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(Older) Maddog Style Build Converted to a Four (4)

Posted by Uncle John on July 28, 2014 at 2:08pm
I got this nice Padron box from Maddog a couple of years ago and I tried to build a high end guitar in the manner that Maddog was building at that time. It was a GDg 3 string and some of my best work. But it never pleased me for tone. It was a pretty wall hanger.I've been playing a bit of uke blues of late and a 4 string tuned DGBD plays the same way (but sounds a different key) as compared to my concert uke. I made this a tenor yesterday (DGBD) and now it pleases me. :)
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  • Uncle John February 8, 2017 at 10:22am

    Darn you, Jerry.  Now I wish I sill had it!   And those summer time rose moss look mighty good too.

  • Jerry Jordan February 8, 2017 at 10:01am

    What Bluesheart said.,.,.!!

  • Uncle John July 29, 2014 at 8:11pm

    Thanks, Bruce!

  • Bluesheart July 29, 2014 at 9:32am

    Great git, great pic!

  • Uncle John July 29, 2014 at 6:52am

    Thanks, Richey.  It's a good tuning (DGBD) and also I will go with DGBE and play it with the same fingerings I would playing blues uke.    I do have 2 other 4 strings tuned GDGB.  

  • Richey Kay July 29, 2014 at 3:38am
    Certainly a looker John. I'm playing a lot more 4 string these days, but not in the same tuning. I would like to give it a try as it's the same tuning as the banjo :-)
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