Amplifiers For Ukuleles - The Basics About Ukes With Amps - Fender / Fishman / Marshall Demos

[@MrTroy808]

Great video. Thank you for sharing. Both the Fender and the Fishman sound good. Pretty close. To my ears the Fender has the cleanest sound.

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks Troy, they are both great amps. Good to hear your opinion on the sound too, Thanks

[@kknight339]

Thanks for the tips on amps.

[@UkuleleWales]

Glad to be of help, Thanks.

[@chrisenderle11]

Really helpful, thanks! I'm curious, would the Fender work well with a few pedals? Something like a looper, or maybe a little bit of fuzz/overdrive?

[@UkuleleWales]

Absolutely works with pedals. A video coming on them very soon, just waiting to get to the end of the school year next week.

[@chrisenderle11]

Great! I'm looking forward to it!

[@Isabel6194]

Hi Rachel, I'm a bit late, but I still hope you'll read this. I have a fully electric soprano, 2 semi-acoustic concerts and a semi-acoustic tenor. Got a Fender acoustasonic 15 amp and I'm pretty happy with it. I use a pretty standard 3m Fender angled cable, do you think I could benefit from upgrading to a bettet cable?

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi, Thanks for the comment and question. Fender make pretty good cables so I doubt you will notice much difference with a more expensive cable. I term it like that as I have bought some "very" expensive cables and never really noticed that much difference but do get more annoyed when the cable gets damaged! I would stay away from very cheap cables though as these do tend to cause a few issues.

[@alanrose3843]

Love your videos. Thanks!

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks Alan, glad you like them. 👍

[@Clemie10]

I am a novice ukulele player (have been playing for almost two years now) and would like to buy the Fender Acoustasonic 15 with a microphone so I can sing along 🙂. Because I have zero knowledge of amps and related stuff I would like to know which guitar cable / microphone cable and microphone I can buy best Thank you very much for your help! I have a Ohana TK-39 tenor and a Flight Mustang tenor. Thank you for your feedback 💕Greetings from the Netherlands

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi Clemie, you have great ukes! TBH, I normally go for middle priced cables, often I choose because of the colour. I don't but very cheap cables but I never buy very expensive cables as they do often get damaged, especially out gigging. I really like the Shure SM58 as a vocal mic. Hope this helps and greetings bcak from Wales.

[@Clemie10]

@@UkuleleWales thank you for your help 👍🏼🙂 I’ve ordered the Fender and later on I will order the mic (first i want to try the Fender Acoustic)

[@bushwhackeroz]

Great information, thankyou!

[@G..G..]

Great video. I have an amp but when I plug it in I don’t hear anything. Do I need to put a mic in front of it or use headphones to hear from it? My amp is a Bass amp.

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi, I would check through basic first like cable, power, battery in uke etc. You shouldn't beed to use either a mic ot headphones, you should hear sound directly from the amp. You might find some useful info here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eqq6moyMbtaWj6c

[@G..G..]

@@UkuleleWales thx for responding. My cable needed an adapter. When I bought the right cable without adapters it worked just fine. Thank you

[@GerhardStach]

Danke für die ausführliche Präsentation der einzelnen Verstärker. Schöne Grüße aus Wien🤗

[@UkuleleWales]

Vielen Dank aus Wales

[@colinhorsfall1678]

Hi im in New Zealand. I just recently started learning to play a baritone uke tuned DGBE. I have been playing accordion for years and i want something lighter. I have a Roland BA330 amp so are keen to try it out once i have fitted a pickup system on my uke. By the way I am hoping to buy a Blueridge Tenor guitar. BR40 TCE. They have 4 steel strings. They are hard to get so may go for something like PONO UL4 - 4. Like what you are doing and would appreciate any comments to me,

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi Colin, loved reading your comment, sending warm wishes around the world to you. The Roland is a great amp, you have excellent taste! I'm not expert on Tenor guitars or baritone ukes but both look really nice instruments and you seem to have set yourself some fabulous goals for the future. Understand your looking for a lighter instrument - I'm originally a double bass player! Good luck with your goals. :-)

[@juliagarcia5475]

Could you possibly share a link to the microphone you've used? Thank you for this video I'm getting my first amp today and have learned stuff from you!

