My Dream Electric Ukulele is a Reality

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What happens when you have a sound in your head that you can't shake? You find someone halfway across the world to make your dream a reality. Let's talk about my new electric ukulele built by Paolo Bianchi of Waiz instruments and a custom pickup from Fanner Electric Ukuleles. I think I can say that all of my ukulele needs are met!
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0:00 Introduction
0:37 The Dream
1:25 The Luthier
2:26 Design and Specs
6:10 The Pickup
8:22 Woods and Build
10:17 How's it Sound?
12:04 Edelweiss Solo Arrangement

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@choan Жыл бұрын

Very nice presentation. That jazzy electric sound is giving me some ideas...

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Choan Galvez Electric Ukulele Suite? Yes, please.

@choan Жыл бұрын

@@Banjoleletinman but I'm supposed to clean up the house!

@Sir-Uke-A-Lot Жыл бұрын

Oh my my, Chris. How sweet is that!! What a beauty. I love your aesthetic choice of wood, as well. I'm sure there going to be a new house rule, as well. "No, you can't take the ukulele to bed with you!!" Haha haha. 🤪 What a beauty my friend that I'm sure will give you a lifetime of musical delight!! Some day I'll have to show you my 4 x luthier handmade ukuleles. 2x tenors, 1x soprano, 1x baritone. I love them all. Enjoy!!!!!!

@gintama718 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations!

@Teeum5 4 ай бұрын

Now I watched the complete video and I must say that both of you put a lot of thoughts in this instrument. And it really turned out to be a beauty… in sound and in looks. Believe it or not, yesterday I already sent an email to Paolo to check out prices but now I would like to buy a uke from every instrument line he does. They all are really great but I never heard of him before you named him in an answer to a question I asked you on YT. Have a great time.

@annaboada2865 Жыл бұрын

Congrats! What a beautiful vintage sound ❤

@AngelaADD Жыл бұрын

Wonderful! I’m so happy you are found what your ears have been looking for in terms of an instrument.

@sherlynn7211 Жыл бұрын

wow that sounds beautiful ! looks warm and jazzy.. your Luthier Paolo is a true artist ! Love the sound !!

@CarlosVargas-cn7rx Жыл бұрын

This got to be one of the best good looking and sounding electric ukes I have seen. And I can't stop getting amazed with your playing, I am surprised now of the capabilities of an electric uke into a concerto style music, or even in jazz. So unique, so great!!!

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! I've been taking it for the last month on jazz trio gigs an it's been a real game changer for me. Finally able to take those single note solos I've always wanted to

@CarlosVargas-cn7rx Жыл бұрын

@@Banjoleletinman Your very welcome, indeed, I'm surprised how great it would work in a Jazz Room context, is nothing I ever heard before and sounds sooo great!

@thedirtyboulevard1805 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful story - thanks for sharing. Sounds great! So I look forward to many inspiring jazz tunes ahead !!!

@DontBuryTheLead Жыл бұрын

Great looking instrument!

@davidsweet5680 Жыл бұрын

Splendid! Love the walkthrough of the process....and of course, beautiful sound.

@JanHaasler Жыл бұрын

Very cool Christopher. Thanks for illustrating the design and production process as well as any other insights here. This uke and yozr playing, tone and sound teally match wonderfully. I especially like the Frisell-ish kind if tone you create and your jazz music. Jan

@MaxSkilZZ Жыл бұрын

It even has a few more frets on A string that can give you this few useful notes!! So nice to see you this happy and sharing your joy with us. This is best electric uke I've ever seen! Now I know which luther to pick when I will be buying me next ukulele! :>

@MaxSkilZZ Жыл бұрын

And the sound so soothing and kinda funky. Love it.

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

I can finally hit that high C I've been dreaming of!

@MaxSkilZZ Жыл бұрын

@@Banjoleletinman Yea I feel you!! 😜❤️

@colson3 Жыл бұрын

Really beautiful instrument and great video. I learned a lot about all the things that go into uke designs!

@MasakiReal Жыл бұрын

🎉Great!! I made an electric ukulele by a cigar-box a few years ago, but I it as a mere bizarre and left it unattended. But after listening to your wonderful sound of your uke, I would like to refine and play it again. I will post on instagla😊

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to hearing that! I always love a good cigar box uke

@mxm7593 Жыл бұрын

Simply Beautiful! Both looks and sound!

@xrayspexs Жыл бұрын

Great video, a thing of beauty in the arms of a talent to make it sing.

