Bao
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Hey guys, I'm here to review my recently bought baritone guitarlele from Taisamlu for 180 + 70 dollars shipping.
Features: All solid acacia koa. Abalone inlays. Dragon inlay on fretboard and back. Gloss finish. Slotted headstock. Aquila strings. BARITONE SCALE. Wide fretboard. Free baritone ukulele hard case. Arched back.
Sound: Sounds pretty decent! In comparison to the tenor mahogany guitarlele I also bought from taisamlu previously, it's much louder and has a clearer tone. Intonation is almost spot on but it's good enough that I wouldn't bother fixing it. This one has an arched back unlike the tenor guitarlele so projection is increased.
Build quality: The gloss finish is more like a gloss you'd find from a factory produced instrument. But then again, I only paid 250 dollars for it so to expect a finish like a kanilea is outrageous! There are a few very MINOR imperfections which I'll list below but really, they're unnoticeable unless you look 10cm away from the imperfections.
Flaws: High action but some sanding has fixed it. dried glue at one spot but it's really small. Marks on the fretboard and a bit of filler used around the fretboard inlay but you can't notice them unless you're 10cm away from it as I've said before.
Conclusion: 250 dollars for an all solid wood instrument with nice inlays, I'd say it's definitely worth it! The only other baritone guitarlele I can see so far is the islander which goes for around 250+. I'm sure the islander guitarlele is probably way better in build quality and has less flaws but nonetheless, I still consider this guitarlele to be worth the money I spent for it.
Will it crack over the coming months? I know some people will ask that question eventually but I doubt it will. It is pretty solid and my previous Alulu guitarlele (which I owned for half a year) hasn't cracked either.
Features: All solid acacia koa. Abalone inlays. Dragon inlay on fretboard and back. Gloss finish. Slotted headstock. Aquila strings. BARITONE SCALE. Wide fretboard. Free baritone ukulele hard case. Arched back.
Sound: Sounds pretty decent! In comparison to the tenor mahogany guitarlele I also bought from taisamlu previously, it's much louder and has a clearer tone. Intonation is almost spot on but it's good enough that I wouldn't bother fixing it. This one has an arched back unlike the tenor guitarlele so projection is increased.
Build quality: The gloss finish is more like a gloss you'd find from a factory produced instrument. But then again, I only paid 250 dollars for it so to expect a finish like a kanilea is outrageous! There are a few very MINOR imperfections which I'll list below but really, they're unnoticeable unless you look 10cm away from the imperfections.
Flaws: High action but some sanding has fixed it. dried glue at one spot but it's really small. Marks on the fretboard and a bit of filler used around the fretboard inlay but you can't notice them unless you're 10cm away from it as I've said before.
Conclusion: 250 dollars for an all solid wood instrument with nice inlays, I'd say it's definitely worth it! The only other baritone guitarlele I can see so far is the islander which goes for around 250+. I'm sure the islander guitarlele is probably way better in build quality and has less flaws but nonetheless, I still consider this guitarlele to be worth the money I spent for it.
Will it crack over the coming months? I know some people will ask that question eventually but I doubt it will. It is pretty solid and my previous Alulu guitarlele (which I owned for half a year) hasn't cracked either.
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