Bow - 12-9-2003 at 07:06 AM
Hi there!
I am new to this site and to the Oud...
I purchased an Oud in the mid-90's from a shop in Dubai, UAE while visting there.
I was just going to use it for decoration, but now I would like to use it for recording. I am a guitar player of 15 years [and I still am not very
good, but I have fun! LOL]
I have never played a Fretless instrument before, so this is a little intimadating for me.
I was wondering about tunings? I have a Boss TU-12H tuner, so I can get it in tune, but I am thinking to start, I may tune it to Standard Guitar
tuning, EADGBE. is this possible?
Any suggestions for a real beginner?
Thanks!
Jameel - 12-9-2003 at 10:12 AM
Welcome!
OudCafe is a great site for getting started.
http://www.oudcafe.com/oud_basics.htm
Also check the video section of this website.
Mike - 12-9-2003 at 12:09 PM
Hello Bow,
Check out this site. It is a nice page that introduces the oud to the guitarist. I think with your guitar background, and for how long you've been playing you'll
pick up the oud quickly.
Good luck,
Mike
Thnaks Guys
Bow - 12-10-2003 at 04:44 AM
I will check it the sites...
Upon closer inspection of my Oud, I found the Craftmanship is probably "Decoration Only"... 
The soundhole cut into the sound board are rough andn the string height is not uniform.
However, I did tune it up to a tuning I know well enough to play with [A,D,G,B,e], grabbed teh closest Guitar pick [a heavy Dunlop because I
didn't have a large Zip-Tie handy 
] and cut a recording using my MXL
V57M condensor mic. 
I do believe I can expand a little more with this instrument and maybe able to use it in some of my other recordings.
Thanks for the help guys.