@GenghisDaniel Жыл бұрын

Beautiful instrument ! And the single coil is, in my opinion, a really good choice, piezos always sound really bad to me.

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Amen; I wouldn't wish a piezo pickup on my worst enemy!

@grahamfrazer8936 Жыл бұрын

I like piezo pick ups they have a unique old time sound

@arvincharles Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Can't wait to see what you do with this.

@danac4617 Жыл бұрын

Sounds great, beautiful uke!

@mich_writes_fiction Жыл бұрын

Super love it! 😍And I absolutely appreciate the story behind building this unique instrument.

@stiang5342 Жыл бұрын

I want one too! Sounds really good, and beautiful design, like the tuner too, have them myself 😀

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

These tuners are great. I'm almost tempted to put them on my other uke!

@StevenDoyleLuke Жыл бұрын

It's a beauty!

@wemersoncruz4813 Жыл бұрын

Sensacional 👏👏👏

@howlinhobbit Жыл бұрын

beautiful little hatchet! there’s a couple things on it that are no no’s in my book, but they’re personal quibbles and have no bearing on anyone’s reality but my own. I too have just gotten a new ukulele and it falls outside my usual. it’s a wood bodied, concert sized, resonator ukulele. prior to this, except for the sopranino and the banjolele (which is concert scale length) all of mine are sopranos. OK, there’s the UBass, but that’s a whole other critter. for a variety of reasons, I’m happy I chose concert size for the reso. if nothing else, it’s shaking me out of my rut.

@G..G.. Жыл бұрын

What are the no-no’s? Just curious.

@howlinhobbit Жыл бұрын

@@G..G.. mainly the steel strings. as I said, they’re personal quibbles. it sounds lovely, just doesn’t sound like a ukulele to me. (also I have to keep one acrylic nail on my main strumming finger going because the _nylon_ strings on my ukes chew the hell out of it. imagine what steel strings would do.) the important part is that Christopher likes it and has been making pretty music on it.

@G..G.. Жыл бұрын

@@howlinhobbit Thanks for responding. That’s understood.

@ukenation1462 Жыл бұрын

Looks and sounds great Christopher! What strings are you using there? I assume they are steel strings?

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Yup all steel! I'm using Daddario NYXL with a flat chrome For the C string gauges are .012 .020 .016 .012

@matthewzin Жыл бұрын

lovely instrument! Sounds really good - a lot of electric ukes sound pretty anemic to my ears. Not this one.

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Thanks! A lot of that is probably due to my amp set up. Plugged directly into an interface a magnetic pickup can sound pretty wimpy. I think amplification is a massive part of the sound but even direct in this thing is pretty beefy.

@matthewzin Жыл бұрын

@@Banjoleletinman Agreed on the amplification. for acoustic instruments, I tend to prefer mic'ing. This sorta splits the difference. Super cool instrument though.

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Same here. No pickups allowed in my acoustic instruments just a mic in front :)

@arvincharles Жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure that even if Christopher and I swapped ukes, he would still sound like himself, and I would still sound like me.

@G..G.. Жыл бұрын

Loved seeing your enthusiasm. Beautiful uke. Nice to learn about Paolo Bianchi.

@paul_mitchener_ukulele Жыл бұрын

Fantastic - brilliant jazz sound, and looks lovely. You said you wanted it to handle similarly to your classic soprano - how differently do you find the steel strings feel to play?

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

Quite a bit different! With the right hand I'm stuck with mostly thumb work (Which I knew I would be going on; I get to live my Wes Montgomery dreams) so all my fancy strumming it out the window. Surprisingly with the left hand I'm finding myself having to lighten up my touch even more as little changes in pressure can make noticeable intonation differences on such light gauge steel strings. A fun learning curve as to how it likes to be treated as with any new instrument.

@guyluca7361 Жыл бұрын

Would you share your string gauges?

@Banjoleletinman Жыл бұрын

I happen to have them stuck in my head since I just ordered a few new sets :) both the G and A are .012, E .016, and the C is a flatwound .02. I found that the flatwound really helped balance out the set vs round which overpowered everything else.

@guyluca7361 Жыл бұрын

@@Banjoleletinman Thank you!

@7Redbugs 8 ай бұрын

@Banjoleletinman You sure do make that uke sound lovely! I recently started my music making journey, and I, too, chose an electric uke. Just wondering where or how could I find a string set of those specs. Thanks!