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Anyone in the MI area that is planning on heading into Elderly Instruments for the Strumming Techniques Workshop with Mitch Chang on Saturday? I'll be up there with my Boat Paddle concert.

Got one of the Double Four amps yesterday in white (it's available in black, red, or white). For what it is, this thing is LOUD. Unlike a lot of smaller amps that have a certain spot in the volume...

True. I think though, that since uke groups have a very wide gamut of talent and skill (you've got some folk there that have played ukes for decades and are skilled, and you've got people who just...

As another option, you can try the SUSTAIN mode on the Peterson; read about it in the manual here. It might help you, given the sharp attack and quick initial decay of the uke.

I guess it would depend on what you're comparing them to, but compared to these new strings I'm using, the Aquilas are very high tension. And yeah, lower tension strings are actually easier to play...

All headstock tuners are dependent upon where you have them on the headstock. There is a "sweet spot" that will yield more accurate results as well as having a new battery, provided you have the real...

Short answer: Practice slowly, and build up the tempo as the muscle memory sets in.

Long answer: If I'm learning a new tune, I try to get a copy of it so I can play it in the car ad nauseum and...

You could make the exact same argument that recording readings is a glitzy, flashy feature of the Cherub, because no other tuner does it. Is that innovative, or something that no other company saw...

It's really trial and error; no hard and fast rules in creating a setlist. I try to mix fast and slow songs, but do it in a manner that it feels natural. So for example, start out with a fast song,...

C = Chromatic, so you get all 12 notes.
U = Ukulele, so it's set only for GCEA.



They both tune instruments, so yes, the Peterson does EXACTLY what the Cherub does. The Peterson can also go...

This is really a matter of tension, as high tension strings put more force on the bridge and neck, effectively squashing the sound and dampening the volume. Just as an experiment, pull off one string...

It depends on the model you get. I had purchased a StroboClip a couple of years back and it broke on me. Contacted Peterson and talked with their CS. Turns out it was an issue, so they retooled the...

I haven't read all five pages, but as a working musician, I always try to recommend that you get the instrument that makes you want to play, and play on a very regular basis, regardless of the price...

My Kala Tenor currently has a set of prototype flourcarbons on it, and it's in the middle in terms of warmth between what came on it (Aquila) and what I had on it previously (GHS Hawaiian). Like many...

Yeah, me too. It's at a price point that I think is very competitive (especially for the quality of the amp) and will easily handle any acoustic gigs someone brings a U-Bass to.

No joke, this amp is coming out this month.

Phil Jones Bass introduces Double Four Micro Bass Combo

As a user of PJB stuff, I'm sure it will sound incredible and, as per all of their stuff,...

Nice site. I was surprised to find a demo video I did for Daring Audio, using their Phat Beam EQ pedal with the U-Bass on there. Nice surprise this morning!

How to make a U-Bass sound PHAT

I would actually play it this way, as it provides a little more forward movement into that G chord from the C.

C G C F# G D C C

It's more of a "jazz thing," but as the bass player (and as you...

Not true; many bass amps cannot handle the full frequency range that a keyboard needs, especially in the lower price ranges. Easier to run a bass through a keyboard amp than the other way around.
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+1. I run my Boat Paddle uke through my Phil Jones Bass amps all the time, and it sounds fantastic (will actually be doing this tomorrow night at a gig, where I'm doubling on bass and uke).

PJB...

I'd be happy to fiddle with it, shoot a vid and write up a review. I do a lot of that in the bass world, and love working with/helping out the small builder.

I've been approached by a fairly large company (holding off on the name at this point, but you've heard of them) to make some instructional videos. This is a pretty exciting opportunity, but I'd like...

The Dean Pace really is just a fretless neck that's played vertically. The radius on the fingerboard is minimal if any, which makes bowing it not an option. The scale is also that of an electric bass...

Where are you all getting these sets? I can't find them anywhere.

Heard back from my buddy at Kala; nothing to report that you guys haven't mentioned yet, although he did say they've been working...

I play in theatre pits. There are many times when I'm doubling on electric and upright basses where I just don't have the real estate in the pit to bring both, so I cop everything on electric. I...