Introducing the Grace VanderWaal Signature Ukulele | Artist Signature Series | Fender
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- Опубліковано 21 жов 2024
- Combining the rich sound and easy playing feel of a Fender ukulele with Grace’s style, the Grace VanderWaal Signature Ukuleles are equal parts inspiring and amazing-just like their namesake. Click here to learn more: bit.ly/graceuku....
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Feeling inspired, but would even more inspired if the music video playing in the background of this clip would be made public, rather than unlisted. It is such a beautiful song, so it's just all kinds of wrong that it has 1/6th the number of views of this clip. ua-cam.com/video/nTphEozUkxg/v-deo.html
Team Fender!!! you guys make the worlds most solid reliable guitars that I'd gig with over a gibson anyday.
Steve. i know that theyre are. i own a gibson les paul and an american standard strat. ive always wanted a Real BC Rich. a good dean razorback and others. I just Like and Prefer fender for what I do
Steve as far as ukeleles go me personally id rather have a vintage mandolin. my girl can have the ukelele lol
very cool, I don't mean to take anything away from Grace, but come on Fender... Feng E FENG E!
A 12-year-old wins AGT and gains thousands, probably hundreds of thousands of fans almost overnight - as she puts it, "a small platform" - and what does she decide to do with all that? She wants "to spread positivity", donate to charities, support music programs in low-income area schools, but not just by giving money - she teams up to start a choir and gives of her time, of herself. It's not just her songwriting talent and beautiful voice that make her stand out, she is an inspiring individual, a real mensch.
millions of actually 😆she has fans from all over the world btw I'm from 🇵🇰
Never knew an ad could be so calming.🌱
There are literally tens of thousands of musicians throughout the decades and this 14 year old singer/songwriter gets her own signature ukulele from Fender after only 2 years in the public spotlight. Just shows you how incredibly talented Grace is and how much faith Fender has in her future. Congrats Grace VanderWaal , you are a true artist !
Love your comment!! Yes I do!! ‘Tens of thousands and decades’ and the company has been around for decades. They don’t just throw their hat in the ring for anyone. Some people over there see the writing on the wall. They see what we do, and are smart enough to know where she is heading. And for Grace to be first ukulele and youngest Fender, they REALLY see it. Such a validation for us who knew she was more wonderful than the usual
I had that feeling about her impact on the music business about 30 seconds into her AGT audition video from 2016. As a musician, you just know - She's on a different level-
I did too. I’m privileged to have watched her from that one night just like you. I remember hoping she was gonna do good just because of how much I loved when she said ‘thank you, my goodness’ to Mandel when he said she looked lovely. I thought to myself what a great and different little girl. And then just the second line in ‘I don’t play by the rules of the game’ I knew something special was going on
Well said all. And Thomas, Fender signed her on after a year, or even less. It's just taken them this long to get the ukes out to us. I'm not sure that Grace really knows how big having a Fender signature instrument is.
She's honestly over-hyped imo but good for her and glad she's happy I guess
Genius speaking. When she said "I can hear the chord in my head" I went "WHA!?!!". I guess a trained musician arrives there over time, but having learned that basically by herself just blows me away.
I can do that too.
That’s not that big a deal. When you play and write for a little bit you start to hear things even when you aren’t playing them! But she is really talented!
im pretty sure most people can do that if they know anything about chords
To me she’s like the John Mayer of the ukulele in that John has that intricate knowledge of chords and can just pull some off the wall chord out of his head and put it to use. She has a good head for music
HotelPapa100 You cannot learn it they way she means it. You can be born with this ability to hear the chord inside your head or you can not be born with it and learn it to some degree.
This is extraordinary. As a musician I watch artists like Mark Knopfler talk about their creative styles and processes for inspiration and to learn from. I'm always much more inspired by hearing Grace talk about hers. That says a lot when you realize she is only 14. These little peaks into her world of creativity is priceless to me.
OMG ! I hope Fender really knows what he get here! .....
Very few musicians are able to speak of the completeness of their art as Grace delivers us now.
