I would love to see a review of the all solid flight soprano uke as it seems very nice and for a reasonable price. It also has these vintage looks
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Noted!
@chuckvt51964 жыл бұрын
"It's hardly offensive!" High praise, Baz! LOL! Honestly, for $79, a beginner could do way worse. Sharp fret edges are always one of my biggest gripes when it comes to a ukulele. Thanks for a great review!
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Chuck!
@stevesstrings52434 жыл бұрын
Thanks for another great review!
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@jensenhealey084 жыл бұрын
My guess is the lack of specification allows the company to switch production around or buy whatever woods are available/ at low cost, without constantly having to check that they are within a nailed down specification.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
That could well be it
@cazhowe7374 жыл бұрын
Great review as always. Many thanks for making these videos 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@RondelayAOK4 жыл бұрын
Fun to see the mustache headstock next to your own mustache. Maybe I’m noticing this since I’ve grown my own Covid mustache. By the way I second your opinion of that Les Paul uke--I’ve never seen one I felt was worth owning.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Ha ha - yes just noticed that myself!
@nickiemcnichols53974 жыл бұрын
I’ve only played one. It was pretty horrible. Ugly too.
@RondelayAOK4 жыл бұрын
Epiphone had a very nice Masterbilt uke about 10-15 years ago. Nice construction and lightweight.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
They did indeed - rare as hens teeth now. They were great. Then they went and spoiled it all!!
@Lewis11154 жыл бұрын
I was quite surprised when I seen it, they've actually made a proper ukulele looking ukulele. It looks really nice, the colour of the tuners fits in nicely with binding on the body and it sounds pretty good too.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
I'd agree with all of that!
@tommorrisey39992 жыл бұрын
The fretboard is a bit too narrow for your hands, and everything on a soprano is a bit too narrow for mine! Then again, after playing exclusively tenors and baritones for quite a while, I bought a concert, and guess what now lives next to my chair?
@GotAUkulele2 жыл бұрын
Yep - I always mention nut width, but do try to point out that it will be different for all people.
@connormaczee4 жыл бұрын
I love the little graphic at the headstock. Super nice looking might be the closest I get to a Gibson ukulele. On another note I worked at a school where they had epiphone guitars and basses and then a wall of ukuleles. Could definetly see these being the school kid uke
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
I'd agree!
@chrisphillips48594 жыл бұрын
Love your channel man
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@johntaylor62434 жыл бұрын
He always gets to the point with the specs. Then comes the valued opinion.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Who does?
@beautybasics51144 жыл бұрын
This might be an odd question, but how did you start playing ukulele?
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Played guitar for about 30 odd years ( still do). About 15 years ago saw the Concert for George Harrison memorial thing - it ends with Joe Brown playing a ukulele. I bought one the next day!
@AbiShafi4 жыл бұрын
GotAUkulele ‘I’ll See You in My Dreams’ not literally though! 😎😎😎
@amirpak1734 жыл бұрын
Great review like always! Quick question, are you planing on reviewing any of the Kala's starter kit ukuleles by any chance? They offer them in a bunch of different looks and styles now but i was wondering if they're any good sound wise.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
On the list, but i'm afraid they could be a couple of months away
@tommorrisey39992 жыл бұрын
My first ukes were Kalas, but dodgy QC and poor treatment of their dealers has soured me on the brand. Ohana and Mainland are, IMHO, better ukes for the buck.
@spaztekwarrior4 жыл бұрын
Ugh. Sharp fret ends. I guess it is a decent beginner uke, but it really sounds echoey as you say which makes it seems less clear and articulate. But for $80 not too bad at all! I do like the style of the end of the fretboard near the sound hole. Looks cool, and overall I like the way it looks too.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
A blessed relief too compared to that Les Paul!
@nickiemcnichols53974 жыл бұрын
I’ll bet you can find out if that bridge is placed right or not. Just play up the neck, past the 7th fret. It could have poor intonation up there.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Think you misunderstand. Not suggesting that the bridge is mis-placed in error - it isn't - the intonation is fine to the scale length. What I mean is the uke has been built to a design that doesn't leave a huge amount of body below the bridge.
@ianchadderton52944 жыл бұрын
I think it looks nice, not flashy but traditional. Sustain seemed good and in my opinion the tone is what you’d expect from a uke of this price range. I would have thought that Epiphone would lend it’s name to some better quality ukuleles. Good fair, review. “Stay Alert”
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ian!
@TeresaDLeecomedy3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the comment on friction tuning pegs. That seems to be the only real negative here? I just started playing on a Kala concert ukulele and was wondering about the difference between Kala and Epiphone and concert and soprano ukuleles and if this might be a step up ukulele for later? From your video it seems maybe my Kala has less sustain and they both have laminate board. I wonder if the Kala has the friction pegs you are talking about? The C string on mine seems like it loses tune easiest and is looser than the others. This Epiphone seems to sound really nice! Do you have an opinion on Enya ukuleles also? KZfaq ukulele teachers seem to like them. Thank you for your video!
@GotAUkulele3 жыл бұрын
For me it is, yes. For the money this is a nice little uke! Depends what Kala you have as to whether this is a step up though. It's still quite a basic ukulele. Reviewed LOTS of Enya's on the channel - all there if you do a search! I like them regardless of KZfaq teachers (who tend to plug them as they are paid to do so). I review independently and still like them!
@TeresaDLeecomedy3 жыл бұрын
@@GotAUkulele Thanks much for the kind response!
@MikeBracewell4 жыл бұрын
Good review, Baz. Why the hell did they put the bridge in so far back? 'Ever seen that before? Also sounds to me that the intonation's out. But for 80 quid, it's Ok. Pretty at least.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Yes - the Enya round HPL does the same - certainly not great for vibration transmission.
@ThinChunFoo3 жыл бұрын
Great review! But i have a question, do you recommend this or anuenue soprano aqua series for a beginner ?
@GotAUkulele3 жыл бұрын
Can't make a recommendation - never played the aNueNue
@ThinChunFoo3 жыл бұрын
@@GotAUkulele oh okok. Understand 👍🏻 Really appreciate your reply.
@MrGrahawk4 жыл бұрын
Like other guitar makers, when it comes to other instruments, the reason they don't have a good list of specifications is because they have no idea. I've noticed the same thing with banjos over the years. They just don't have a clue what these non guitar instruments are made from. They are probably ordered in rather than made at their own facility. We'll have 2000 of those. Just put our name on the headstock. The main spec on the website is that the body shape is "Ukulele". That's probably good enough for them.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Think you are likely correct
@iphoneyt43274 жыл бұрын
Hi I was wondering if you were going to review the fender Fullerton uke I think they look great but I have bad feeling that they will be a bit gimmicky
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Probably, but they don't land in the UK until about September I don't think. Watch this space though.
@markattardo4 жыл бұрын
Not my cuppa but seems like a good effort on their part.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Yeah - not a howler!
@da1andonly1944 жыл бұрын
Excuse me do you have any social media outlets? I have some questions on playing the ukulele as beginner and would appreciate it if you help me out.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Not sure what you mean? I’m on Facebook and Twitter?
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
And there is an email contact on the main website.
@tahitislim254 жыл бұрын
Barry Mate, it looks good but ... sharp edges & no dots 😒 (I'm gonna draw dots on my forehead with a sharpie and pretend they are on the uke) on another note - thankyou for your kindness! your friend until the end, slim
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Slim!
@tonybaker74114 жыл бұрын
Hi Baz, your tash needs a little trim, it is beginning to look Mexican! Love the reviews. Tony.
@GotAUkulele4 жыл бұрын
Lock down whiskers - not seen a clipper since March!