mahalo...is cheap....and it is very good to start wit for a beginner.
I nearly bought the samick too...it easy avaiable in KL.
But now...i own a FARIDA brand uke...solid maho uke...come with a case.

Later i post the pic for u guys...
For strings...i own 3types of strings... later i post up the pic.
Ukulele string, no need change often 1.
Jus change when i cut off...or else u wanna try new strings (keep the old ok) coz alot people never change the uke strings...
Their said, it sound better when the age's.

I never change my Mahalo strings for the last 6 years.
And my Farida has been the same for 2 years.



This post has been edited by bozerman: Aug 6 2008, 12:48 PM

As promise the pic of my uke & the strings i use.
(That the only 3 brands i can get so far in KL)


For info about Farida spec: http://www.digimart.net/inst_detail.do;jse...t_id=DS00445121

http://1484.bz/c/48071/

http://www.faridaguitars.com/english/MANDOLIN.htm

This post has been edited by bozerman: Aug 6 2008, 04:10 PM


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