Grace I'm 14 like you . But you inspired me to play the ukulele. I bought one for my birthday day. And now I know how to play the ukulele. When I hear the beautiful sound of that 4 strings it makes my day better
Thank u for liking
So emotional
I hope she never changes. We just lost one of our dogs, and it ripped right through our hearts. But when I need to cry knowing kind hearted people still exist, I will just look up one of her songs or videos. My wife and I love her beautiful personality, and if she ever changes, I hope it is for the better, not the worse.
John Steel I'll agree it's a slippery slope but Grace seems to have a handle on it. Here is part of her interview with Pop Crush :
What advice would you give to young people who are considering auditioning for shows like AGT or The Voice?
I think that it would just be to make sure that you're very, very secure with yourself. I've seen way too many insecure people get taken advantage of, and it's very, very sad because people can sniff that out so fast if you're unsure and insecure in yourself. They will take advantage of that. Just make sure you're really sure of yourself before you jump into anything, or else you might wake up and be like, "Who am I?" You might lose yourself, and that's a horrible feeling.
Not letting people walk all over you, and learning boundaries, is a lifelong journey. Have you had experiences like that since getting into the music industry?
Yeah, I mean, I think everyone has pretty much in the industry, but I feel like you just have to kind of set your ground because it is pretty current. It isn't like [it was in] the 2000s. They're not going to force you to be sexual, show your body, and do all these things that you don't want to do. If you stand your ground and show them who you are, like my label knows who I am ... America's Got Talent, when I was on that show, they started to know who I was and realized, "Okay, we can't touch her."
So excited for this series, Grace 💛
AHH I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS
ahh thank you!!! 😊
HI
I am too!!!!! ☺
I love you and Grace so much Could you do ukulele reviews on them
Im a 40 year old man. I’ve got a stand full of strats, teles, etc, and i grabbed a uke because of Amanda Palmer, but the sheer joy Grace shares in her playing touched me. This will be the first signature instrument I get, because far more than being a “Rock God” music is about sharing joy; And I’ve never seen someone who does that more than Grace, and it’ll make me feel good to think I am in some small way supporting both her and a company I respect at the same time :)
Very well said James.
I have been a fan of hers since the beginning. As a fellow musician who's been in the so-called "industry" for awhile, I really love that I understand exactly what she is talking about. I'm so excited to see what else she has in store for us in the coming years!!! Unbelievable to think that she's only 14.
Fender, you held back for so long on these signature series ukes and promoting them, but, boy, are you ever making up for lost time.
Beautiful videos, this one and the "Better Life" performance. Amazing stuff.
Epic collaboration!
Just purchased this and didn't even know it was a signature model. It just happened to be the best Ukulele my guitar store in Madrid happened to have. I love It
Good for her! She has worked hard to get where she's gotten. And a long way to go still.
This girl is just awesome.
What do you mean with "you feel like a rock star"?
You are definitely already a massive rock star.
Also when you don't make rock music....you rock as Hell🤘
Grace VanderWaal in the Studio Today Making a New Song ua-cam.com/video/HDCZ8rX0MBA/v-deo.html
Grace VanderWaal - "Psycho" (a song written with her fans ua-cam.com/video/_dC0cCJTyPI/v-deo.html
To collaborate with Grace and create a signature ukulele, was an amazing idea! Thank you!
This is a special day for you Grace and Finder. Of all the days to launch the new signature series, on my birthday. The new Uke looks and sounds great.
I'm so proud of you. I knew you were going to get huge when I first saw you on AGT. Meeting you was an absolute dream come true!
As with all businesses both large and small it's first about the bottom line. I don't think Fender said, "...Let's sign this little girl onto our worldwide corporation and if we make a buck or two, great." First and foremost, Fender want's to make money. Wait, let me finish. That being said, I think, (and hope), that this marriage between Grace and Fender will start a revival of keeping music in our schools. And I, for one, appreciate what Grace and Fender are doing.
Most of us with any age on us grew up having music through out our school years. Singing, learning the recorder in 4th grade and having a school band and chorus. Even if we didn't participate after our recorder days we still went to our school concerts. We heard our marching and pep bands at games. We heard them practicing in the hallways during and between classes. Whether we were aware of it or not the music from our school days was a beneficial part of our growing up. Think of all the times you hear even a few notes of a special song and it throws you back in time. Now, think if you never had that growing up. Let's all support their efforts as best we can. I could go on but I'll leave it at that.
