Electric ukulele
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An electric ukulele is a ukulele
which is electrically amplified. If not plugged in, it can still play acoustically.
An electro-acoustic ukulele is a standard acoustic instrument to which a pickup has been added. It may be played either "unplugged", or plugged into an amplifier. The acoustic and electric tone qualities will often differ, and some "a/e" ukuleles are built with the aim of producing quality sound when amplified, to the detriment of the acoustic sound.
is an uncommon instrument, consisting of a small ukulele-shaped solid-body which is laid in the lap. It has four strings raised above the neck, which are not pressed down onto a fretboard, but are played with a steel slide.
This instrument is essentially a small Lap steel guitar
with only four strings. Similar instruments have been built by custom makers, but the only current production manufacturer is Jupiter Creek Music (Australia)
Ukulele
The ukulele, ; from ; it is a subset of the guitar family of instruments, generally with four nylon or gut strings or four courses of strings....
which is electrically amplified. If not plugged in, it can still play acoustically.
Electric vs. Electro-Acoustic
A solid-body electric ukulele produces very little sound acoustically, requiring an amplifier to be heard from more than a few feet away.An electro-acoustic ukulele is a standard acoustic instrument to which a pickup has been added. It may be played either "unplugged", or plugged into an amplifier. The acoustic and electric tone qualities will often differ, and some "a/e" ukuleles are built with the aim of producing quality sound when amplified, to the detriment of the acoustic sound.
Electric Lap Steel ukulele
The electric lap steel ukuleleLap steel ukulele
The lap steel ukulele is a type of and method of playing the ukuleleThere are three main types of lap steel ukulele:* Lap slide ukuleles, simply a ukulele with high action played with a slide* Resonator ukuleles, particularly those with square necks....
is an uncommon instrument, consisting of a small ukulele-shaped solid-body which is laid in the lap. It has four strings raised above the neck, which are not pressed down onto a fretboard, but are played with a steel slide.
This instrument is essentially a small Lap steel guitar
Lap steel guitar
The lap steel guitar is a type of steel guitar, an instrument derived from and similar to the guitar. The player changes pitch by pressing a metal or glass bar against the strings instead of by pressing strings against the fingerboard....
with only four strings. Similar instruments have been built by custom makers, but the only current production manufacturer is Jupiter Creek Music (Australia)
Current Manufacturers
- Blue Star
- Eleuke
- Buddy Blaze (United States)
- Jupiter Creek Music (Australia)
- Kala
- Mahalo Ukuleles
- Ovation Guitar Company/Applause
- RISA (Germany)
- Cordoba
- Stagg MusicStagg MusicStagg music is a Belgian musical instrument manufacturer. They produce a wide range of musical instruments, including guitars, bass guitars, drums, percussion, cymbals and brass instruments as well as pro audio equipment.Cymbal Range...