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John Dusenberry
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while my guitar gently weeps

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A friend sent this and I Thought I'd sharehttp://www.unoriginal.co.uk/nuvideos/Jake%20Shimabukuro%20-%20UNORIGINAL.CO.UK.com. wmv <font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Dusenberry on 20 November 2005 at 11:03 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Jon Light
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Four freakin' strings. That ain't right.
Thanks, John. He's got it down. Very cool.
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Very nicely done. Love the tone!
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This is the kinda thing that proves it ain't what you got, it's what you do with it.... I'm talking musical gear... of course....
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Awesome!
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Post by Ken Lang »

I second that awesome. The next time he does something however, tell him to make sure his fingers don't leave his hands.
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Bad cat!
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Post by Rick McDuffie »

I've never heard a uke played like that. Very cool.
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Post by Papa Joe Pollick »

Well,Looks like my Uke is gonna contribute to my back yard guitar burnin party..My first insturment was a Uke.
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Post by HowardR »

Seems like there's a hidden society of monster uke players out there......serious stuff.

Also check out James Hill & Dan "Soybean" Sawyer.

"T'aint your grandpa's ukulele"

http://steelguitarforum.com/Forum10/HTML/200748.html
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What's the big deal? He only has four strings to play! Image
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Post by Jim Cohen »

I'm with David. Anybody can play that on four strings. Just try playing it on twenty, with 8 pedals and 8 knee levers! Now, THAT will be a challenge! Image
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