Week 13 - Follow Victoria Vox on her 52 weeks of cover songs personal challenge!

Victoria Vox just posted week 13 of her 52 weeks of cover songs personal challenge! Super excited about this! I'm loving all of the songs that shes making covers of! This time its a cover of F*** and Run, but shes calling it Uke and Run lol. Originally done by Liz Phair All of you check it out, and continue to follow her! Here it is! 

Her Mya Moe is so beautiful! 

Til next time! Peace!

Nico

Follow Victoria Vox on her 52 weeks of cover songs personal challenge!

Victoria Vox is making a cover of a song every week, and this week (week 12) she played Kids by MGMT. It was absolutely amazing! I encourage all of you to watch her videos on YouTube.

Here is her week 12 cover!

On a side note, the Mya Moe Ukulele she is using is an absolute beauty. I juve love the slotted headstock! So yeah, make sure to follow her on her 52 week journey!

Til next time! Peace!
Nico

What is the brand of the Ukulele that Sungha Jung plays?

Sungha Jung, primarilly know for his amazing guitar playing skills, has now started to play the ukulele. As of writing this post, he has 2 videos up of him playing the ukulele. His first video is of him playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles, arranged by Jake Shimabukuro, and his second video is his own arrangment of Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours"

The Ukulele that he currently plays with is a Anuenue Custom Ohua Koa III Tenor Ukulele!You can find a similar model here.

Here is Sungha Jung playing "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"! Enjoy!

Til next time! Peace!
Nico

Sungha Jung is now rocking the ukulele!

Sungha Jung is know for his amazing guitar playing. At only 14 years of age, his talent surpasses that of people that are much older than he is. He has already written his own guitar music to several famous songs like I'm Yours by Jason Mraz and several Michael Jackson songs. I thought his guitar playing alone was incredible, but he has now expanded to playing the piano and the ukulele as well!

Sungha Jung just released his second video of him playing the ukulele, and the first song that he has arranged himself. The first video was of him playing Jake Shimabukuro's While My Guitar Gently Weeps and this second one is his own arrangement of Jason Mraz's I'm Yours. I assure you, you will be an awe after watching this video.

The crazy thing is that we all know that this kid is only going to get better!


Til next time! Peace!
Nico

Why you shouldn't start out with a really cheap "toy" Ukulele

When I was looking to buy my first ukulele, I found several ukuleles that cost less than 30$ online. Now, when I say 30 dollar ukuleles, I'm talking about the ones that look like toy. I'm not talking about the cheaper Lanikai and Makala ukuleles that cost around 60 dollar.

I almost instantly pulled the trigger on one of these "toy" ukuleles, but decided to read up on them a little bit more. I found mixed reviews, but what do you expect from a sub 30 dollar ukulele, right? I had several options at this point. I could have bought a cheap ukulele and try it out before investing on a more expensive ukulele, or I could spend a little bit more for a better sounding and feeling ukulele.

I decided to take my second option and go for a more expensive ukulele. I ended up buying a Fender Nohea Tenor Ukulele instead of a cheap 30 dollar ukulele, and I'm going to tell you why. Some people feel that you need to start off with something really cheap to see if you will like the instrument or not. Why spend more on something you might not like, right? I thought the exact same thing.

My logic for getting the more expensive ukulele is that if I spend 30 dollars on a ukulele that doesn't sound too good, that would put me off playing hte instrument overall. I'd be more motivated to learn if I played something that really fells good in my hards. I felt that the Fender was right for me, and so I bought it.

Now, this way of thinking doesn't apply to everyone. Some of you might understand all of the limitations of getting a 30 dollar ukulele, and will not judge the instrument based on the particular one that you are using. A lot of you like me, however, will feel much more comfortable with an Ukulele with a nice sound and feel. To be honest, if I had bought a 30$ toy ukulele, I might not be playing as much as I do today.

I hope this blog post really gets you thinking, and helps you out with your purchasing decisions. What are your thoughts on my logic about buying your first ukulele? I'd really like to know!


Til next time! Peace!
Nico