Got A Ukulele Reviews - Baton Rouge UTM-T rECOtimber Tenor

[@mcstabba]

I'm swedish and since Baton Rouge is German and both countries are in the EU I checked Thomann... A few minutes later and now I have a Baton Rouge coming my way! I bought the concert version with cherry back and sides. No import beacuse EU and no shipping since I added a shaker and a rythm frog-thing to reach free shipping. Can't wait! Thanks for another great review Barry.

[@GotAUkulele]

Enjoy!

[@MustDote]

Thanks for all your reviews 🙏

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks so much!

[@MariUSukulele]

Baton Rouge - a more than decent, reliable German 🇩🇪 brand since 1999! gOOd job here! Like the rECOtimber concept, could do w/o the half moon in 3 and the gold tuners, but hey ☺️ And the price … ridiculous, really.

[@GotAUkulele]

Very!

[@T8Hants]

Update, I have bought the one World of Ukes had in stock as a sample. They are getting more on wednesday.

[@garydouglas4606]

I've Also just bought one from Matt at World of Ukes. It should be here tomorrow

[@stefaniedecoster2772]

Not two minutes in and checking the tshirt website, so many nice ones!

[@GotAUkulele]

Yeah - lots of nice things!

[@kharmaviv]

I love it when it all comes together: price, quality, sound, amazing. Wonderful instrument! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@GotAUkulele]

We agree!

[@raymondstebbins5904]

Expanding your horizons i see now a fashion model

[@GotAUkulele]

Ha ha!

[@abbeyhudec9566]

My cherry tenor model just came today and I love it! My in laws bought it for my birthday, with the help of my husband. Apparently I talked about it so much after this video that my non musician husband knew exactly what to recommend when asked for guidance by his parents. I replaced the stock strings with worth browns and it is absolutely singing.

[@GotAUkulele]

Excellent - enjoy it Abbey!

[@abbeyhudec9566]

Loving it so far! And the radius is not imagined. I held it up to my enya, which advertises the radius fretboard and this one is even a bit more so. It feels great.

[@T8Hants]

My first real uke was a Baton Rouge UR 21-C on your recomendation for BR, love it and have been looking for BR tenor for a year or so, I have just found it, the wider nut is a bonus, wonderful.

[@GotAUkulele]

Good choice!

[@Tzuriah]

Thanks Baz! It’s too bright for me too but that price! Wow! (And thanks for braving that brightness even with a hangover…..now that’s dedication)

[@GotAUkulele]

Ha ha - thanks!

[@JulieBrown-e9y]

Your reviews are so thorough and useful! You never disappoint. Thank you!!

[@GotAUkulele]

Glad you like them!

[@wylancslass]

I had to come and watch the video again since somebody was asking about this instrument earlier. I think it's outstanding for the price. Really lovely. Thanks Baz.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yep - these are total no brainers - about as good as value for money gets!

[@BadCoverBen]

Very nice. I like how the colour of the comfort edge matches(ish) the colour of the bridge. But as you say, it's subjective. Great review as always.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Ben!

[@MirjamFrank]

Very much enjoying this review, especially since we only wrote about this series a few days ago! I bought a concert size with the wild service tree back/sides, which apparently is a little like rosewood. It raises the price a little, but it'd still be well under 200 GBP. It definitely sounds a bit rounder, and I do feel it's already changed a little since I first got it. Playability is impeccable, although I did get rid of the Aquila Nylguts asap... I'll probably change the tuners and strap button for something a little less blingy at some point. The only downside I think is that while the woods are local and sustainable, it's still put together in the Far East...

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks - yep the far eastern angle change the sustainability - but then the vast majority of ukes are made over there regardless, so every little helps!

[@garydouglas4606]

Hello mirjamfrank, where did you write about this uke. I'd like to read your work. Thanks

[@MirjamFrank]

@@garydouglas4606 I was referring to a brief (written) conversation between Baz and I, that's all. If you want to read about it, I 'd suggest the gotaukulele webiste ;-)

[@joephillips4082]

Amazing value. I could see no compromises in the build and appearance, except for matters of preference. And then you played it; Wow! A tone I didn't expect. Bright yes, not surprising given the woods, but so articulate and crisp. Are other scale lengths available? I'd love to see this in a concert. Excellent review. This one's a keeper.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yep - soprano through to tenor!

[@MrKorok1000]

I want one! Thanks for the review!!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks for watching!

[@paul_mitchener_ukulele]

Thanks for the review. That’s absolutely incredible for the price!

