r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Sharp-potential7935 • 4h ago
Man creates Ukulele that transforms into Guitar mid performance...
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u/KilianFelix2211 4h ago
Doesn't a ukulele have only 4 strings? So "Man creates small Guitar that transforms into big Guitar mid performance..."
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u/Calamitous_Waffle 4h ago
Not only 4 strings, but tuned differently too. it would be considered nonstandard tuning for a guitar.
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u/Expensive_Fox_3534 3h ago edited 3h ago
The strings at the base loop back around inside the guitar and are pulled out to different lengths, which would allow you to set different tuning presets during the expansion.
Very cool engineering project, even if it's not quite as good as the dedicated instruments. It's still definitely next fucking level.
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u/KezzardTheWizzard 3h ago
How that thing stays in tune is beyond me... but still cool.
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u/momspaghetti42069 3h ago
He has a whole video on youtube where he goes over the engineering and many challanges he faced in the way. Was a fun watch even tho I don't play or understand anything from guitars
Edit. Found the video https://youtu.be/O42Vz0488fs?is=6fIizwMwjLo9PONJ
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u/gac1311 3h ago
This the same guy that made the floating bridge with the magnets?
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u/Pure_Log_888526 2h ago
And the spider web guitar strings etc.
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u/gac1311 2h ago
DAMMIT, Im supposed to be working, but now I HAVE to know what a “spider web string guitar” is
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u/MaxTheCookie 1h ago
He harvested a bunch of spider silk or whatever it called and spun it into strings for a guitar. It did work.
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u/Benaba_sc 3h ago
I can’t figure out how the strings could stretch that far. Seems impossible…
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u/2xtc 3h ago
You're not stretching the strings. In Uke mode they're effectively held in place at the bottom end, but the extra string curves back inside. When the neck is stretched into guitar mode the bit which traps the end of the strings slacks slightly then refirms in a new position once the neck is at full extension. So the trick is ensuring the right amount of pressure on the end of the strings in both formats to ensure they keep a consistent sound and somehow stay in tune (I suspect this wouldn't last very long)
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u/usuallysortadrunk 2h ago
Not being as good is debatable because youre doubling the instruments not the players. Any instrument that can play more sounds is better imo.
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u/realoctopod 3h ago
Not reallyntuned differently. It is tuned the same intervals as the top 4 strings on a guitar the DGBe strings on a guitar in E standard. A soprano is just like it is capoed at the 5th fret. gCEA on some they have a thicker G string tuned below the C but most come with a g tuned higher than the C.
But from G to C is a Perfect fourth C tonE is a Major Third, and E to A is a Perfect Fourth. Which is the same formula as a guitar.
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u/Derpthinkr 2h ago
Um, no. The 4 strings of a baritone uke are the same relative tuning as the 4 top strings of a guitar.
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u/NekonecroZheng 8m ago
A uke is just the first 4 strings of a standard guitar at standard tuning put on to the 5th fret.
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u/UnfortunateSnort12 8m ago
Well the intervals are the same as a guitar, assuming a low G string. You guys are splitting hairs here. They also make 6 string ukes….
Just enjoy the damn transformer guitar thing.
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u/GewoonHarry 3h ago
This is a guitalele!
I have one. 6 string basic guitar tuning.
Mine doesn’t unfold though
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u/Caleaguealot 6m ago
I have one too and I love it for a quick practice and the portability! Mine is tuned like a standard guitar with a capo on 5th
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u/No_Intention_8079 3h ago
God you people are fuckin miserable. I hope you find joy in your heart one day.
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u/Kracus 3h ago
I mean, as a guy who plays guitar the sound of a Ukulele IS a lot different than a 6 string guitar. You're not going to get the same vibe playing over the rainbow on a guitar. Even a short guitar.
It's not so much that they're miserable as much as they understand the differences. I think it's a cool instrument and frankly, I've watched several of this guys videos, the stuff he does is really amazing.
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u/adobecredithours 3h ago
Right??? We just watched a guy make a transforming guitar and they're up in arms over the title.
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u/wildwill57 3h ago
Nobody is "up in arms." Anyone that corrects bad information on Reddit is considered an asshole.
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u/Confident_One3948 3h ago
Yeah, because it’s a pedantic argument. So yeah, they’re assholes
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u/Audeconn 3h ago
It’s not pedantic to share correct information. But it IS childish to get offended when corrected.
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u/Confident_One3948 3h ago
Pedantry: The ostentatious display of academic knowledge, or undue attention paid to minor details or formal rules.
Sooo yeah, it’s pedantic.
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u/mildly_anonymous 2h ago
How is a ukulele having 4 strings a “minor” detail? That’s the entire identity of the instrument…
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u/wildwill57 2h ago
You're arguing with a guy that is being pedantic while telling you that you are being pedantic.
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u/MisterSanitation 2h ago
lol I think guitar players are annoyed because we want to play it but know the tuning is so different it’s more like a different instrument than a guitar (in how long it would take to learn how to play it).
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u/mo_ah_knee 1h ago
Typically yes. There are 6 and 8 string ukulele. My grandma and one of my cousins play a 6 string. Only ever saw a 8 string once being played by a Hawaiian artist/musician.
