Post #362243 by DejaVoodoo on Tue, Feb 19, 2008 5:07 PM

Does anyone here play the ukulele? I'm currently looking to upgrade my cheap, sub-par eBay find from a few years ago. I hardly ever play it because just when I sit down to learn some chords or a new song, I end up totally frustrated and disappointed. The darn ukulele constantly slips out of tune, chords don't sound at all like they should (I play guitar and piano so I think I have a pretty good idea what a C major, D minor, etc. chord should sound like!), and something is terribly wrong with the fret spacing because when ascending and descending the scale, the notes just don't line up right. Even along a single string. So, picking melodies and such yields disastrous results. That being said, I think I'd be more motivated to practice and play if I had an instrument that didn't suck.

My "budget" is around $150 and I'm more than happy to buy my new ukulele online. Right now I'm seriously considering the Applause by Ovation UA10:
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/UA10.htm
I love Ovation's guitars and have read some pretty positive things about this uke across the board. Sure it ain't much to look at, but I've bought instruments for looks before and been more than disappointed with them. Reliability and sound are what matters and I think this little guy would suit me well. Does anyone have any alternate suggestions? Please help if you can!
Thanks.