I’m always taking pics of my ukuleles for the website and somehow I never seem to have enough of them. Here’s a load of free ukulele photos that I took with an old iPhone 4 and some cheap clip on lenses (all of these were taken with the macro lens).
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Play Hundreds of Songs On Your Ukulele With Just 4 Chords
It still amazes me that the title of this post holds true. You can play hundreds (if not thousands) of songs using just 4 chords on your ukulele. Read on to find out which chords, why it works and see a list of songs…
Uke Magazine
When it comes to ukulele magazines there’s not a huge selection available in the UK. In fact, until recently there weren’t any. One man that spotted this gap in the market is Matt Warnes of Omega Music. Matt got to work in his spare time and started UKE magazine to fill the void.
Zombie/Walking Dead Ukulele Custom Illustration
I talked in a post ages back about my desire to draw on a ukulele. Well I’ve finally done it, here’s the zombie ukulele I’ve been working on whenever I’ve had a free moment…
A Different Kind Of Ukulele
You’ve probably seen oil can guitars before – I stumbled upon them via YouTube where I saw a guy playing one that he’d built himself and became a little bit obsessed for a while. I dug around and found that a company called Bohemian Guitars had started manufacturing them for the mass market. Then a few months back I saw a few hints that an oil can ukulele was being developed too. I got chance to talk to the guys at Bohemian Guitars about their project and their upcoming oil can ukulele…
32 Ukulele Strumming Patterns
Strumming patterns – some people can’t play without them, others never use them. Personally I never really know which pattern I’m playing unless I analyse afterwards, but I know some people really need a strumming pattern to guide them through a song. With that in mind I’ve put together a PDF of 32 ukulele strumming patterns to help anyone that needs a little inspiration.
The Secret Ukulele, Pinky Muting and Waiting In Line
Apologies in advance for this post, this is just me waffling on about all kinds of things that have been going on over the past month…
Ukulele Round Up – 19 June 2015
What’s this? Two round-ups in a month, no way! Yep, don’t go expecting this every time though. Here’s what’s been going down lately in the ukulele world…
Advanced Ukulele Strumming Techniques
I’ve been digging around a lot lately looking at ways to improve my strumming and going beyond just playing different patterns. I think the ukulele really sings when you go beyond regular strumming and start adding some of it’s unique approaches to playing. Here’s some videos on more advanced strumming techniques that I’ve found on my travels…
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Ukulele Dad T-Shirt
Following on from my recent ukulele strings t-shirt I had an idea for a t-shirt that ties in pretty nicely with fathers day which is next Sunday…