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Jupiter Creek solid-body baritone
06 October 2010
Haven't had a lot of time this past two weeks to practice music, because of the election, my new part-time job, and working for clients on Websites. But late last week I got my Jupiter Creek baritone in the mail. It's mostly been sitting around waiting for me, but I finally got to take a few photos, yesterday, for my upcoming review.
This is a steel-string, solid-body, electric uke with a humbucker pickup that can be switched to single coil for that Telecaster-like sound. Made of Australian hoop pine, with a natural finish. Jupiter Creek is a small-scale builder of custom guitars and ukuleles. He also makes tenor scale ukes.
I chose the baritone scale because I already have a Risa electric tenor and may invest in another of their electric tenors in the future (as soon as I win the lottery or sell piles of stuff on eBay). I have two acoustic baritones, but only one with a pickup (the Pono).
I've been playing a lot more baritone of late. I like the lower range for many songs, and the ease of playing along with blues backing tracks and with my harmonicas. I'm not sure if this is a trend - am I leaving behind tenor scale? - or just a fad for me. Time will tell.
Anyway, I'll try to spend more time with it this weekend so I can post my review online. My first impressions are good for playability and sound, but some mixed emotions about a few cosmetic issues. Took it to Blue Mountain Music to get a strap and had a chance to play it through a nice, new, portable Vox amp.
Also managed to fix the broken peg head on my Kala U-bass this week. Now waiting for the D string to stop stretching and settle in so I can practice some bass with it. Can't play more than a couple of minutes without retuning right now. That will change soon.
This is a steel-string, solid-body, electric uke with a humbucker pickup that can be switched to single coil for that Telecaster-like sound. Made of Australian hoop pine, with a natural finish. Jupiter Creek is a small-scale builder of custom guitars and ukuleles. He also makes tenor scale ukes.
I chose the baritone scale because I already have a Risa electric tenor and may invest in another of their electric tenors in the future (as soon as I win the lottery or sell piles of stuff on eBay). I have two acoustic baritones, but only one with a pickup (the Pono).
I've been playing a lot more baritone of late. I like the lower range for many songs, and the ease of playing along with blues backing tracks and with my harmonicas. I'm not sure if this is a trend - am I leaving behind tenor scale? - or just a fad for me. Time will tell.
Anyway, I'll try to spend more time with it this weekend so I can post my review online. My first impressions are good for playability and sound, but some mixed emotions about a few cosmetic issues. Took it to Blue Mountain Music to get a strap and had a chance to play it through a nice, new, portable Vox amp.
Also managed to fix the broken peg head on my Kala U-bass this week. Now waiting for the D string to stop stretching and settle in so I can practice some bass with it. Can't play more than a couple of minutes without retuning right now. That will change soon.
