The Deering just blows the rest away. Love the tone on that thing!

Just ordered a Deering Goodtime Tenor Banjo Uke....so excited!

Great review! I love that you compare the instruments. 🤗 Other ones to look at: Magic Fluke tenor, Gold Tone Little Gem (I see you did a review) and Duke 10 😉 And in another life where money is no object: a Beansprout 🌱

I love the sound of that Magic Fluke

That Gold Tone sounds glorious

Everyone loves the deering, me included, but the luna has the most banjo sound out of all the rest.

If you are thinking of getting a banjo ukulele, there is another one now on the market called the Duke Uke 10 (tenor)so check it out also.

Firefly is my favorite because it is so light and portable. Unlike most in this comparison (all but the huge Deering?) it has an open back, so it sounds thin here. When I have played it on stage, people have come up and said they were amazed at how loud and full it sounded. I even soften it a bit with a small foam sponge at one end of the dowel. Have been looking for the right size frisbee or Tupperware salad bowl lid to use as a resonator. ;-) I sold my GoldTone concert because I found I just wasn't taking it anywhere ... because of the size and weight of instrument and case. The Firefly comes along with me, even when I'm carrying a mandolin and a tiple or a guitar, or two other ukuleles.

I bought the Luna at a music shop, hoping to get a good set up, but they didn't really know or care, I guess. I had to straighten the neck, and when I tried to tighten the head, found two of the bracket nuts were stripped. Asked the shop for help, and was told there was nothing they could do. Email to Luna went unanswered until I contacted them on Facebook, then they sent the two brackets right away. It plays pretty well now. It might sound softer in this video as it has a back on it. Mine has rubber o ring spacers, which if the screws are too tight will muffle the sound. I recently bought a Donner Banjolele for half the price(I know, one SHOULD be enough🙄), which came with extras the Luna did not. I had to set it up, but had experience from the Luna. It is not as sturdy as the Luna, which has a maple pot and neck, where the Donner is sapele. The nut width on the Donner is slightly narrower, so harder to stuff my fingers in there. It plays and sounds great to me, for the price👍 Sorry about this novella, but I thought maybe someone might like another point of view. Maybe I will make a video comparing the two😁

The Deering is definitely my favorite

About fifteen years ago I bought a 1927 Gibson UB4. I also have a GHB Melody Uke, a Majestic uke and an unnamed Japanese uke. Of the four the Gibson is by far the best. It rings and stands out by a country mile.

Just sold my Gold Tone soprano banjo uke. I need a tenor. Looking now.

You did not include the Oscar Schmidt banjolele….to me, the sound is equal to the Goldtone or Deering and better than most others. The price is about 1/2 the cost of the Deering…The OS is beautifully made…

dang... i'm about to pull the trigger on a luna, and then i saw this video... LOL... the deering is just so much more instrument...

Which one of these do you think sounds more like a banjo❓ thank you ‼️😁

Everybody loves the Deering... I must say I do as well

Deering actually makes great 5 string banjos but man, that full sized head looks weird with that little neck. If I went with one of these it would have to be the Gold Tone. It looks very traditional and sounds pretty good.

Very nice and useful video!! Some users say that the Luna banjolele is not well finished, with sharp frets and other problems of poor workmanship. What is your opinion on this aspect? thanks!

My most hated is magic fluke firefly one

I've heard there is a big casim between the cheep banjoleles & the Good Banjoleles Kala tries to bridge the gap but it's just mediocre the Deering must be expensive anyone know what it sells for?

Deering by far the loudest but the Gold Tone is sweeter in my opinion. The others are also rans.

At least from the video the Deering sounds loud, clear and melodic, but a little too clean I think. You want that old timey banjo sound. It should be a little dirty IMHO.

Big fan of the gold tone...only thing is it's out of my budget :(

Love the sound of the Deering

Obvious winner here. One banjo in ukulele size, versus several “ Banjo-like ukuleles.”

Did I do wrong? I just purchased the Kala. I love the sound of so many of them but the Deering was the loudest - just can't afford one.

I just wanna know the cord progressions so i can just jam out on mine like this.

The kala wasn't bad, The Deering had the most banjo sound. Luna was...hm...Intersting..Like it was a banjo sound but muffled ? Idk...it sounded off. Gold tone was probably 3rd place for me. 1.Deering. 2.Kala 3.Goldone.

What is the right way to tune a banjolele I've heard a d f b and I've heard just standard uke tuning

The Firefly has the most banjo-ey sound.

The Magic Fluke Firefly has some twang :)

2.01 I`ld prefer Deering. The most bright sound tone.

Hi what are the two pieces of music you play in this video called and do you have links to them would love to learn them for my banjolele

So I want to learn a ukulele but I REALLY want a banjo uke. Is it a bad starting point?

You can sample all you want, but its mostly about the setup of the instrument. Cheap instuments comes with an unplayable setup. And the people who can do a proper setup for this is fue and far between.

I love the Magic Fluke sound for some soft sorrowful sounds, and it's so pretty too, but then the Deering is very bright. Kind of want them both! I wish someone would do a review with demoing more traditional banjo kind of songs. I want to hear how bluegrass sounds on these little guys. I need a banjolele!

What is the name of the song he is playing with each of these? Trying to learn new stuff

Was there really that much of a drop off in volume with the Kala and Luna? I mean was the recording volume and mike position the same throughout the video?

I noticed that only with the Deering did the player strum at the body part, hence, producing a louder and more banjo-ey sound.

Can anybody tell me the name of the HELLO MY BABY song?

Play some dark stuff on it. I bet it can sound gothy.

Ukulele How about a Banjolele Orchestra?

The kala sounded best to my ears.

The Deering has the most punch.

Really good: only time I've heard the Magic Uke. Didn't like it! I like the Kala sound, but want to try the Luna. I'm turning 66 tomorrow, and play pre-WWII stuff a lot. And songs so filthy and weird, I can't even sing more than two lines in public. And have dozens of verses, all catchy. 😁

Gold Tone, Kala, then Deering. The Deering's so huge I'd not like it just due to the size.

Do you play them the same as a regular ukulele?

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I'm a collector of early 20th century banjo ukes and I've also bought a few modern ones. Choose what you think sounds the best from these in the video BUT, stay away from Luna brand instruments. Their build quality is horrendously poor! I bought one of their banjo ukes and the neck was not perpendicular to the body which is not a time consuming problem to fix if you can do it yourself and expensive if sent to a luthier. The fit and finish was also extremely poor. I checked out a regular Luna tenor banjo and a Luna banjo guitar of theirs and there were other similar big build problems. I have no personal experience with Deering instruments but I've been told their build quality is excellent and I know they're manufactured in the USA. Gold Tone banjos are also made very well but they're manufactured inch China and the company has good customer service and they are easy to deal with should you have a problem. Deering and Gold Tone are not cheap but they are high quality instruments.

I like Schmidt 😎

Do you realize you never told us what the first one was. All the others have a little text telling us what uke it is. You never added that. Plus, the headstock can't be read from the long angle and the name is JUST out of view in the close up. It's frustrating. Also, I happen to think that one sounded the best.