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A Visual Guide To Scales for Guitalele In ADGCEA Is For 4 String Players,Too!

1/14/2019

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    As far as guitalele books go,this is a real classic. And as a music teacher,I gotta take my hat off to the author,Benjamin M. Taylor. A ton of work went into this volume!
     I've been a lover of guitalele for a few years now,(much to the dismay of some 4 string purists) and see it as an extension of the uke,much like you see 5 and 6 string bass guitars,5 string violins,and so forth. However there isn't a lot of books out there about them. This book is a goldmine.
      Personally speaking,I never really understood the importance of scales till I taught myself fiddle. Then it became crystal clear: to know where all the notes are going to be in a given key,to make learning a song a whole lot easier. Why? because it gives you the neighborhood map of where each note is going to be,and prevents you having to wander parts of  town you really don't need to explore for any given scale. 
      In this sense Benjamin has mapped the world. Not only do we have the most common,such as major,but the book covers exotic flavors like Hindu,Spanish Gypsy,Egyptian,Enigmatic,Bebop,pentatonic and much much more.
        There are 8 scale diagrams given per page,showing the full fretboard and,and if that weren't enough,the back of this tome has 7 pages of numerous moveable patterns.The author thought of everything! 
        For both the 4 and 6 string ukulele player,get this and you'll never,ever need another uke scale book. The only improvements I would make would be to have this be spiral bound for ease of use (which can be done inexpensively at places like Staples) and perhaps bigger diagrams for more mature eyes. He does include the scale in standard notation above each fretboard diagram but they are dinky. 
    This book opens up galaxies of new sounds and melodies to be explored,and belongs in every ukulele player's library!  Order your copy below thru my Amazon link:

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Luna Guitar Tribal Face Pineapple Uke Review

1/2/2019

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          The past few instrument purchases I've made weren't intentional-in fact,this ukulele I seriously tried to say no to. But then the Universe said I must buy it. (Yes,you can use that one next time UAS strikes!) 
           I was bored,home alone,so I was on eBay,,,,,,just looking,mind you,at  ukuleles. Then- a music store had a Luna pineapple uke with tribal face up for a $32 buy it now and free shipping.  I stayed strong and said no,until the Universe popped in by having a $5 off coupon pop up for eBay at the top of my screen. So......I went and got that baby,with tags,brand new,for $27!!!! 
                With the price discounted heavily to begin with,I wondered if there would be a hidden blemish,a flaw,perhaps not set up right? I had nothing to worry about. This baby was not only brand new,but the mahogany wood was flawless,the intonation spot on,and the action absolutely delightful. The sound is very sweet,full,and it packs volume for a soprano size! And let's not forget-it has dots on the side of the neck as well.  This is a true beach/surfer ukulele.
   And the tribal face is a real attention getter! The body,sides,and neck are mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard.  The neck is set with a 13" scale.  Any soprano gigbag should work with this uke- I got an Hola! brand for mine. 
     Only suggestion I would make to the Luna company would be if they could start using the lunar phase dots on the fret board as that would look really cool. Want one? you can check out the link below,which helps cover the expenses of running this blog when you buy one. 



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