uketanzon
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Got a beautiful Southern Cross Banjo Uke, concert size....used from a collector.....my review
I have owned a gold tone, firefly concert, a deering concert, a duke, even a lowly kmise....
still own a Duke 10 which I like a lot
By far...its the absolute best concert banjo I ever played. I think it blows away the deering as far a playabilty and ease of fretting, even though its not quite as loud as the deering with the 10 inch head.
Quality and construction is top notch. However not the lightest uke, it has some weight to it. as heavy as the deeing or close to it imho.
Its a work of art as well as being a quality sounding intrument. Never played a beansprout banjo so cannot compare.
For me , the absolute easiest banjo to play and chord is the Duke 10.
I just love its neck....and sound...and weight and its a far cry better looking than the original duke,
(and my friend has one we made into baritone banjo uke using Fremont Black line high d bari tuning for tenor size instruments.)
But its not in the same class of the Southern Cross which takes it to an all higher level in quality of components and attention to detail. The tenor size SC must be
awesome....I highly recoomend the SC.....although for money should come with a banjo armrest...preferable wood but at very least metal like what comes with the duke.....I think thats a no brainer...
So..I like them both, The SC and the duke 10(low g).. for different reasons...and sounds....and will keep them both.....although I would like to try the new tenor Firefly and a beansprout out of curiosity some day.
I have owned a gold tone, firefly concert, a deering concert, a duke, even a lowly kmise....
still own a Duke 10 which I like a lot
By far...its the absolute best concert banjo I ever played. I think it blows away the deering as far a playabilty and ease of fretting, even though its not quite as loud as the deering with the 10 inch head.
Quality and construction is top notch. However not the lightest uke, it has some weight to it. as heavy as the deeing or close to it imho.
Its a work of art as well as being a quality sounding intrument. Never played a beansprout banjo so cannot compare.
For me , the absolute easiest banjo to play and chord is the Duke 10.
I just love its neck....and sound...and weight and its a far cry better looking than the original duke,
(and my friend has one we made into baritone banjo uke using Fremont Black line high d bari tuning for tenor size instruments.)
But its not in the same class of the Southern Cross which takes it to an all higher level in quality of components and attention to detail. The tenor size SC must be
awesome....I highly recoomend the SC.....although for money should come with a banjo armrest...preferable wood but at very least metal like what comes with the duke.....I think thats a no brainer...
So..I like them both, The SC and the duke 10(low g).. for different reasons...and sounds....and will keep them both.....although I would like to try the new tenor Firefly and a beansprout out of curiosity some day.
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