Electric Ukulele

This is my first video and first performance. My scratch built solid wood electric uke based on the Flea. Cheap tiny 9V amp.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• electric
• ukulele
• flea
• latin

[Ukecaptain]

You should visit the bulletin board at Flea Market Music - great place to hang with the pros and learn about ukes. Google "Flea Market Music Board" to find the site. Thanks for the comments!

[saipanboy670]

How did you make it?

[Ukecaptain]

This is one of several instruments that I have built. I studied under a luthier and experimented a bit on my own. I drew the design up in a cad program, and built the instrument with some power tools, some hand tools, glue, and lots of elbow grease. This solid body was fairly easy; the acoustic instruments are harder. Try searching Google for luthier sites.. it is great fun building instruments you can play. I may try a tahitian ukulele next...

[Conoker]

What's your uke ?

[Ukecaptain]

It is a solid body electric uke of my own design. I built it using walnut, imbuia, and figured maple. The strings are nylon, and it uses a Shadow undersaddle pickup. The shape is based on the shape of Jim Beloff's Flea. The sound can go from mellow to metal depending on the settings.

[benmakins]

also did you make your own fret board? if so did you make the little metal markings as well ( the things that separate each fret )?

[Ukecaptain]

Hi! I sent you a personal message on this...

[pelopoert]

nice!

[CartoonsandGuns]

@GarrettSurly You complete retard. Type in, Online Ukulele Tuners and tune it to them.

[8282abrn]

whatsw the song called ? nice playing !

[GarrettSurly]

ur really good. will u make a video on how to tune a uke caus i just bought 1 and dont know how

[corpseface]

this is really beautiful. such an amazing tone and your playing, is amazing. im new to the ukulele, but this is very inspirational.

[redbar1mb]

love it. sounds really nice

[B1OSMITH]

nice