Haha, sorry for the silly click bait title but there is some truth to it! And maybe this will help others.
So a while back I inquired about possible reasons I sounded better on my much, much cheaper uke ($400 difference). Got good tips, proceeded forwarded. But this observation has continued to be an "issue" and I knew it was time to move on. It was sort of disappointing outcome - I expected a better quality uke to play easier but at least at my current level it was not the case, and I progress faster when I gain confidence so the fancy ones stays in the bag now.
I took a few measurements using a precision calipers, and that confirmed what I already knew - apparently my current skill level does not do well with a wider neck and much higher and looser strings. Even the strings themselves had different widths (e.g. .6mm versus .4mm). These "micro" measurements taken together make the world of difference. That is the takeaway I got, and my point of posting this is that learning is challenging enough, but to add more difficult equipment into the mix can certainly give us all a much bigger challenge. So its probably stated a lot in here, but get out there and try a few ukuleles after you have a few months under your belt.
You might be pleasantly surprised and find you are better than you think you are!
So a while back I inquired about possible reasons I sounded better on my much, much cheaper uke ($400 difference). Got good tips, proceeded forwarded. But this observation has continued to be an "issue" and I knew it was time to move on. It was sort of disappointing outcome - I expected a better quality uke to play easier but at least at my current level it was not the case, and I progress faster when I gain confidence so the fancy ones stays in the bag now.
I took a few measurements using a precision calipers, and that confirmed what I already knew - apparently my current skill level does not do well with a wider neck and much higher and looser strings. Even the strings themselves had different widths (e.g. .6mm versus .4mm). These "micro" measurements taken together make the world of difference. That is the takeaway I got, and my point of posting this is that learning is challenging enough, but to add more difficult equipment into the mix can certainly give us all a much bigger challenge. So its probably stated a lot in here, but get out there and try a few ukuleles after you have a few months under your belt.
You might be pleasantly surprised and find you are better than you think you are!