I won;t have a chance to do a review until I get back home later in the week, but..!
I brought the Bugs Gear to the Ukulele Jam By The Bay yesterday - many people played it, and they were pretty well amazed by the sound!
The intonation is a little off past the 7th fret, but I rarely play past the 7th, so not an issue. The tuners are tight, I like the slots to tie the strings, and the instrument is comfortable to hold.
The frets being the same color as the fretboard is an issue only if you look at the fretboard while you play, but the markers are nicely prominent. Adding them to the side of the fretboard would be a Good Thing.
Whoever glued the top to the back didn't do a very good job- lots of missed spots, some places that have what a painter would call "a holiday", some overglue issues, and a few places that Ukulele Jay described as "I remember when I was a kid and built plastic models - that looks like where I snapped the part off of the plastic skeleton..."
But the sound?Oh, yeah.
Warm, whether finger picking or strumming, held the pitch well, and was fun to play.
I will compare it to my Outdoor Uke- and compare it Favorably to that instrument.
Next week, when I do the review.
I brought the Bugs Gear to the Ukulele Jam By The Bay yesterday - many people played it, and they were pretty well amazed by the sound!
The intonation is a little off past the 7th fret, but I rarely play past the 7th, so not an issue. The tuners are tight, I like the slots to tie the strings, and the instrument is comfortable to hold.
The frets being the same color as the fretboard is an issue only if you look at the fretboard while you play, but the markers are nicely prominent. Adding them to the side of the fretboard would be a Good Thing.
Whoever glued the top to the back didn't do a very good job- lots of missed spots, some places that have what a painter would call "a holiday", some overglue issues, and a few places that Ukulele Jay described as "I remember when I was a kid and built plastic models - that looks like where I snapped the part off of the plastic skeleton..."
But the sound?Oh, yeah.
Warm, whether finger picking or strumming, held the pitch well, and was fun to play.
I will compare it to my Outdoor Uke- and compare it Favorably to that instrument.
Next week, when I do the review.
-Kurt
