Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
- JSett
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Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
Johnny boy poopy pants
I bought a new Ukulele a couple of weeks back. I have a Fender Jazzmaster one which is, surprisingly, really good...but I struggle with the tiny neck of it's concert scale. So I set about finding a Tenor for that extra 2" that it would provide. I decided I also wanted a pineapple shape one (because they're cute, and I don't care about admitting that). Not many pineapple tenors exist outside of the +£1000 range which I wasn't wanting to spend. But this got recommended to me so I went for it.
It's a Makaio MKTP-10 which has a concert body size but tenor neck. I immediately broke a string the day it arrived annoyingly (maybe it got weak in the shipping from Chicago to the UK?). Still it's back to a full set and the strings are currently bedding in and stretching.
It's a book-matched Koa body which looks lovely...
I do miss the built-in tuner the Fender has but I have plenty of clip ons lying around
I bought a new Ukulele a couple of weeks back. I have a Fender Jazzmaster one which is, surprisingly, really good...but I struggle with the tiny neck of it's concert scale. So I set about finding a Tenor for that extra 2" that it would provide. I decided I also wanted a pineapple shape one (because they're cute, and I don't care about admitting that). Not many pineapple tenors exist outside of the +£1000 range which I wasn't wanting to spend. But this got recommended to me so I went for it.
It's a Makaio MKTP-10 which has a concert body size but tenor neck. I immediately broke a string the day it arrived annoyingly (maybe it got weak in the shipping from Chicago to the UK?). Still it's back to a full set and the strings are currently bedding in and stretching.
It's a book-matched Koa body which looks lovely...
I do miss the built-in tuner the Fender has but I have plenty of clip ons lying around
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
That's awesome!! Are you gonna rock it ("indie it"?) as is, or paint it to look like a pineapple? I would love a single copy of every major stringed instrument that exists, and my wife wants a ukulele pretty bad too.
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
I'm just gonna leave it as-is. I like the Koa and I wanted one that looked kinda 'nice'. It'll likely get a sticker at some point and I might pop a pickup in there eventually.Shadoweclipse13 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:26 amThat's awesome!! Are you gonna rock it ("indie it"?) as is, or paint it to look like a pineapple? I would love a single copy of every major stringed instrument that exists, and my wife wants a ukulele pretty bad too.
It's nice to play and the low G is a nice change
Silly Rabbit, don't you know scooped mids are for kids?
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
Wicked! I agree that the koa is really lovely. It would be a shame to paint over that
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
A Dole sticker?
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
Oh my God yes
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
A big Dole sticker on the headstock like it's the guitar brand!! And a maybe a Chiquita banana lady on the guitar body?
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
Eh, I got one for sale but unless you're close enough to stop by Phoenix, AZ, there's probably one near you, cheaper.
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Re: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?....
Yeah, we're near Milwaukee. I'm not sure about sales, but my local shop (Cream City Music) has a pretty nice selection of ukuleles. One of these daysSweetfinger wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:54 amEh, I got one for sale but unless you're close enough to stop by Phoenix, AZ, there's probably one near you, cheaper.
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