Wow you really rocked that one. What a great sound!

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly!

Finally ordered one! I love the size and sound! It’s great it has pickup too😃

@GotAUkulele

2 ай бұрын

Great to hear!

Baz that is amazing .. all the way up the fingerboard. I have been looking at Guitalele's for some time now and I honestly think this has such an amazing sound and tone. I wasn't sure whether I would pay £350 but having heard it .. changed my mind. Thanks Baz! Loved this one and I hope you are well. Much love. x P.S. It's so lovely to see you enjoying playing an instrument.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Wendy!

I love Guitaleles and I love Baz. So I am happy for this video! 💛

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Matty!

My jaw hit the floor when I heard the price... and free shipping here in the Unglued States! Sounds loud enough to drown out my wife's complaining, too. ;-) I'll pitch it to her like this: "You can trot out all your old guitar chords--it's compact, and works like a gitbox with a capo on the 5th fret!"

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I adore it! Go for it!

What I've heard works better than the standard E to E tuning (if you wish to tune a guitalele like a guitar), is tuning the E-A-D an octave higher than you would on a guitar, and the G-B-E with the same octave as on a standard guitar. My understanding is that the body size of a guitalele responds significantly better to those frequency ranges. Sure, for a guitarist you won't be able to do a scale run that easily crosses between the D and G strings; but the chord shapes are right and you don't have to worry about transcribing to a different key when playing with others.

You do a fantastic job on these reviews! Thank you.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Greg

I'm strugling with 4 strings never mind 6,you make it sound so good,and make me keep going at the ukelele Thank you for impartial fair reviews

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Stephen!

@julesbrunton1728

Жыл бұрын

The extra 2 strings make it easier because you can spend less time struggling on those pesky 4 that were troubling you ;)

Glad to see you looking at guitaleles. They are fabulous and a fun addition to a small uke ensemble. I do find them a big step up from the four string ukulele, and for more KZread tutorials I currently have mine in guitar tuning.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Yes, I think i'd probably string this in E tuning too

Thanks, fascinating as never would have heard this instrument otherwise. Sounds and looks class. Have a great week.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, you too!

A nice sounding and beautiful ukulele.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for listening!

Thanks for another great review! It's always when a new instrument takes you by surprise!

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thank you kindly Steve!

Great review. I have an Islander guitalele that I bought several years ago and enjoy playing it. I did change the strings to fluorocarbons, but don't remember the brand - pepe romero or d'addario. It also has an active pickup, but with the controls on the side. Wish they went with a sound hole model, but when I bought it there weren't many other options.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I have heard good things about those Islander guitalele's

Fun review! Thanks, Baz.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Always enjoyable and informative reviews! On another note, I've still managed to NOT get myself a The Little Prince ukulele 😂 It's a lovely instrument of one of my favorite books, but I realized its novelty would be short lived. Happy Sunday, Bro! 💜👍🏽32

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thank you !

Well no one was expecting that Baz you’ve done it justice. Just checked the steel strung version that’s right up my street 😍.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Looks interesting doesn't it? Thanks Bob

Well that is a stunner. Even more so after hearing Shannon play it. As I'm not a uke player I look at it as a short scale guitar and this just seems so much better than other guitaleles I've heard.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Agreed - this one captured me more than any guitalele has before - so glad you checked out Shannon playing it!

Can’t say enough good things about Shannon and Soundsmith!! LOVE my concert from her, Spruce top with Walnut laminate… sounds incredible!! ❤

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

That’s good to hear - she has certainly been great to deal with on the review questions I had

surprised with the grunt on that thing! Looking into it now...

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

it's like a cannon!

Guitaleles is not my cup of tea. I have a Yamaha guitakele, but never play it. However I do appreciate this review. Warching Got a ukulele is the high top of the week. Must also mention, that the sustain on this guitalele is very impressive! Thanks a lot for a very nice review!! God bless ❤️

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! For what it's worth - I think the Yamaha option is pretty lousy (which surprises me for Yamaha) Must get one on review to put my money where my mouth is.

