Anyone perform with a banjolele and have good recommendations for a mic? My jamming friends and I just decided to start a real band (bluegrass style grateful dead cover band). So I need some way of amplifying my instruments.

I've been playing a mix of banjolele (ohana) and ukulele in the band so I've been looking at the shure sm57 which is a mic you put on a stand and can be used with either instrument, but a musician friend said to go for a bridge pickup...googling gets me a feather 2 or something. Just wondering if anyone has experience with any of these mics or other suggestions. A bridge pickup would restrict me to only banjolele, but I've been moving in that direction with this band anyway...but it's also more expensive and not sure if the feather 2 is the way to go.

I've also been looking at the Duke banjolele but I watched a video comparing the sound to my ohana and I liked the ohana much more...I also tried out a Duke at the store when I picked out my ohana based on sound (at the time had no band aspirations). Another option I guess is a pickup for my banjolele and then just buying an electric uke, but also getting more expensive there.Our gigs for now are unpaid and not expecting to make any money with this band, it's more of an hobby/fun thing + I'm not exactly super rich so that's another consideration.

I’m trying to produce a mix tape and I’ve been listening to a lot of joy again and I notice they use all types of instruments but some of they’re tracks have been catching my ear.

“Looking Out For You” has this intro where supposedly a banjo but the more I listen to it, it’s more of a Banjolele.

But now I’m trying to get into this chill kind of music and I don’t know if it would be better to get an electric acoustic ukulele or an electric ukulele or a banjolele.

I only have experience with brass instruments a total newbie to strings, I got a banjolele not too long ago from my wife but I still only know how to tune it. Is it played exactly like a Ukulele with just a different head? I want to learn how to play it but don’t know where to obtain the skill.

I've got a Gold King tenor banjo uke I've been using to learn clawhammer. (Loving it!) One of my strings broke, which means I've got a great excuse to get a whole new set. I just have what's stock on them now, which I believe is Aquila fluorocarbon. They're really pretty high tension, which is great for projection, but a bit harder to do pull offs, bends, hammer ons, etc.

I play clawhammer banjo as well, and switched it to nylon because I liked the mellower sound and feel compared to steel. Was wondering if anyone has found some good strings they like on the banjo uke that would lend themselves to clawhammer on the banjo uke to on clawhammer old time/country/folk tunes.

Thanks!

Just bought my first one, and I found a method book online for free. Any other resources or suggestions to help me get started?

Hey y’all, my Name’s Doc and I mod r/ukulele. I’m here to invite y’all to participate in some musical fun with us.

Every month, we do two different musical projects:

A tune of the month: where we are all encouraged to learn and record the same song/tune, and those who want to, can collaborate on a group recording that I organize and edit

And the ukulele challenge: where everyone can record a song or tune that conforms to the specific theme for that month. The winner, based on upvotes, picks the theme for the next month.

If those sound appealing to you, please come on down to r/ukulele and drop a submission or two, for either the TOTM or the Challenge, and if you’d like participate in the group recording, check out links to the backing track.

Banjolele players are always welcome in our sub, and we love the twang! Hope to see some recordings :)

So I got this banjolele a few years ago and never really learned how to use it. My fingers stiffen up, it was difficult so I gave up. I don't want to give up so I'm trying it again. I have a question about the bridge, is it supposed to to be loose or should it be glued down?