Well said! I think what we're seeing is Grace keeping less and giving away more. Where the Little Miracles come in. Fender taking credit for giving away ukes but the cost is coming from her share in this deal no doubt. This is just business to them and it has to make sense in their books. Fender is pretty new to the uke world. As Grace gets more and more popular this deal will only make them profit more. Fair to assume they are not doing this for the betterment of humanity. So in the end it is really credit to Grace that bringing back music to schools is an outcome of this partnership.
I think you're completely right although I don't feel the bussiness part so much, her signature uke's start at $99 (unlike gibsons new $3000 models). I think it's much more important to show kids what music is like and making sure kids in the future will also be playing instruments and making new music.
I think there has been a pretty good balance between profit and charity here on Fender's part. They aren't going to make a mint on ukes but their name will get put out there and there will be some young Fender uke players that will go on to be lifetime Fender players, just like Chevy owners that would never think to by a Ford. I was a bit shocked that the ukes were as inexpensive as the are. (BTW I have a concert on order). I do think that Fender realized that they needed to keep the price down because not too many kids, or their parents, are going to shell out much more than $100 on a uke. Even Grace's parents didn't get her one cuz they thought she wouldn't play it. So, she used her birthday money. She sure showed them. Last estimates I heard she's worth around $2M! I would like to believe that there is some humanity involved on Fender's part. I don't see them exploiting their donations. There aren't any, "Look what we're doing" commercials on TV, (although they could make a heckuva Superbowl commercial with Grace. Think Windex).
Completely agree, sure it's still a company which needs to make a profit out of everything they sell. But then again it's great they're letting music continue to be shown to kids. I remember my parents not willing to spend too much on my first guitar thinking I wouldn't play it anymore after a week, but I'm so glad now that they did cause I never had any musical classes before I picked up the guitar. I just knew a bud' of mine was playing guitar and I wanted to do so too, but for so many kids it won't go like that if no one encourages them to pick up an instrument and they end up never doing so either.
Man....I wish all young people had the spirit, soul and heart of Grace VanderWaal - and I'm not even talking about musical skills. What a great young person she is. Young people like her honestly give me hope for the world and future generations. And thank goodness she has such great parents - that's almost a minority in American now. You know? Good parents who instill good values in their children. And thank goodness that we had a Leo Fender in the world, too. Leo lives on...and Les...in all of us. You go, Grace - keep up the good fight!
Well said I wish we had more adults like grace especially in the entertainment business
So happy to be stocking these in the UK!
Grace is such a Beautiful example, of such a Beautiful spirit within. Her pose and graciousness, her sweetness, & her personality is definitely a Gift for all of US to amire her, for who she is as a Human being, to being a woman.
True examples..to living by, by her ways.
❤🌻💚🌼💙🌷🌹💜
I cannot described it better :)
This girl is without doubt a Muse.........so inspiring, so beautiful. Love her.
"A Better Life", starring Grace Vanderwaal.
Yeah, I can see her movie on the big screen someday. Yeah, Stargirl is coming, but, it's not about Grace. And, yeah, "A Better Life" was written about her brother, but, dang!, she's having "a better life" of her own. She can produce it herself, and might even be able to fund it too with her own earnings.
Wonderful video! This is a great introduction to how remarkably talented Grace is and why such a beautiful instrument dedicated to her makes sense. Grace and her Fender ukuleles are going to inspire and delight music lovers for decades to come - and beyond.
At the end, when the interviewer asks how she feels about being the youngest Fender Signature Artist ever, and Grace just looks down and says quietly "Really? That's so cool.", that there is an impressive combination of genuine humility and perhaps a tiny bit of plain 'ol good poker face. I mean, I consider myself to be a reasonably humble person (and I have every reason to be), but if it were me, whether at 14 or today, I cannot say with confidence I could have held back a ginormous grin and perhaps a little comment about how humbling it is to be joining the ranks of JIMI HENDRIX and ERIC CLAPTON!!!
That statement might have been put there for marketing effect. I don't think she didn't know at that point. It has been mentioned multiple times over the process.
Kinda like the phony treehouse "reveal". Come on, the build has gone on for weeks in her backyard, right outside her bedroom window, and you are telling me she sees it for the first time?