[@GotAUkulele]

It really is!

[@drpkmurphy]

I really like the looks and was surprised it is all solid wood. I don’t mind the comfort edge because it is so thin. The head is nice but I would like white or black buttons. The price is unreal ! I like the sound as well. Not much to add on this one.. Great… thanks Baz… DOC

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Doc!

[@bonniedavidson936]

Hey Baz. Great review. I agree quite a ukulele for the money. I like a brighter sound. Eventually I want to get a spruce top of some kind

[@GotAUkulele]

Go for it!

[@markattardo]

Speechless. Great review!

[@GotAUkulele]

Glad you liked it!

[@deniseforbes2332]

Loooks fantastic for the price. If I were in the market for a nice but inexpensive uke this would fit the bill. Thanks Barry. When will you be reviewing 4stringboy’s new signature model?

[@GotAUkulele]

Hopefully Denise - just waiting on next shipment to UK

[@chuckvt5196]

Wow! Finally something that sounds too good to be true that is actually true!! I don't know how they do it for that price, but get one while you can! Thanks, Baz!

[@GotAUkulele]

Exactly!

[@marieandersson6655]

Thanks a lot for a great review (as always..) I think this uke seem to be stunning. If I see one of those as soprano, I'll be quick to buy it 😎

[@GotAUkulele]

There IS a soprano

[@marieandersson6655]

@@GotAUkulele Thanks for info ❤️

[@bonniedavidson936]

And the t shirt is perfect for you !!!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks! ha ha!

[@4me1fish]

Thank you....Sir !

[@GotAUkulele]

Welcome!

[@garydouglas4606]

Are you able to explain the differences in tones between this one (UTM-T) and the sister model, which is the UTC-T which i believe is the cherry option. Im currently undecided between this Baton Rouge & the Uma Moon ? Thoughts please 🙏

[@GotAUkulele]

I'm afraid not - not played the cherry concert. I'd 'expect' the cherry to add a touch more warmth, but then it's a smaller body so that will come into play too.

[@garydouglas4606]

Thanks. I meant the Cherry Tenor, not the concert sorry. So I think I just need to decide between the uma moon vs the Baton Rouge UTM. 😊

[@Xcorgi]

Amazing ukulele and price for such high quality and great sound. Would you happen to know if this company makes this same style in a soprano and concert models as well?

[@danielakruse7089]

The sopranos look a bit different, no arm rest and I think different fret markers. The concerts are similar.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yep - soprano and concert too

[@Xcorgi]

@@GotAUkulele Thank you 🙏

[@Xcorgi]

@@danielakruse7089 Thanks 🙏 for the info. I’ll have to do a bit of google research.

[@50mantravelling52]

Great review just hoping a review of one the soprano versions is on its way? 👋

[@GotAUkulele]

I tend not to do different scales of the same instrument quickly on the bounce, but maybe in the future

[@50mantravelling52]

@@GotAUkulele oh well worth a try 😁

[@bonniedavidson936]

Thanks!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks as ever Bonnie!

[@richardsnow7299]

Very nice. Love the T Shirt have a great week Barry

[@GotAUkulele]

Thank you kindly!

[@richardsnow7299]

Wonder if they do other sizes?

[@GotAUkulele]

Soprano through to tenor!

[@richardsnow7299]

Certainly worth looking at Barry

[@alanwhitney3263]

Amazing price even bagless! Sounds great too

[@GotAUkulele]

Incredible price!

[@marcoferrante4158]

The soprano version is listed online for 99€, I think that's a real bargain, what do you think?

[@GotAUkulele]

Total bargain!

[@mikesmith6493]

I've just got one.....added to my Enya E6 and Baton Rouge 8 string.....mostly following your and Alex's reviews....thank you!

[@GotAUkulele]

My pleasure!

[@dazzp2]

Baz, could I get your opinion , Mr Mai MT60 Vs Flight Phantom ???

[@GotAUkulele]

I've never played the Phantom so would be wrong to guess an opinion, but I think Flight are the better brand

[@Uke_in_Flight]

Wow, for $160.00 USD, this is a no brainer! Thanks for bringing it to our attention! I bet these fly off the proverbial shelves!

[@GotAUkulele]

It should!

[@MrGrahawk]

I don't quite see the "locally sourced" woods and using the term ECO if you have to send the wood half way round the world to get it made. A locally sourced sustainable Chinese wood would be far more "ECO". It has to be local to the production facility rather the the company HQ.

