Mark,
Very cool! Nice to find another Mellotron fan who also loves the ukulele. I love my ukulele too. In fact, the only other instruments that come close for me are the Mellotron and the minimoog. But the little uke really has a charm all its own. Definitely the antithesis of prog rock. Part of the appeal for me is that the ukulele is just so uncool. I spend a lot of my time recording rock/metal/punk bands and when I tell them how much I love the ukulele they often think I'm joking. I guess I just like to root for the underdog.
If you really love playing ukulele, you should consider investing in something nicer than a Mahalo. I started playing on a cheap Mexican made laminate model, and when I got a Hawaiian made Kamaka long neck soprano the difference was like night and day. Like the difference between a toy and a real musical instrument.
Keep strumming!
Steve
Very cool! Nice to find another Mellotron fan who also loves the ukulele. I love my ukulele too. In fact, the only other instruments that come close for me are the Mellotron and the minimoog. But the little uke really has a charm all its own. Definitely the antithesis of prog rock. Part of the appeal for me is that the ukulele is just so uncool. I spend a lot of my time recording rock/metal/punk bands and when I tell them how much I love the ukulele they often think I'm joking. I guess I just like to root for the underdog.
If you really love playing ukulele, you should consider investing in something nicer than a Mahalo. I started playing on a cheap Mexican made laminate model, and when I got a Hawaiian made Kamaka long neck soprano the difference was like night and day. Like the difference between a toy and a real musical instrument.
Keep strumming!
Steve
From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 2:05:21 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Infinitely off topic
To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 2:05:21 PM
Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Infinitely off topic
This is the antithesis of progressive rock, a song I wrote and recorded in an hour, just fun. No tron just ukulele and vocal.
http://youtu.be/fn4vEsS4JWs
I really do love my ukulele it is so cheap, simple and immediate.
Enjoy, cringe or ignore as the mood takes you.
Mark
http://youtu.be/fn4vEsS4JWs
I really do love my ukulele it is so cheap, simple and immediate.
Enjoy, cringe or ignore as the mood takes you.
Mark