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u/Behemot999

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I have Kala concert banjolele - impulse buy since Kala was selling it "blemished" for $100.
I really like strumming old jazz tunes on it or taking it to singalongs - it is small but loud enough and it cuts through and is great in enforcing the groove.
My normal ukulele style is 90% fingerstyle so I would like to be able to add a bit of that on banjolele but with narrow 34.9mm nut an fairly narrow string spacing at the saddle it is hard. Helps your strumming but not fingerstyle.
Are there any confirmed wide nut banjoleles out there? Or reso-ukes?

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u/Behemot999 — 11 days ago
▲ 6 r/ukulele

Someone asked about the better cheap ukulele. I am firmly convinced that to get decent student ukulele one does not have to break a bank. I have few more expensive ukuleles and one cheap one - Ulumac tenor bought last year on Amazon for $70 (strap + tuner included). Solid mahogany - Chinese made. Intonation is good - it is loud and very playable. Here is comparison - same tune played on Ulumac and on Kala Contour (spruce + rosewood, cutaway model). Recorded with same mic configuration.

Ulumac:
https://soundcloud.com/woland99/wild-mountain-thyme-20250603

Kala Contour:
https://soundcloud.com/woland99/wild-mountain-thyme-20250603-kala-countour-tenor

Kala sound is more refined and "airy" but as far as playability goes the difference is not gigantic - despite nearly factor of 5 price difference.

u/Behemot999 — 14 days ago