Hence "poker face" :)
Yep. And I'm sure she feels EXACTLY as you described. SOOO STINKIN' PROUD! And good on her, she has earned it.
Actually, this was probably filmed at the same time as the Better Life video, so probably a good six months back, judging by the fact that that one was uploaded June 1 and there are barely any leaves on the trees in the video. So who knows, maybe at that time she was not actually aware of this little detail?
Good point.
Such a talented young lady. She is a great ambassador for Fender.
i can cry over her right now
I preordered mine in July and it arrived on Sept 28th. I absolutely love it! Totally worth the $
I adore this kid. This kiddo is me at this age, except that she managed to find opportunity and ran with it... I'm still looking, but I sure do adore her!! She is my melancholy introverted self. Love her!
You look so pretty and grown up here. I'm almost 22 and I love your music! 💝
I am a from China's boy. I also in 2004 was born. See my peers who also have such a great achievement, I am shocked, but also very happy. Next year June is my life of the turning point, I want to obtain the focus of high school in I did not power when the Grace of singing gave me the best of power. I love you Grace! "If there is no wonder, then create a miracle." Just like you said, bless me. I will obtain a I like the focus of high school.
Ordered one and it arrived today. The uke is packed with features for something so small. It'll make a lovely gift for my daughter this year.
She is so pure!♥️♥️ Don’t let Hollywood destroy her!
Congrats to Fender...Grace V is an amazing player, singer and songwriter!!
It a beautiful sounding ukulele ! 🌸
I'm so in love with your music
Grace is a spectacularly beautiful person who is maturing into a spectacularly beautiful young woman. I'm glad she's around.
Don't think I normally enjoy advertising so much, but obviously I did this time.. Lovely little Grace camio.. Blythe cool style. Thank you both and of course, fender is Iconic (I always think of them in terms of electric guitars too) but I kinda feel they are smart and lucky to have Grace involved so early in her trajectory (pg) .. Imagine the lovely Audrey Hepburn being signed up at the start of her acting career. Cheers love.
It’s a beautiful little ukulele.I love the binding on the body and fret board.The Fishman pickup works great and the gig bag is good quality.I also like the bridge design which makes changing strings easier.I don’t like the tuners which are not very responsive.I have the Rincon Ukulele and find the tuners on that are a lot better.
Precious video!!!! Has she provided those few seconds at her first time performing? That's soooo cool 😍
If you are not already aware, many of her early performances are on You Tube. Go to her channel, "Oh never mind it's just me", (watch her cover of Exes and Ohs for a special treat), or search Grace VanderWaal Bean Runner Café. You can literally watch her videos all day there are so many.
Yeah I know Grace well. You can watch my Grace playlists on my channel 😊
Actually those few seconds with the pink shirt is from August 8, 2016 at The Bean Runner Cafe. Definitely it isn't her first live performance.
Yep, but picked as a good illustration of the "shaking as a leaf" statement. I think the earliest BRC Video available is "Trouble", right?
True. That's how I take it. Well, "Trouble" is the first performance before an audience Grace posted, but it's known that on October 18, 2015 she performed at The Cool Beans open mic in Kindercomak Rd / Oradelle, although there's no video recording of that. There's only one pic playing the Uke in front of a mic. Also we know Grace got her Uke in early 2015, so surely she performed even before October 2015
Who dislikes this charming cute piece of beauty??
That's so contradictive, huh? Why follow someone you hate? It's a lot like bullying. If you don't like someone, stay away from them. It only makes sense. If you feel the need to bully it's because of a personal character flaw and no fault of the bully-ee.
IKR! Well, they crucified Jesus. Why not hate on this young girl.
Supercool ❤❤❤ I want one!!
😁😁😁
Hey Marsha!! I watched your videos and that's awesome! nice channel 👍 keep singing!
@@PapaceiraPiano Thank you ❤
Marsha!! ❤❤❤
@@MarshaArradea you're so welcome
Great peek into your world Grace!
I LOVE THIS!!!!!! Very good move by Fender, and Grace is such a neat and talented kid.
i love Grace she's so sweet and amazing 😍💗
I can’t wait to buy one , let’s hope her moonlight ukulele comes in stock soon because I needddddd it 😂💗
Grace cool girl , Fender I play Strats, Grace is the real inspiration, to many.Im happy Fender recognized Grace and captured her ability to inspire others, to be a singer/ song writer /ukulele player.
