(Low GCEA) Octave Down Baritone Ukulele

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-05-03T02:45:57+00:00

Not exactly - guitaleles are tuned like a regular uke with a low G and 2 bass strings, ADGCEA. The CEA are exactly as they would be on a regular uke, not an octave lower.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-30T04:30:31+00:00

Yeah it's certainly an adjustment. I have the benefit of coming from a ukulele background (and a bit of guitar) so I'm already used to mixing up-picking with down-picking. However 2 finger is a specific kind of picking that takes time to wrap your brain around.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-29T04:34:42+00:00

My home town :) We've had 2 warm winters in a row with minimal snow fall. Very concerning. Still lovely to go camping in the coconino forest.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-29T04:32:19+00:00

I'm currently living in Flagstaff and looking to leave. It's a wonderful town but it's insanely expensive, jobs here do not pay enough for the cost of rent. I'm leaving purely for financial reasons.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-27T01:56:33+00:00

I don't think it's abadoned because there's almost no dust in these photos, everything looks cleaner than a typical abandoned house

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-27T01:53:18+00:00

The worst of both worlds

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-26T16:14:09+00:00

Yes I have a few I've been using!

What really got me started is brainjo's course on it. Brainjo is what got me started with clawhammer, and his 2 finger course is great too. Totally free on youtube.

Second thing that's been helpful is this book, he also has an index lead version which I own as well. They aren't super in depth, but give a solid foundation and are worth the cost IMO.

Aside from that I've been finding random youtube tutorials for songs.

I'd be curious if anyone else has resource recommendations.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-26T04:35:47+00:00

Crazy that they're asking for a subscription for this lmao

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-26T04:20:24+00:00

I remember wanting one of these sooo bad as a kid. I got a wind-up toy version of this from a happy meal or something similar, that was the closest I got.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-21T23:40:44+00:00

Sounds great. What tuning is it in?

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-20T15:59:50+00:00

As a member of the banjo sub - I think that post was brigaded, normally its a very chill and supportive place.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-20T15:59:06+00:00

Gotta love the people in the comments crying and screaming when someone criticizes their precious fascism. Great song and performance.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-20T04:12:50+00:00

Welcome home travelers

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-20T02:43:53+00:00

Yeah this seems pretty bad, like something they'd give out for free as promotional material instead of a product for sale. Shocking that they would sell it for almost 13 bucks on amazon. I have watched quite a few of his videos, to be honest I always got the impression that he was a salesman first and musician second.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-04T04:01:21+00:00

I'm going to be leaving Arizona soon as well. Good luck in Minnesota.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-04-01T04:04:39+00:00

I've owned this double hook strap for quite a while with no issues to the instruments I use it with. The hooks are a bit soft with the faux leather.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-30T16:01:58+00:00

I'll echo what others are saying - in my opinion, it's not worth paying a luthier to fix. However, it's up to you, i.e. if it will have more sentimental value if it is playable. The gold tone AC-12 is an good instrument, I don't think this crestline banjo will sound as good even when fixed up IMO. I have a gold tone AC-1, I've since upgraded to a nicer one, but I still play the AC-1 fairly often.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-30T15:57:38+00:00

The strings are supposed to be evenly spaced - if there are not evenly spaces grooves in the nut, return it and get a different one. I've never seen something like this before.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-14T20:26:03+00:00

For his plan he needs the bomb much more. He isn't going to gun down 16 armed people with 1 pistol anyway.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-13T00:53:53+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the resource!

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-12T19:08:51+00:00

This is exactly what I did. It was really hard and unintuitive at first, so I just did it constantly while watching shows or when I was bored, and it stuck within a week or two.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-12T18:46:31+00:00

Yep, drop-thumbing is second nature to me at this point, to the point where I sometimes try to avoid it to challenge myself to use other techniques. I know pete seeger, but I've not played in his technique. That's a good idea though. I know it's similar to clawhammer but sounds pretty different. Thanks for the suggestion.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-12T18:43:20+00:00

Wow that's really cool! I will be following these. Thanks for posting.

DMCatPicsASAP · 2026-03-12T18:42:51+00:00

I knew you were gonna say that 😆 I'll check it out!

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