The Mellotron Group

Thanks Steve,

I've also have a more expensive Kala concert ukulele which I often use. The Maholo just gets left lying around the house so I often just pick it up and play. Admittedly it's not easy to tune, a bit like another instrument I love, but it's red!

Cheers

Mark

PS I have done a few punk type tracks which are on youtube by feeding the uke through a Korg monotron.

--- In newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com, Steve Bowd <stevebowd@...> wrote:
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> Mark,
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> 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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> 
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> ________________________________
>  From: markpringnz <markpringnz@...>
> To: newmellotrongroup@yahoogroups.com 
> Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 2:05:21 PM
> Subject: [newmellotrongroup] Infinitely off topic
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> Â  
> This is the antithesis of progressive rock, a song I wrote and recorded in an hour, just fun. No tron just ukulele and vocal.
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> http://youtu.be/fn4vEsS4JWs
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> I really do love my ukulele it is so cheap, simple and immediate. 
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> Enjoy, cringe or ignore as the mood takes you.
> 
> Mark
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