Puglele
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- Oct 19, 2019
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Got this babe off eBay. The seller shipped directly from Japan.
It came in the original box with no case, only foam fillers inside.
First impression: very light, almost feels cheap and like a toy. However I have come to known that lightweight does not equal to bad quality.
The gloss is flawless with pretty wood patterns. The tuners were plastic, And they were loosen during the transit. I had to use a screw driver to tighten them otherwise it won’t hold tunes.
The action is extremely low, which I prefer. I don’t think the seller is specialized in Ukulele; they sell all kinds of items on eBay so I don’t think the uke was set up professionally. That means out of the box, it’s already playable. The factory did a good job.
The nut is very wide. I’m used to the narrow nuts because I have small hands. However it is very comfortable for me to play. The neck profile is flat — the flattest I have seen, almost like someone shaved it completely flat. ( that being said I hate Pono’s round and thick neck profile).
The strings are just ok. Not the best but not bad. Feels a little cheap as well.
I have been playing it for 2 hours straight, quite enjoying the tone. It’s loud, bright, very well balanced.
Overall it’s a really nice uke. So far I would give it 85/100. It costs me about $320 including shipping and sales tax ( we have 10% tax rate otherwise I could have gotten it for little less than $300). It’s a little pricey in my opinion for a laminate uke, although it sounds better than a lot of the solid wood ones. I would say $230-250 is more reasonable. I did like playing it, but the FEEL of it is where the minus from. I am not saying all high quality ukes need to be heavy built but this one just too toy like for me ( although doesn’t sound like one)
It came in the original box with no case, only foam fillers inside.
First impression: very light, almost feels cheap and like a toy. However I have come to known that lightweight does not equal to bad quality.
The gloss is flawless with pretty wood patterns. The tuners were plastic, And they were loosen during the transit. I had to use a screw driver to tighten them otherwise it won’t hold tunes.
The action is extremely low, which I prefer. I don’t think the seller is specialized in Ukulele; they sell all kinds of items on eBay so I don’t think the uke was set up professionally. That means out of the box, it’s already playable. The factory did a good job.
The nut is very wide. I’m used to the narrow nuts because I have small hands. However it is very comfortable for me to play. The neck profile is flat — the flattest I have seen, almost like someone shaved it completely flat. ( that being said I hate Pono’s round and thick neck profile).
The strings are just ok. Not the best but not bad. Feels a little cheap as well.
I have been playing it for 2 hours straight, quite enjoying the tone. It’s loud, bright, very well balanced.
Overall it’s a really nice uke. So far I would give it 85/100. It costs me about $320 including shipping and sales tax ( we have 10% tax rate otherwise I could have gotten it for little less than $300). It’s a little pricey in my opinion for a laminate uke, although it sounds better than a lot of the solid wood ones. I would say $230-250 is more reasonable. I did like playing it, but the FEEL of it is where the minus from. I am not saying all high quality ukes need to be heavy built but this one just too toy like for me ( although doesn’t sound like one)