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| My new Talsma Les Paul inspired tenor uke - Gerald Ross | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Tue Jun 9th, 2009 09:49 pm |
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Gerald Ross Approved 
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I just visited my pal Dave Talsma at his ultra-cool house and picked up my new Les Paul inspired solid-body tenor ukulele. The body is actually chambered and has a nice quiet acoustic tone. Plugged in... wow! The uke is capable of a nice acoustic tone as well as a bluesy dirty sound. Feedback is non-existent. We cranked the uke using Dave's Swart tube amp and all we got was tone! The top is flamed maple (look at that sunburst, Dave is quite the talented guy). The back, sides and neck are mahogany. There is cream colored binding on the top, fingerboard and headstock - just like a Les Paul. The control cover on the back is flamed maple signed by Dave. We used the Mi-Si Align internal pre-amp Align system with a LR Baggs under the saddle pickup. Align System The thing plays like butter. Intonation is spot on perfect all the way up the neck. The action is low and fast. Nut width is 1.5". Ebony fingerboard. Dave carved the mother of pearl inlays. Here are two recordings showing the versatility of the uke: 1. Me playing the Andrew Sisters hit "Bei Mir Bist Du Shon". I tried to play all over the neck to show the tone in various places. Bei Mir Bist Du Shon 2. I handed the uke to my 24 year old son David and he immediately turned up the distortion on the amp and recorded this heavy metal etude (on nylon strings!). David Shreds Pix:    
____________________ Gerald Ross Northwest Ann Arbor Michigan's King of the Hawaiian Steel Guitar http://www.geraldross.com A UkeTone Recording Artist  |
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| Posted: Wed Jun 10th, 2009 01:39 am |
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railroadbill Approved
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Mr. Ross if that uke sounds anywhere near as good as it looks it is definitely a winner. But, in your hands they all sound good
____________________ "the music draws you up a valley, & across a mountain . . . ya gather round it like yer gathering around a fountain . . " |
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| Posted: Thu Jun 11th, 2009 05:09 am |
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gloworm Approved
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Thats a yummy Uke!!
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