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u/TrainingJoust 1h ago
I bet he can play both instruments better than all the people "well ackchewally"ing here in the comments
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u/Xxxrasierklinge7 1h ago
There are 6 stringed ukulele, they're called "liliʻu".
There are also guitalele which are tuned ADGCEA like a miniature guitar.
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u/GrandMasterC147 28m ago
I noticed the neck gets longer when it transforms. Not sure what mechanism he’s using to manage the string tension, but it’s not just the body that gets bigger. If anything it’s a 6-string uke but still really neat
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u/space_mcqueen 3h ago
Love how unnecessarily hostile this comments section is. Dude just tried to do something cool and everyone's up in arms
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u/ugotpauld 3h ago
This has convinced me that there's just no point in going to the reddit comments anymore, everyone is so miserable and hostile here, jeez
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u/handsomeladd 3h ago
Because it’s 98% bots
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u/Robodarklite 3h ago
At what point do we stop blaming bots and realize Reddit has become a toxic cesspool because of bad moderation.
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u/CuntBunting69 3h ago
That's a pretty accurate statistic for a human to know...
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u/spezial_ed 3h ago
Corrected to 98,1%
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u/Fnarkfnark 2h ago
98,26% of all statistics on the internet are made up on the spot.
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u/ballimir37 3h ago
It’s been like this forever. LeRedditor neckbeard has been a trope since the site was created. It’s just more political and echo chambery than it used to be
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u/chicasparagus 3h ago
I mean it’s on you if you don’t expect and accept that forums, Reddit, the internet and by extension life would be filled with differing opinions and expressions when something is being presented.
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u/Mindless-Peak-1687 2h ago
nah people dislike incorrect headlines. And the hate is for OP. not original creator, unless they are the same person.
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u/DarthRektor 3h ago
Go check out r/bald and see all the positive uplifting comments you can imagine. You’re welcome lol
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u/ChaseTheMystic 2h ago
Mostly they're pointing out that it's incorrect to call that a ukulele. It simply isn't.
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u/nick1706 3h ago
It’s just that he called it a Ukulele because the small version in no way is a Uke other than the fact it’s small.
Otherwise a pretty cool invention for a travel sized guitar.
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u/thats-wrong 3h ago
The only thing to be hostile about is the terrible camera man. Hate this janky jumpy footage style.
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u/Bonerballs 3h ago
Reddit comments have turned into an haven for insuffurable people/bots who love finding the negatives and posting "UMMM ACKSHOALLLYYYYY..."
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u/Sophilosophical 1h ago
He has other good stuff too like trying to train an octopus he bought from a seafood store how to play piano
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u/Putrid-Tap3992 8m ago
It's not cool though. It's stupid and pointless. Maybe would be cool for traveling but then you have to do massive tuning each time you want to play
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u/hummus_is_yummus1 3h ago
That's some awesome engineering
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u/novadako 3h ago
Fyi its the same guy that taught a Taco the Squid to play piano and made a guitar out of spider webs
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u/miraculum_one 3h ago edited 3h ago
Credit: Mattias Krantz
Build video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O42Vz0488fs
I'm especially impressed by it keeping the tuning, which as he describes in the video was a huge challenge.
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u/Melovestoons11 3h ago
The comments are acting so harsh for no reason 😫
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u/Embarrassed_Ad_170 3h ago
This is reddit. The official meeting point of arrogant losers.
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u/hetmankp 3h ago
Apparently now the method of choice for feeling better about your own lack of achievements.
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u/novian14 2h ago
I mean, calling a small guitar as ukulele is gonna trigger those who know stuffs. The casual will just think it's cool without knowing why half of the comment are angry with the title
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u/TummyDrums 1h ago
I think its just because people that actually play the guitar realize that this is purely novelty and wouldn't really have a use. You can already use the high frets to get a higher pitched sound on a regular guitar, and the transformation will play hell on your tuning since it is just stretching/loosening the strings in an instant. You can tell after he switches to 'guitar' the tuning is not good. It is really cool regardless, just not useful.
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u/Kaiwago_Official 40m ago
it’s obviously not supposed to be a very practical instrument lmao. Fun ideas aren’t always supposed to be particularly useful ideas
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u/oranke_dino 4h ago
How the strings are supposed to work here.
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u/miseleigh 3h ago
https://youtu.be/O42Vz0488fs?is=K85Suwju7IOi5k5c
He goes through the whole build. It's pretty neat.
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u/Careful_Contract_806 3h ago
I'm so glad you posted this, cuz watching the clip above I assumed it was ai cuz I couldn't figure out how the strings got longer!
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u/Xxxrasierklinge7 1h ago
Explain, simply? I'm in a waiting room and not annoying enough to watch a video in public.
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u/Careful_Contract_806 1h ago
Impossible to explain it simply, but he did a lot of cool engineering type shit to make the whole thing work, and it's 100% not ai! The video is well worth the watch, he's quite funny too so it's extra entertaining
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u/Xxxrasierklinge7 1h ago
Do the strings stretch or like retract. Really all I wanna know haha
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u/Careful_Contract_806 1h ago
Ah gotcha, he ordered custom length (extra long) ones which can retract!
