Now I might be wrong/ spoiling it if I said this is pretty much an acoustic version of a cigar box guitar but I am impressed.
Think Seasick Steve meets Segovia!
#2 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 8:59 am
by Dave the bass
You got one MrI?
Pics!
Sound!
Songs!
Tutorials!
#3 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:21 am
by andrew Ivimey
No but.....Im delayed at Heathrow airport dreaming of riffs, phrases notes and fabulous fret boards where my fingers are always in the right place at the right time - sort of Heisenberg thing....
#4 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:48 am
by pre65
I had a look on YouTube,
nice instrument.
#5 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 12:26 pm
by andrew Ivimey
You'll know the normal tuning - I don't! - this one uses G,G,B,E. Certainly wouldn't take long to master that but Voodoo Chile is what I saw, not on YouTube, - piece of piss, broubroug a smile to my lips.
Now I'm enjoying the extra security of Frankfurt Transit (anschlussfluge, I think) Security. That's quite as deep as I wish to go, danke shoen- uh.
Next stop? Next indignity? Travel broadens the mind, I have an extraordinarily large..... prompt ;------)
#6 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 12:34 pm
by IslandPink
andrew Ivimey wrote: ↑Sat May 19, 2018 12:26 pm
I have an extraordinarily large..... prompt ;------)
..cucumber down your trousers that was discovered by Frankfurt security
#7 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 4:35 am
by andrew Ivimey
Oh I think I was just pleased to see him and his latex gloves...
#8 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 9:55 am
by Dave the bass
You 'n your big boy baritone bits......sniggers.
Not a Baritone Uke but last year I had a quick go on one of these, a Uke band turned up for a gig, they were setting up the PA and the 'bassist' pulls out this...
Those mahoosive fat strings reminded me of a 'thing' called the Ashbory bass from the mid 80's, I played one once and it was awful. I got chatting to the owner and he asked "wanna go?", so I did, it was flippin' great in fact through the PA. Sounded like a floppy dubba bass, it's fretless too but I could play it (rare).
It had such a great sound, impressed of Dartford.
#9 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 10:11 am
by andrew Ivimey
Another new world I know almost nothing about.
#10 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 3:02 pm
by ed
aquila thundergut?
#11 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 4:33 pm
by andrew Ivimey
as for example...
#12 Re: Baritone Uke
Posted: Sun May 20, 2018 4:41 pm
by ed
I've seen similar on a takky acoustic bass, only played with it for a few minutes...long ago, can't remember what I thought of them....don't think they were aquila though cos I'm pretty sure they don't make them in meaningful lengths...
there are also the synthetic gut thingys with steel cores. they look similar but in reality a different kettle of fish. they do come in sexy colours though.