Hi. I’m a beginner uke player. I’ve noticed that I can hear a different kind of buzzing on my uke. It’s much less pronounced. I hear it when finger picking, but not if I hold the uke facing me while holding down the string at the fret. Obviously, I’m not playing it that way. I was just curious if the sound I can hear is the same a listener hears. Should the sound be the same for me (no sound port) as for the listener? Why does it sound cleaner to the listener? Am I doing something wrong?
I'm having trouble understanding the specifics of your question. There shouldn't be any buzzing at all. There are a lot of technique issues that can cause buzzing, and beginners tend to pick up a few such issues along the way. Some quick things to try that might help are making sure that you're using the tip of your finger (not the pad). That you're not accidentally touching any other string by accident with your fingers. That you're not picking too hard when playing finger style. That you're not holding down the string far away from the fret wire. There are other possible issues, but those are some common culprits. You can also check if the buzz is there for listeners by just asking one of them if they can hear the buzzing sound when you play. It is sometimes an issue with the player's technique, and sometimes with the instrument (as shown in the video). Hopefully that helps to narrow things down or eliminate some possible causes.
My Flight is doing the exact same thing. Thank you for this!
Hi. I’m a beginner uke player. I’ve noticed that I can hear a different kind of buzzing on my uke. It’s much less pronounced. I hear it when finger picking, but not if I hold the uke facing me while holding down the string at the fret. Obviously, I’m not playing it that way. I was just curious if the sound I can hear is the same a listener hears. Should the sound be the same for me (no sound port) as for the listener? Why does it sound cleaner to the listener? Am I doing something wrong?
I'm having trouble understanding the specifics of your question. There shouldn't be any buzzing at all. There are a lot of technique issues that can cause buzzing, and beginners tend to pick up a few such issues along the way.
Some quick things to try that might help are making sure that you're using the tip of your finger (not the pad). That you're not accidentally touching any other string by accident with your fingers. That you're not picking too hard when playing finger style. That you're not holding down the string far away from the fret wire. There are other possible issues, but those are some common culprits.
You can also check if the buzz is there for listeners by just asking one of them if they can hear the buzzing sound when you play.
It is sometimes an issue with the player's technique, and sometimes with the instrument (as shown in the video). Hopefully that helps to narrow things down or eliminate some possible causes.
Dude, thank you so much! I've been trying to solve this issue with my flight for almost 3 weeks.
😊 You're welcome. I'm glad I could help.
thank you so much
thank you!
That uke looks familiar...
Thanks 😊..........John 3,16 ❤