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Few problems : for the price a great ukulele
Nice little ukulele for the price, once I had sorted out the wiring issues. It looks good and feels good with a nice smooth neck with good fretwork.
The intonation is a tad out as you move high up the neck, I only notice it as I use it for melodic picking and for £49 I can live with it.
The tone control was acting like a volume pot and the the instrument was humming really loudly.
I found that it was wired incorrectly : I also found that they were using the audio pot (A]
For the tone and the linear pot (B) for the volume . It would normally be the other way round.
I completely rewired it the correct way : painted the cavity with conductive shielding paint and as recommended by another reviewer I changed the tone capacitor to a 2.2NF value
Result : everything now works as it should , I have a usable tone control and the ukulele is as quiet as a mouse even plugged into a high gain amplifier.
Some reviewers have no problems, so I guess it could be down to whoever wired the instrument at the factory.
I have fitted it with a new set do Aquila strings. I also fitted it with a worth, Brown low G string. This works and it sounds great.
For £49 it’s a bargain given that I had to change the wiring .
The intonation is a tad out as you move high up the neck, I only notice it as I use it for melodic picking and for £49 I can live with it.
The tone control was acting like a volume pot and the the instrument was humming really loudly.
I found that it was wired incorrectly : I also found that they were using the audio pot (A]
For the tone and the linear pot (B) for the volume . It would normally be the other way round.
I completely rewired it the correct way : painted the cavity with conductive shielding paint and as recommended by another reviewer I changed the tone capacitor to a 2.2NF value
Result : everything now works as it should , I have a usable tone control and the ukulele is as quiet as a mouse even plugged into a high gain amplifier.
Some reviewers have no problems, so I guess it could be down to whoever wired the instrument at the factory.
I have fitted it with a new set do Aquila strings. I also fitted it with a worth, Brown low G string. This works and it sounds great.
For £49 it’s a bargain given that I had to change the wiring .
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the SG replica that you always wanted
I just love this little guy! Stays well in tune, and has much better tuning than most of the other acoustic ukuleles I have used. Build quality seems good, it looks really cool (didn't you want to play AC/DC with a ukulele?), and it is sturdy.
This uses a passive piezo, so even though connecting it to an amplifier "just works", I believe a dynamic compressor is needed to reduce the output dynamic (sustain can be relatively low, while the click when fingerpicking can be high...). If they ever made a preamplified version, might be worth the investment.
Only thing I found weird is that the "tone" potentiometer actually lowers the volume too, which does not really make sense to me, and in general makes the tone control a little useless: you only have a brilliant tone, and you can tweak it with an equalizer in the amplifier.
Still this is a very good instrument for the price!
This uses a passive piezo, so even though connecting it to an amplifier "just works", I believe a dynamic compressor is needed to reduce the output dynamic (sustain can be relatively low, while the click when fingerpicking can be high...). If they ever made a preamplified version, might be worth the investment.
Only thing I found weird is that the "tone" potentiometer actually lowers the volume too, which does not really make sense to me, and in general makes the tone control a little useless: you only have a brilliant tone, and you can tweak it with an equalizer in the amplifier.
Still this is a very good instrument for the price!
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A great piece of kit for someone just getting into electric Ukes without spending a fortune.
Very easy to set-up,and the sound is awesome.
Highly recommended
Very easy to set-up,and the sound is awesome.
Highly recommended
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Perfect for price
Bought as gift for musician wanting to try out a ukulele. Recipient happy - definitely an attractive piece and has no complaints with sound or wiring as some others have. A good piece for the price
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The perfect gift for kids and adults!
I bought this ukalele for my 5 years old son and he is Very excited!!! Good sound and perfect quality.
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If ACDC wanted a ukulele
This is a great ukulele that sounds great and is very fun to hook up to a a large amp and blast heavy metal while playing on such a small instrument. The only downfall to this instrument is that the strings it comes with aren't of the highest quality but once you tune it enough the strings will keep in tune fairly consistently.
Sound, great. Features, great except strings. Finish, solid although I do with the fretboard was finished differently.
For the price I would say this ukulele is solid.
Sound, great. Features, great except strings. Finish, solid although I do with the fretboard was finished differently.
For the price I would say this ukulele is solid.
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Love it
Bought to use at home during lockdown unplugged to avoid annoying others. For that it works fine.
Got it yesterday, it in perfect condition, no marks or scratches. Really looks good.
Strings a bit stretchy still not bedded in, I see from other reviews some have changed them but I think these are fine for now.
Did try it with my amp and did find some settings where it sounded ok but will at some point investigate the wiring in the uke.
Overall really plesed with it, can't fault the finish or looks and does what I want it do. Certainly can't complain at the price.
Got it yesterday, it in perfect condition, no marks or scratches. Really looks good.
Strings a bit stretchy still not bedded in, I see from other reviews some have changed them but I think these are fine for now.
Did try it with my amp and did find some settings where it sounded ok but will at some point investigate the wiring in the uke.
Overall really plesed with it, can't fault the finish or looks and does what I want it do. Certainly can't complain at the price.
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Overall very nice Ukulele
I mainly nought it for the shape
Mine has some ground issue and has an annoying hum that has become better after re soldering the electronics. It was wrongly soldered inside so bout knobs worked as volume knobs and not volume and tone.
This Ukulele will be put on my wall as a decoration and will most likely order some other Ukulele to play on unless I figure a way to get rid of the grounding issue
Mine has some ground issue and has an annoying hum that has become better after re soldering the electronics. It was wrongly soldered inside so bout knobs worked as volume knobs and not volume and tone.
This Ukulele will be put on my wall as a decoration and will most likely order some other Ukulele to play on unless I figure a way to get rid of the grounding issue
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Excellent
I fell in love with this ukulele as soon as I unzipped the gig bag.
Wow, for the money it looks wonderful, has a nice weight to it and sounds good through my little practice amp. I can’t wait to try some effects with it!
Wow, for the money it looks wonderful, has a nice weight to it and sounds good through my little practice amp. I can’t wait to try some effects with it!
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price/performance
it's so great that we can have such a great solid body ukulele for that price. It really deserves the price.
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