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I want to learn to play all of these, i just don't know where to start.

pick for me boyah, I trust your wise decision.

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Drums and strings are very different.
So I would either start with the violin or the drums.
Learning the violin will help with learning the uke and mandolin, and I think it'd be harder to learn in reverse order for some reason.

violin

violin  hocuspocus;

Uke is cake to pick up. Anyone can pick out chords on it and it's easy to get good fast. Plus, you can get a decent one for very cheap. I paid $100 for my first one, with a solid spruce top and I still use it.  Start with a  concert size.

Also, if you do decide to pick up a uke, avoid laminate tops. Lanikai makes some affordable solid spruce tops which open up with time, unlike nato and other types.


Any decent mandolin costs money and if you want to achieve a desired sound, you're going to have to thrown down, I'd think, about 300 greens. Learning curve can get a little steeper though.

Violin cant really be compared to the aforementioned. Learning notation is one thing, but getting a handle on bow technique is a whole different field. It takes years to get good.

It's a strenuous instrument to learn.

Plus, you're going to need to need a nice amount of shag to invest in one. I paid $500 for mine, a bargain, at a small antique music store out west. Nice vintage piece. He wanted $700 for it.

Buy a uke and see if it fits. It's easy to sit around with friends and pick out chords and simple  melodies on it. It's a fine fuel for future musical exploration, especially if you're new to creating tunes.

Best of luck and happy hunting!

http://www.ukes.com/lanikai.html

violin cuz then i can help you

Quote from: Corporal Clegg on May 27, 2009, 02:02:37 PM
Uke is cake to pick up. Anyone can pick out chords on it and it's easy to get good fast. Plus, you can get a decent one for very cheap. I paid $100 for my first one, with a solid spruce top and I still use it.  Start with a  concert size.

Also, if you do decide to pick up a uke, avoid laminate tops. Lanikai makes some affordable solid spruce tops which open up with time, unlike nato and other types.


Any decent mandolin costs money and if you want to achieve a desired sound, you're going to have to thrown down, I'd think, about 300 greens. Learning curve can get a little steeper though.

Violin cant really be compared to the aforementioned. Learning notation is one thing, but getting a handle on bow technique is a whole different field. It takes years to get good.

It's a strenuous instrument to learn.

Plus, you're going to need to need a nice amount of shag to invest in one. I paid $500 for mine, a bargain, at a small antique music store out west. Nice vintage piece. He wanted $700 for it.

Buy a uke and see if it fits. It's easy to sit around with friends and pick out chords and simple  melodies on it. It's a fine fuel for future musical exploration, especially if you're new to creating tunes.

Best of luck and happy hunting!

http://www.ukes.com/lanikai.html

Agree 100%
I still want one

Out of those, the mandolin is my favorite, so I'll just say that. However, I also really love the violin and, while it may be a "strenuous" instrument to learn, the added discipline certainly isn't bad for you.

Ukelele is the easiest instrument to learn.  I mastered it when I was eight. :P

Ukelele

or steel drums

Quote from: Kaz on May 27, 2009, 07:19:09 PM
Out of those, the mandolin is my favorite, so I'll just say that. However, I also really love the violin and, while it may be a "strenuous" instrument to learn, the added discipline certainly isn't bad for you.

No it's certainly not.

I was just implying that it takes a little more time, effort and money than the other two listed.

It took me years before I felt capable of any real technique with the violin.

It's a very expressive instrument in the right hands.

Skin Flute

Quote from: Kewn Hunter on May 28, 2009, 01:52:37 PM
Skin Flute

He said learn.