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Some Guitar Pedals Translate Better to Ukulele Than Others—Just Ask Jake Shimabukuro

By Nicolas Grizzle If you’re looking to explore the sonic possibilities of the ukulele, there are a few different ways to go about it. You can always get another ukulele to add to the collection, and no ukulele player would…

News

ukulele readers share pandemic ukulele stories

How the Love of Ukulele is Helping People Get Through the Pandemic

FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE With the pandemic raging on and club and festival gatherings still on hold just about everywhere, we all need to find new ways to connect in the uke world. A while ago we…

Lessons and Advice

Things About Strings: What You Need to Know About This Vital Part of Your Ukulele

Strings can be a fun and affordable way to conduct your own tone experiments on your ukulele, and not every type of string will sound the same on every ukulele.

News, Stories, Uncategorized

Kimo Hussey Takes the Spirit of ‘Kanikapila’ Wherever he Goes

BY BLAIR JACKSON | FROM THE SPRING 2021 ISSUE OF UKULELE Everybody loves Kimo. Five minutes into an hour-long phone interview, Honolulu-based uke master Kimo Hussey is calling me “buddy,” and I feel like I’ve known him for years. OK,…

Lessons and Advice

Daniel Ward Uke Lesson: Get a Handle on Standard and Baritone Chord Shapes

If you look at the way chord shapes work on guitar, baritone ukulele, and the standard C–tuned uke, you can unwind some big mysteries in a short amount of time.

Stories

The Best Apps for Ukulele Players

Here are some great apps for ukulele players to help improve your groove, teach you new techniques, or connect you with the global community of uke players.

Lessons and Advice

Jimmie Rodgers Hawaiian Music and Aaron Keim

Jimmie Rodgers’ Hawaiian Music Advocacy

An often-overlooked part of Jimmie Rodgers’ legacy is the diversity of his style, which was influenced by blues, jazz, novelty pop songs, and even Hawaiian music.

Stories

Samantha with a machete, cousin of the ukulele

Samantha Muir Spearheads a Growing Movement to Expand the Classical Ukulele Repertoire

British classical guitarist-turned-ukulele virtuoso Samantha Muir is leading a movement to expand the ukulele's classical music repertoire.

Lessons and Advice, Uke Basics

How to Play Bottleneck Blues with Slide on Ukulele

By Fred Sokolow Using a bottleneck or slide is one of the most soulful, bluesy things a guitarist can do—when it’s done right. Slide sounds great when you’re playing the blues, or gospel music, but it also works wonders in…

Gear Reviews

Ohana PKT-25G Tenor Pineapple ukulele close up

Ukulele Review: Ohana PKT-25G Tenor Pineapple

Due to its “dad bod” shape, the Ohana PKT-25G pineapple tenor ukulele is slightly larger than a standard tenor and has the familiar feel of a tenor-scale neck.