I see a Fender Electric in her future. Move aside John Mayer...
I don't like Grace very much but this ad is so touching,calm and happy.It is so transparent
Aww how can you not like grace
Amo tanto a Grace
No doubt the best video I've ever seen.
This is so amazing! I want to buy one!
This is amazing! Why is this Unlisted o.m.g .......
is it?? it showed up in my recommended
Stay true to yourself baby girl you're so original💓💓💓
Finally!! Yay! Love this video😄 But why isn’t Moonlight ukulele available???😩
It is. Many places are selling it. I don't know why Fender isn't plugging it more. I hope they start using it for their donations to schools, now.
She's just the best ❤️
Beautiful young singer songwriter. Hoping the soul bending influence of fame doesn't warp her innocence.
Omg grace is so amazing!!!
I love this ukulele so much I got it for christmas AMAZING
What I love to do is plug my brand new Fender uke into a cranked 1959 Marshall super lead.
That’s a new sub for you! I love Grace VanderWaal, she’s great!
Seeing her become such a beautiful woman is overwhelming I’ve watched since the first appearance and just finally got my first
ukulele today
This girl always make me feel different
Holy crap, she's so beautiful!
Im so proud of you grace! Keep on rockin' ❤❤❤
It looks awesome! Been trying to teach myself guitar but have been struggling cause of the size so maybe I’ll start with ukulele instead
Grace VanderWaal Rocks!!!💜💜💜😎
Wow what a beautiful human inside and out 🌸
Wow Just cool folks nothen more to Say about Our Ms Grace Beautiful Fan/friend ,Thanks for the support of Grace. Fender , The Texas Gent
こういう生き方かっこいい！！
I've had it for about a week. Had to put in new strings because I am a lefty. Took a few days for the strings to settle down. The uke finally sounds good now but does not have the volume of my tenor uke.
I love you grace you are the biggest inspiration that has ever entered my life❤
God bless you Grace!
YOU ARE SO BEAUTIFUL!!! Jajaja i love all your songs :3 ♡
That's awesome, Grace!
I love grace
dang I just ordered my new uke! 😂 got a soprano now and just ordered a tenor. maybe I’ll get this one whenever I need an upgrade!!
She is so incredible.
I love her so much!❤😍
She's so inspiring ♡
Grace you're amazing. 🤩
Congratulations Grace.
Que dire si ce n'est qu'elle est merveilleuse, presque irréelle! 14 ans aujourd'hui mais quel phénomène!
Completement en accord avec toi Jeannine, quel phénomene!
I have that ukulele! I love how it sounds❤️❤️
I love her singing "I don't know my name"
not gonna lie but you are so inspirational I beg my mom to let me have an undercut hair and for two months of begging she finally said yes and now I have an undercut hair haha by the way you are really really amazing love you 💗😍😍💕
really .....you did that omg that makes me guilty because I haven't beg for something that evolves my favorite artist now I want an undercut but its not allowed in our school 😢but still love love Grace vanderwaal 💕😍
really now I want undercut hair hahahaha 😂 all I have to do is beg my mom to I hope this works and by the way Grace is the reason why I buy my first ukulele and its coming soon 😍💖
I want to get one😍
Ukuleles are so cool, they're the true party instrument.
she is amazing love her so inspirational 😍😘😘
You inspire every day. Thank you
Folks, if you ever get the chance, visit Suffern, NY. It's just north of NYC. It's the Hudson River Valley and quite possibly the most beautiful place on earth, at least the Indians and many painters, thought so. I can see why it's given birth to our prodigy.
She was born in Kansas. She's lucky her music isn't flat.
This video is beautiful
Love her beautiful smile
She’s turning into a beauty
I LOVE HER SO MUCH ITS NOT OKAY♥️💓💕
I love your song 😍😍
I love Grace she's really good
That's the first i ever enjoyed watching a commercial.
G R A that's nothing, you should check out her Windex commercial
Hi a am a turkish a love Grace wanderwall 😘
Hi. My best childhood friend was Turkish. His name was Achtem.
So awesome!
refreshing to see a beautiful girl showing off her actual talent.