I have an Islander and Kala, adding this to the list!

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Would be a good choice!

Gotta admit I was intrigued from the macro shots to see what brand you would be reviewing. Expecting to see a guitalele, I figured I would just watch out of curiosity and nothing more. Well, now I have to find something locally to try to get a feel for the ergonomics in general. Well done Soundsmith and thanks for the review!👍👍 One question, were you playing the regular guitar chords you would play on a guitar? Wasn't sure if the A-A tuning would require changing the chord shape.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Same shapes, different chords

I'm guessing you'd have to use thicker guage strings to tune it E to E and still get the proper tone response from it...the tension would be too slack if you simply tuned it down from A to E without a different set on

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I think you are right.

I really like the looks of this Guitarlele. The price is fair. I like the A to A tuning as well. I really like the sound. I really wasn’t thinking about going back to guitar but this one is really cool! Thanks for the review Baz…DOC

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Glad you like it!

Did you ever check out the steel string version? How do they compare?

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Haven't seen one in the flesh - sorry

If it had existed when I went guitarlele shopping a few years back I'd own one and it would probably have taken me longer to pick up guitar.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I feel the same - changed me views on this instrument

@rehamkcirtap

Жыл бұрын

@GotAUkulele my original plan was try guitar. Right to full sized classical felt like I was hugging a piano. Guitale from Luna got me into 6 string BUT the bridge exploded so I made it into a birdhouse. So I gave up on that and got a parlor guitar from Peavey. That you've not reviewed yet. I like the thing enough that I kept it.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Not the first Luna i've heard of with a defective bridge. In fact I've heard about them countless times!

I tried a guitalele but didn’t take to it. The nut is too wide for my woman fingers. Of course, mine is likely not as well-made as this one. If I want six strings, I’ll just play guitar.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

More of a challenge than uke - for sure

@julesbrunton1728

Жыл бұрын

Wouldn't the nut of a guitar be too wide for your finger too?

I love the sound of these, but sadly, the nut is way too wide for me. I can't do any bar chords and my left hand gets very tired, very quickly!! I invested in an 8 string tenor also, which has turned out to be so much fun. Been trying to sell my guitalele because I will never play it. It's the only instrument in my collection that frustrates me.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Certainly wider than a ukulele, but then it has to be to fit the extra strings

@karenlynnkennedy6162

Жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele but, 8 string tenor's neck is quite a bit slenderer than the guitalele, I find, so the poor guitalele is quite neglected now.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Yes, but that is because the strings are paired on an 8 string and designed to be played as one. If you spaced a guitalele in the same way it would be impossible to fret.

@karenlynnkennedy6162

Жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele I guess what I'm trying to say is that I also have an Ovation guitar that I have had many years, and its neck and nut are still noticeably narrower than the neck and nut on my guitalele, and I understand about the pairing of the strings on my tenor, and everything you explained, but I am sadly disappointed that the neck and nut on my guitalele that make it too wide and difficult for me to play and enjoy. You gave a great review however!!

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

@@karenlynnkennedy6162 and without labouring the point - I have steel strung acoustics with narrower necks - but again - that’s about string gauges being thinner and allowing a closer spacing. I honestly don’t see how this could be any narrower whilst still being fretable

very fair pricing me thinks

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I think so too - cheaper than many similarly constructed baritones

I cringe whenever I see a strap button mounted perpendicularly to the heel like that. Always in the way if you lay the instrument down, a hassle in a hard case, and not a particularly good place to attach a strap, anyhow.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

I've attached them like that myself to be honest. Doesn't particularly bother me.

Nice. Reminds me of Orangewood brand stringed instrument company. Made in China. Slightly overpriced. But a quality instrument.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Not seen an orangewood brand before. Overpriced? Nah - as I say in the review - most solid top regular baritones cost more than this in the UK - and without a Sonitone pickup either.

If you want some interesting ideas of what it can be for Google 'alto guitar'.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!