[@GotAUkulele]

They are grown in Germany. Vast majority of ukes made in China are using wood imported from elsewhere. Make it in Germany and it's immediately no longer £140. The Eco is about using sustainable wood rather than something like mahogany

[@GotAUkulele]

But also - bear in mind that anyone in Europe who buys a Hawaiian ukulele made from local koa wood is, by necessity sending it 'half way around the world' to purchase it. Nice idea that everyone should buy from their home country, but there would be no ukulele market left. Oh, and there are no mahogany, ebony, rosewood etc trees in the UK...

[@MrGrahawk]

@@GotAUkulele Although the Hawaiian uke only has one big journey rather than there and back again. I'm not complaining that it's made in China or the sustainability, which is a very good thing, but the use of the word local in the marketing which seems to be stretching the claim.

[@PTRarch]

​​@@GotAUkulelewhat's sustainable at using a wood that does a round-the-globe trip from harvest over factory to user? Koa is sustainable as well: all Koa harvested must be regrown. And there is a quota to that too. Islander (by Kanile'a) even have a "plant a tree"-series, with guaranteed replanting. What's sustainable at german spruce or maple, any proof of that? It's still a tree that gets cut at a plantation...

[@GotAUkulele]

@@PTRarch I didn't mention Koa - it's more sustainable than using mahogany, rosewood and ebony which are dwindling. The round the world trip would happen anyway (and some) with any Chinese made instrument (as the vast majority are)

[@jasonallen7930]

Wow brilliant I've found them even cheaper at £105 with £10 deliver from thornman UK

[@GotAUkulele]

I'd STRONGLY recommend the service that Stones Music puts in before they go to shops myself. Ukes at this price benefit from that once over.

[@jasonallen7930]

@@GotAUkulele thanks baz was just trying to find them and that was the first place that come up thanks for the heads up yes I would definitely agree with your recommendation pal

[@sweeneyTodd-de4by]

Have you the link please

[@jasonallen7930]

@@sweeneyTodd-de4by hi pal what link your after the one from stones or thornman just Google them all will come up

[@Wotsitorlabart]

​​@@GotAUkulele It's only a month later and it appears every UK online retailer is flagging up 'sold out' for this model. But Thomann have the UTAS-T Spruce/Ash version available at £105 plus £10 delivery. With all the will in the world - what's a chap to do?

[@danielbohland5271]

Sure sounds nice remember don't drink and drive you'll spill an alcohol is expensive haha just kidding you great review as always Take care Dan Bohland Wisconsin USA

[@hilltop1845]

This might be the best bang for the buck I've seen since taking up the instrument. Nice for anyone but as a first or second uke how can you do better

[@GotAUkulele]

Totally agree!

[@WysteriaGuitar]

Hmmm, want one, but cannot find one in the States...

[@GotAUkulele]

BR do appear in the US, but very much doubt these will have made it there yet - they only landed in UK stores about a day ago

[@BlessYourHeart254]

Ironic since Baton Rouge is in Louisiana USA 😂

[@nickiemcnichols5397]

Baz, I love it when you get hold of a good one and smile and can’t stop talking!

[@MariUSukulele]

@@BlessYourHeart254 funnily enough i once talked to a rep in Germany here and he, believe it or not, was not even aware of that 🙃 Then me, i've been to the capital of the Bayou state and was utterly surprised when i found out that BR is indeed a German company …

[@WysteriaGuitar]

@@BlessYourHeart254 Exactly...lol

[@danielakruse7089]

I bought the UTW-T a month ago from a german dealer with setup and love it. Huge difference to my ortega ru-5 directly out of the box from big T. I can recommend both, the instrument and a dealer that does a proper setup.

[@NMeteora]

Well, it's hard to say local or eco-friendly when that European wood has to go to China to make the ukulele where labor costs nothing and then come back here traveling half globe... The uke is nice but I don't like these selling methods. Great review 👍

[@GotAUkulele]

Agree to a point. Though lots more is going to China anyway. And it would cost many times the price if built in Germany - not an eco point - granted. The eco element is about harvesting sustainable timber not tropical stuff leading to deforestation.

[@Zeb1432]

Thank you..!! **( ͡~ ͜ʖ ͡° )**

[@GotAUkulele]

You're welcome!

[@bobbates797]

Incredible value Baz can Baton Rouge be beaten for bang for buck? Shame they don’t make dog training gear 😉😂

[@GotAUkulele]

I don't think so - unless you go to Amazon Roulette.