The Mellotron Group

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



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 From: markpringnz <markpringnz@yahoo.com>
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