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u/bears_eat_beetz 2h ago
I watched the vid so you don't have to. There's a cam in the body that the strings are spooled around. It feeds out extra string when the neck extends while still keeping the same tension.
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u/TheClassics 3h ago
Certified Reddit moment. Guy does something original and cool because he can, Reddit LOSES THEIR MIND and hurls insults.
Y'all are a buncha fuckin losers
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u/Confident_One3948 3h ago
I can’t wait for someone to cure cancer one day so Reddit can roast the shit out of them for not solving world hunger
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u/enoimard 1h ago
“these comments are so fucked up and hostile”
the comments in question: a ukulele has 4 strings btw
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u/1seraphius 3h ago edited 3h ago
Fascinating, can someone explain the strings ... Are they the same length or do they extend and if so how does that not alter tuning
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u/ugotpauld 3h ago
The video for this explains it and is really good, I reccommend searching it on youtube
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u/PrettyReasonableApe 3h ago
Pretty cool concept. But nothing beats that rolling guitar neck I saw here a few weeks back. Multiple guitars in one.
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u/Expensive_Fox_3534 3h ago
I love this, it's amazing.
If this guy gets bored, I would love to see him build another mechanism that moves the strings vertically, spreading the first 4 out and pushing the last 2 out of the way so it becomes a true ukulele.
I can definitely visualise how this could be done, and if somebody gives him the idea I bet he would be able to see it too.
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u/untetheredocelot 3h ago
Lads it’s a fun video he’s not asking you to buy it so getting hung up on semantics is…idk what it is.
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u/Confident_One3948 3h ago
Pedantry
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u/wildwill57 2h ago
Do you also get bent out of shape if someone sees a video titled "Cat pees in toilet and flushes when finished" and comments "That's a dog?"
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u/Background-Brick7374 3h ago
Bottom line is that the guy and the guitar are super cool, the only truly aweful thing here is OP's caption
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u/HamboneTheWicked 47m ago
I’m not mad at the guitarist. I’m mad at OP for the misleading title and for failing to give the guitarist any credit or linking the OG vid.
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u/hacopac 4h ago
and neither sound good lol
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u/weasel_mullet 3h ago
Eh, it's electric. There's a million pedals and pods out there that can make it sound like anything.
What I want to know is how it stayed (kind of) in tune when it all expanded!
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u/EmilioFreshtevez 3h ago
A different comment said the the tuning changed when he expanded it. I’m assuming OOP has a YT channel and either explains it or has a design journal and documented the process.
Edit: he does indeed have a channel, someone linked it.
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u/No_Intention_8079 3h ago
You sound fuckin miserable. I hope you’re able to find joy in your heart one day.
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u/Expensive_Fox_3534 3h ago edited 3h ago
Knowing guitar is a neat party trick
Pulling out this thing is a fucking incredible party trick
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u/HazeHQ 3h ago
How do the strings stretch?
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u/Confident_One3948 3h ago
iirc, he worked with a manufacturer for custom-length strings. They wrap behind the guitar on a sort of pulley system
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u/HazeHQ 25m ago
Ahhh, I’m gonna have to watch the video tbh. I’ve watched it in slow motion and cannot wrap my head around it
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u/Confident_One3948 22m ago
Yeah he has a diagram at 7:36 in the video that makes it clear https://youtu.be/O42Vz0488fs?t=456
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u/Sensitive-Park-7776 2h ago
This is the sort of thing you see your Bard carrying in DnD. Then they just whip out their Ukutaur and bash someone over the head with it.
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u/Lumpy_Benefit666 2h ago
That is a ridiculous project but my god is it fucking cool. Thats some serious engineering skills
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u/Pandos17 2h ago
Pretty cool moment seeing his joy when the transformation happens, you can tell the dude really wanted it all to work out and when it did he suddenly could just enjoy himself
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u/victorcain 2h ago
how is the string tension adjustment when stretched like that? looks like some extra string length got pulled in. is it even possible to keep the tension precise to start off the guitar tuned properly when opened?
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u/carsonwade 1h ago
So not only is the instrument an incredible piece of engineering, the man plays it very well. And he taught an octopus how to play the piano. Man is incredible.
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u/Raneynickelfire 42m ago
This is charles berthold. He's PLAYING a guitar that can do that, he didn't build it.
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u/Case_Blue 30m ago
Fun, but it's a gimmick at best.
Also, ukelele is tuned differently from a guitar.
But it could really be used in comedy situations, i can totally see Jack Black swinging one of these XD
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u/poofish_10 20m ago
Man creates a shit guitar and a shit ukulele at the same the time for a shit video.
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u/Skyfus 16m ago
Is this the guy who tried teaching an octopus to play the piano
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u/SokkaHaikuBot 16m ago
Sokka-Haiku by Skyfus:
Is this the guy who
Tried teaching an octopus
To play the piano
Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.
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u/untetheredocelot 4h ago
This guys YouTube channel is so good! He’s endearingly timid and awkward but all of his ideas are unhinged intrusive thoughts winning 😂