He plays guitar better on a uke than I can on a guitar.

This is the first time I've heard Jake just talking about his music and stuff and it strikes me how calm and centered he seems to be along with being so simply eloquent. I'm sure it's an outward expression of his personality which maybe makes his artistry a bit more understandable. It's like you can see the raised and calm and very aware level his mind is travelling on.

He gets such an amazing sound with the ukelele, and that's a really drool-worthy pedalboard too. I find it really interesting that he hears a difference in his chain with the Ditto, I wonder if it has something to do with how sensitive piezo-style pickups on 'acoustic' instruments are, or if there's just a difference in how he 'hears' his instrument (wanting a pristine representation of his acoustic sound from instrument->amp, whereas on guitar our fundamental sound IS the electrified signal, already significantly changed by our pickups and electronics)

There are countless good musicians out there and many great ones but Jake is an artist.

Great stuff, surprised to see this randomly on this channel. Love to see the local guys doing it big, popping up everywhere.

Was a great sounding rig! Jake seems super cool too.

It sounds really good!

This is so helpful!

Awesome, thanks!

Soo much fun!

Oh man, that t-shirt trick is ingenious. I might have to use that.

I love these looks into non-guitarists pedal boards, interesting perspectives!

Salute sir..

It sounds amazing, Jake. My experience is that to avoid all harshness with or without effects I use a pickup enhancer at the beginning of the signal chain. Pickup enhancers such as TC Electronic Bodyrez (preferred option) or Boss AD-2 work great with acoustic-electric ukuleles, too. I wonder what are your EQ settings in the Henriksen "The Bud" Amplifier you are using in this video...but I guess it is one of the "secrets" of your great sound...

@somerset8088

2 жыл бұрын

@Alberto Gomez Castro: Is he using The Bud SIX?

@Alberto1GC

2 жыл бұрын

@@somerset8088 No. He is using the “The Bud” original version.

Badass

What's that pedal, with the black and red knobbies, off to the right of the board?

Can someone help me ? Is that used on a electro acoustic amplifier? I know nothing about amp.. I'm diving into it and I would like to understand, wich effect can be used on what kind of amp ? TY

This is cool ...

Impressive and inspiring, only I see numbers $$$ pilinhg up 🙀. That ukulele is stunning ❤, what model is it?

What was a first ukulele

He should get a Chorus. I can’t imagine that not sounding nice

Get a Boss GT-1 if you don't want to spend too much. Boss GT-1 has like everything and they work amazing well with ukes. More importantly the GT-1 is light and compact. Portable.

@cmmbsnyder55

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. I have several pedals for guitars but they don't work well with ukuleles. I have a Godin Multiuke with no pedals for this uke. Just exploring to see what's available out there. I do have a small VOX amp for the Godin.

He's a uke God !!

I've been wondering what pedal(s) to get to give my uke the sizzling sound qualities in those 70's era songs like in the song "Tighter and Tighter", and "Who's That Lady". Any advice?

@dillon7832

3 жыл бұрын

Um… no.

@ToddLorencUkuleleMusic

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously get a phase 95 mini it has three classic phasers in one pedal I use it in my live ukulele shows. 70’s right out of the box

please use a metal zone boss on a ukulele

@sirena7116

7 жыл бұрын

SamPei π I saw that at a store today and wondered what that would sound like v

@thelemur

5 жыл бұрын

My friend has the MZB, im gonna get a piezo in my uke soon.

Jake Shimabukuro*

This is like bob ross on ukulele

i wonder why he wouldn't make solid body ukulele if he got a problem with feedback

@kierenmoore3236

6 жыл бұрын

Do Godin make a performance Uke? They should talk.

What effect pedal would you recommend for playing reggae with nylon strings?

Are you using metal strings?

Pro tip: 5:10 Stuff T-shirts in ukulele!

@Cityloud

3 жыл бұрын

Fender Smolder acoustic Overdrive

What Uke is that????

this seems like the tone not in the guitars its in the amps and pedels we use.

His pedal board is worth more than my car

The cost of the electronics is higher than the ukulele itself...

@muchozolf

6 жыл бұрын

This exact uke would cost more than these pedals for sure XD There is Kamaka Jake Shimabukuro signature model though, aaaand you can't buy a new one already, so... yeah

@marissasantillan-guzman3201

Жыл бұрын

Not 5 years ago, not today. Premium drool worthy koa 🤤

LOL .. i know someone who play ukulele use pedal in Indonesia ... I thought he's weird, then i watch this video (^^)

@beatarcheologzt

7 жыл бұрын

rangga aditya You don't know who Jake is do you? Nothing weird about this guy

Are you trolling us with the "spice" pedal?

Dude's a monster

2:25 Jake has been programmed to say what he said about the Micro POG, but he is probably mistaken about the Ditto. The Ditto is true Bypass and analog-dry-through.

Ya but can you play Smoke On The Water? 🤔😜

He sounds great, but the natural sound of the Ukulele is taken away.

@jakestewartmusic

6 жыл бұрын

Purists argue the same about the use of effects with the guitar. Isn't the point of using effects to bring an instrument to a new dimension and add sounds otherwise not achievable?

Distortion ruins the point but pretty much any other pedal would work well.

Fake

@antonybraus325

4 жыл бұрын

Whu... what??... what does this even mean???

No respect for the ukulele.

What's the point, it doesnt sound like a uke any more.

@eve5158

7 жыл бұрын

That's like saying electric guitar doesn't sound like guitar anymore, it doesn't make sense

@bencheshire

7 жыл бұрын

Justin Bus Well, what I meant is Electric Guitar sounds like Electric Guitar, Electric Uke sounds like Electric Guitar.

@eve5158

7 жыл бұрын

+Ben Cheshire Actually it sounds like an electric ukulele

@xerospacious4024

7 жыл бұрын

+Justin. Well it sounds more like a guitar. With distortion that is. Other pedals would work better.

@Cityloud

6 жыл бұрын

Every thing with distortion sound like electric guitar but true sound of electric guitar is "clean" the pedal is an option most popular in electric guitars, but you can use it in other instrument, like bass, keyboards... and now ukuleles

Once again getting paid to promote products

@awwwyeaboyeeee

6 жыл бұрын

you don't know what you're talking about

@shawnkay5462

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah so what? Let the man make his money. This is his job, you don’t put food on his table he does.

this is just sad. what a waste.

@jolliron

6 жыл бұрын

Mark A the fuck?

@shawnkay5462

5 жыл бұрын

Sad ? How?