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi Julia, it's a Red5 Audio Condenser mic. I don't think it is made anymore, I bought it a while back, it was the cheaper end of the market. Have a look for a condeser mic - are you looking to record with it? If so it'll have to go into a mixer or an audio interface. Hope this helps.

[@RebeccaHindle]

I bought a subzero ukelele amp for 19.99 on black Friday in 2020 specially designed for ukelele its an amazing amp that's quiet loud too at low level boy it's a beast of an amp it's in tweed too looks awesome great battery life the plug is extra but isn't much more 👍 It's got a funky power switch and volume, bass and treble, mp3 player input, head phone input and dc in aswell as cable input

[@UkuleleWales]

I've seen them on Gear4Music but not tried one. Glad to hear you like yours, I agree, they look fab.

[@RebeccaHindle]

@@UkuleleWales I do looks awesome sounds awesome 👍

[@grantsmith8502]

Thanks very much for helpful video

[@UkuleleWales]

You are welcome!

[@joeskill4663]

Right now I have the Enya acoustic plus uke. I saw your video on the Flight pathfinder electric uke. I might want to get it down the road. I want to get an amp that has Bluetooth and one I can charge and take outside. But I want to make sure I can play both types of ukes on it. What would you recommend?

[@UkuleleWales]

Great to hear you have an Enya and the Flight Pathfinder is a very cool electric uke, especially for the price. In terms of amps, you could use both the Enya and the Flight with any guitar or bass amp, just never use a bass on a guitar amp. Hope that helps but please feel free to ask any more questions.

[@nortbulinga]

wow thank you for the demonstration, personally, I like the warm and clear sound, present on the fender, it seems that on fishman, it is a little withdrawn, but all this is only subjective to my ears. 🙌🏻✌🏻,funny the jazzy sound with ukulele😹

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks. This is actually the first time I'd really compared the Fender and the Fishman, I still slight prefer the sound of the Fishman (as you say, it is all very subjective) but actually happy that I got the Fenders for school and didn't spend the extra money. More than happy overall with the Fenders and much cheaper. ;-)

[@CateEales]

@@UkuleleWales I have that Fender, and I really like it for both my electric/acoustic ukes. And I didn't realize that I could plug in a mic, so thanks for that! Duh. Would you do a comparison of amps that would be good with that beautiful purple U-Bass you got? I'm going to get a U-Bass, but not a solid body. Thanks!

[@UkuleleWales]

@@CateEales Will definitely do an amp video for bass ukes and some very basic lessons for bass very soon. Great feedback about the Fender too, Thanks.

[@ValerieVoixoff]

Hi Rachel, I have a bass ukulele (flight e-bass) and I'd like to buy very soon an electric ukulele (flight Pioneer). Do you know if there is a good amp (combo) that could fits the both? Just to play at home. I've found something from Positive Grid (Spark or mini Spark) but don't know if it could fits my needs (unable to try it - sale online only). Your lights would be welcome 😁

[@UkuleleWales]

My advice would be to get a bass amp. It's not good to put a bass through a guitar amp but absolutely fine to put a ukulele / guitar through a bass amp, in fact I only used bass amps for a number of years. Personally I wouldn't get a Positive Grid spark as it's not designed for the bass and I've read users are not happy if the do play a bass through one. Hope that helps but please feel free to ask if you have any questions.

[@ValerieVoixoff]

@@UkuleleWales Hi Rachel, thank you so much for your precious advices ! You rocks ! 🤩

[@rjejames28]

I like the fishman, I'll get that someday. What do you think of flight ukuleles (Carabao, A10 series.) Also what's your thoughts on Moonbird tenor I've been leaning toward getting one or the new pono master series tenor.

[@UkuleleWales]

Love the Fishman too but the Fender is also a great amp for a bit less money. Love Flight ukes and have both concert and tenor voyagers as well as the Pathfinder and Vanguard solid body ukes. Would love a Moonbird one day. I haven't tried a Pono master series, I have played some really nice Ponos and some that I didn't rate quite as much but never actually owned a Pono.

[@ashishxoxo]

You speak so much like a teacher 😋

[@UkuleleWales]

Too many years as a teacher then! LOL

[@ashishxoxo]

😅 anyways .. teach/show us how you strum and pick ... My wife is new to this... And motivated.

