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Solid body Ukulele with handwound pickup

Posted by Fergus Morris on October 29, 2010 at 2:04pm
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Technically this isn't a ukulele because it uses steel strings and a magnetic pickup, but it is uke sized and I play and tune it like one. I made it from yew wood (yew-kulele). Made with hand tools except for a drill, I used a chisel to cut the cavities and neck pocket rather than a router (because I don't own one). I wound the pickup myself on a sewing machine. Here I demonstrate the pickup's sound when played with fingers and with a pick.

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  • Jim Mitchell October 30, 2010 at 11:57am
    Man I'll say.... you can play, great job all the way around....
  • olds sleeper October 30, 2010 at 11:33am
    great playing and killer uke!!! nice job man.
  • Frank Posey October 29, 2010 at 7:14pm
    The valvetronix, at least the VT15 and up has a small tube and preamp that goes in to the 15 watt solid state amp, hence the warm tube sound. I also like the speakers, what ever they put in them, the little DA5 6in. does not vibrate, unlike the Roland cube and has a three position switch that regulats the power output in the back.
  • Frank Posey October 29, 2010 at 7:05pm
    cooler than a uke, and gets as loud as you want, nice picking on your part too.
  • Fergus Morris October 29, 2010 at 5:04pm
    Impressively observant of you to tell it was a Valvetronix. I like that amp very much.
  • colin mcgrath October 29, 2010 at 4:13pm
    i dig that yew'k!
  • Randy Webb October 29, 2010 at 3:31pm
    Absolutely fantastic playing and sound from that pickup.
    BTW. the Valvetronix amp is the only non tube-only amp Ive ever owned that I kept.
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