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Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 14, 2021 at 11:57pm

Glad you enjoyed it t-belly! It is one of my favorites by the Beatles and very playable on the uke.

Comment by t-belly johnson on July 14, 2021 at 12:47pm

One of my favourite tunes of all time. You did a great job ;)

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 12, 2021 at 2:28am

Thanks for the kind words Brian! I’m with you on short to the point videos. I’m always surprised at what is possible with CBGs, if you are willing to experiment. Luck is helpful too! I will keep the videos coming; I do have some new ideas in the works.

Comment by BrianQ. on July 11, 2021 at 7:08pm

Another great one Doug! I really enjoy your videos, your simplicity speaks in great volume!!! I think that’s why I love them? That’s a great tuning you have going with that, it’s actually 3” longer than a Baritone, 2” longer than a Bass uke & 1” longer than a Contra bass uke, but still retains that jangle? A successful creation!!! Keep em coming :)

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 11, 2021 at 8:23am

It is a massive scale for a uke, Kale! The sound is pretty much the same. Fishing line is the Costco approach to buying strings: 120 yd rolls for each weight! I have enough line for more than a few instruments. I do love trying out new ideas, but you can identify with that!

Comment by Poorness Studios on July 11, 2021 at 8:04am

That is a massive scale for a uke but I love it. I think it's cool that you're experimenting with using fishing line for guitar strings. Awesome!

Comment by Doug Thorsvik on July 11, 2021 at 6:16am

Thanks Uncle John! I’d been meaning to try out fishing lines on a baritone scale length (20”), but instead of taking the time to build something new, I decided go with something on hand that wasn’t seeing any action. I hoped the 22” scale length would be close enough. I am pleased with the results and will play this one for awhile. I do like the longer scale length; feels more like a small guitar, but sounds like a low G uke. Still fits in a baritone uke gig bag!

Comment by Uncle John on July 11, 2021 at 5:53am

Very nice.   Singing it really well and the left handed, fish line, giant uke sounds great.