[@dsd-downshiftdave8056]

Thanks so much for such a great video- automatic subscriber- I'm considering making my acoustic ukulele into An electric- any recommendations of which route to go with and what to use? Thanks

[@UkuleleWales]

Glad it was helpful! There are a few options with external pics and of course it is possiblee to fit one through the bottom too. Sorry, I haven't done it myself so can't really advise, here is a great vid on some of the options, hopes it helps. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYHVd56ZqsZ6kNU

[@edlaro788]

Do you have ideas, recommendations in purchasing the whole package ( electro acoustic ukulele with amplifier set in one)? Thank you 😘

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi, I haven't really seen many sets with both ukulele abd amp but depending where you buy from, you can easily match up a suitable amp fro a uke. If you are buying from a music shope, they'll offer advice, but basically any electric or electro acoustic uke will work and it the same for amps. I personally prefer acoustic guitar amps for my ukes but often play them through bass amps so it all really depends on your budget. Please feel free to ask questions about particular amps and ukes.

[@edlaro788]

@@UkuleleWales thanks so much.. Highly appreciated 😘

[@edlaro788]

@@UkuleleWales do you have a recommendation for an electro acoustic uke in your own preferences? Whats the best one a passive or an active one? Thank you 😘

[@terefaroy2098]

Dose amplifier sound good with patch pick up?

[@UkuleleWales]

I think so!

[@nickhilb8206]

hey, how would an orange crush 12 sound with an electro acoustic uke. i know they have crunchy sounds....wondering if it would make it sound tinny

[@UkuleleWales]

The electro acoustics sound cool with some crunch, different to the steel string but definitely worth trying. Have a look at some of my pedal vids as I demo the different ukes.

[@nickhilb8206]

@@UkuleleWales thanks for the reply :)

[@craiginker6732]

How do I amplify my acoustic Ukelele? I know that Acoustic Guitars can be done with a Mic in front of it, but how reliable is it. Nice to hear a Welsh accent from a Bristolian living in Canada

[@UkuleleWales]

Good question Craig! Yes, you can plonk a mic in front of it like a guitar but it does depend on the quality of the mic (and amp) that you are using as to how good it sounds. I can also either add an internal pic up - doable but fiddly but you can ask a music store / lithier to do it OR you can actually get external pic ups that don't require any alterations to the uke. Something like this: www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/accessories/pickups/tgi-tgat1-single-transducer-ukulele-pickup-with-end-pin-socket/ Hope this helps.

[@binface9]

The Yerasov Gavrosh 8 is a great 3 watt amp.

[@UkuleleWales]

Not come across the Yerasov Gavrosh 8 so great to have info on it. Thanks

[@dragos8984]

Hello! Sorry ,but i have a BlackStar fly 3 and my ukulele ,and when i put my phone next to the amp he did a weird sound (i think a buzz) I buy the amp 1-2 month ago. What can i do? (And sorry for my english

[@UkuleleWales]

Hi Dragos, it may be just interference from your phone. Does the amp buzz when your phone is not near it?

[@dragos8984]

@@UkuleleWales Hi! Thank you mery much! I asked more youtubers and they sayd the same thing: "Probably just the wirles traffic/interference from your phone" But ,now i have another problem. The amp buzz when i play a string. The buzz sounds like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jJvQl358eqZ4qMk I don't know why and how to fix it. If you know ,can you help me please?

[@judgetoogood1033]

I Use a Udo Rosenberg De Capo 75 acoustic amp for my Custom Kamaka Tenor, Long Neck Ukulele. Works great, nothing better. If it’s good enough for Tommy Emanuel, then it’s good enough for me. Now if I could find the on switch on my Ukulele. Can’t play a lick, but it sure looks good….. grin…. ❤❤❤

[@UkuleleWales]

Ooooh, nice amp and a nice uke, love your set-up 😎

[@abagatelle]

Great video, thanks very much.😷🪕🎶

[@UkuleleWales]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

[@uinsinoriabhaigh7758]

The sound is low without some gain.

[@UkuleleWales]

Do you mean the volume is low, yes gain would help. The very small Marshall is only 10w though and doen't make the nice of sounds.

[@uinsinoriabhaigh7758]

@@UkuleleWales Thanks, heading for 80's, uke is late vocation on stringed instruments.

[@AppAxis]

Sweet, thanks for that! #Ukelele

[@UkuleleWales]

Any time!

[@РоманМузипов-щ4щ]

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