Got A Ukulele Reviews - Noah Guitalele

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[@langestrom814]

You never seem to disappoint Barry. You're reviews are always detailed. I think you're reviews are the most reliable out of all. Keep up the good work! I will always stay tuned.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks very much!

[@Maria-cf1nn]

I've been watching your videos for the past hour or so and I learned so much about ukuleles! Thank you for these very detailed and well researched reviews!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thank you ! been a labour of love for many years now. Many more to come too!

[@Greg-vd5om]

I am really glad you did tis review. I have always wondered about this instrument.

[@jfalconc]

Barry, great review as always!!!

[@GotAUkulele]

+Jorge L. Falcon-Chevere Thanks!

[@MichaelSmith-yy8fw]

Nice alternative. I’ve always wondered what it sounds like. Much brighter than a 3/4 guitar. Thanks for the review. The heck with the downvotes.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Michael

[@chuckvt5196]

Great review, Baz! I find this instrument to be quite interesting. I like different things!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Chuck - sorry missed this comment - your continued support is appreciated!

[@bnolsen]

The cordoba mini has a 50mm nut width and are easil available in the US at guitar center. If you (barrry) liked the guitarlele format that would be a nice review as well. I let my oldest daughter play mine. I just downtuned the factory strings which is okay but the lower strings don't intone very well past the upper frets in this configuration. The yamaha GL1 is an example of how a guitarlele should NOT be made. I don't think many people like it much.

[@sjcallcott]

Thanks for a great review Barry. That looks like a really interesting instrument, what is the scale length?

[@GotAUkulele]

+Simon Callcott 19"

[@buzzrap]

Hi Barry Great reviewing, you say it as it is which I like! Have you come across Hricane ukes? can't see any reviews. Cheers.

[@GotAUkulele]

I believe they are Amazon only so they will not feature on Got A Ukulele - I introduced a new policy as a backlash to the cheap flood on Amazon. If you can't walk into a store and try it, I don't review it. Which is probably an indicator as to what I think of them. The top ten best reviewed ukes on Amazon are an utter joke and no reputable ukulele shop would stock any of them

[@digitalramyun]

I've owned a Yamaha guitalele (the rather more budget-end GL-1) since 2012, and have used it on a fair number of my song demos. Personally, guitar is my first instrument (uke probably second), but I don't think the guitalele is more like uke or guitar - as you say, it sort of falls between the two. My main gripe with the Yamaha: the string-spacing is really narrow, a problem which the Noah looks like it has solved. I hope I get to try one sometime - thanks for another great review!

[@GotAUkulele]

+Tim Walker Yeah - the Noah feels like a ¾ scale classical guitar. Quite comfortable, but I still prefer a folk acoustic neck!

[@edwardpetersen4309]

Nice couch sitting guitar-like bauble. Thanks.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yeah - very pretty

[@jeromedennis8148]

The example you used for strumming, what song was that, and where can I get the cords? A great review! Thanks! P.S. The KickStarter Duke 10 failed! DAMN!!

[@GotAUkulele]

+Jerome Dennis oh - wasn't really thinking / suspect it came from a song called Hard Day On The Planet by Loudon Wainwright III - its basically a riff between A and E on guitar, but in uke tuning D to A I guess. Was just noodling though

[@jeromedennis8148]

Thanks! Best regards.

[@catherinemiranda2135]

Just ordered mine!

[@GotAUkulele]

Enjoy it - great brand!

[@catherinemiranda2135]

My Noah guitalele is great and I need another to tune in e!!!

[@catherinemiranda2135]

I am interested in guitar tuning for this guitarlele. Is it possible with slotted neck. Would I have to change strings? Thanks for the review.

[@GotAUkulele]

Don't see how the headstock makes it more difficult but you would need thicker strings

[@TJ-bc6ug]

What do you think is the best ukelele for beginner is I would like it to sound really nice good on price I don't want no ukelele it feels tacky and cheap and it's going to feel like it's going to break Andy has to sound good. I might sound like I'm asking for a lot in the ukelele for a little price /// Sorry about the spelling // Half asleep 😴

[@GotAUkulele]

Don't think there is just one best ukulele for beginners - too many variables - what scale you want, what budget you have (little price means different things to different people), what shape you want, what woods you like etc etc etc. All I can do is direct you to my full review list - any on here with scores of 8 out of 10 or more get my recommendation www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-reviews.html

[@d0wnstars]

Hi i am thinking about getting a ukulele, the only thing is that there is no shop were i can go to. I want to chose between the Stanford Moana CK 55 KDXG and the Kala Solid Cedar Concert. My first choice based on looks goes out to the Stanford Moana but i can't find any reviews . Have you heard of that brand and is it any good? Thank you

[@GotAUkulele]

I don't know the Stanford brand, but I can tell you that the Kala Solid cedar is a very nice instrument. Never choose a ukulele based on looks first.!

[@d0wnstars]

I checked on your site and saw the cedar Kala ranked the highest with a 9.1. I wish there was a descent shop for ukulele in Holland but i can only find guitar shops with a couple of ukuleles. Music industry is so broke today and i really hate it that i must order online. When you look online you can only look at the looks. I once ordered a acoustic bass online for the same reason that we only have guitar shops and i still regret it. A lot of reviews on internet are not fair and honest. Thanks for your quick reply. Everything will be better than my lidle ukulele.

[@catherinemiranda2135]

I am curious about a truss rod. Is it helpful? Does this guitarlele have one? Thanks .

[@GotAUkulele]

There is an awful lot of nonsense written about truss rods and ukes. I know some brands fit them, but for me - with nylon /fluoro strings there is simply no need. Truss rods on guitars with steel strings fit them to counter tension - steel string tension is massively more than that on a uke - and it's exacerbated by longer scale. Also - I regularly see people saying truss rods are adjustable to adjust action. That is simply wrong - it's to adjust relief on long necks to create a slight concave bow. Again - really not an issue on a uke. Putting it another way - Kamaka make some of the best ukes on the planet and have been doing for 150 years. They don't use truss rods.

[@Dr.Turkey]

Did you say this one is tuned EADGBE? Most I've seen are tuned high as a ukulele so ADGCEA.

[@GotAUkulele]

+Dr. Turkey no - this is in A-A - I say in the video that with the right strings you can tune it E-E if you wanted

[@jondonnelly4831]

Would this work with just 5 strings with the 5th being an extra low G.

[@GotAUkulele]

Guess so - but neck would be uncomfortable

[@jondonnelly4831]

GotAUkulele No worries, I got one and play it as it comes.

[@tessabell9231]

The tuning is puzzling. If it's the same as a uke but with two extra strings, what do you DO with those two lower strings, as there are no chord charts for this? If it was tuned the same as a guitar then all 6 strings can be included in chord shapes. I really appreciate your reviews, as here in Cornwall the option of going to a real music shop is limited! They only sell you what they've got, and the brands are limited.

[@GotAUkulele]

You play regular guitar chord shapes, but need to do some transposing. So a D shape as played on a guitar, played on a guitarlele gives you a G

[@tessabell9231]

Thanks for speedy response. I have a baritone uke tuned DGBE and had hoped a guitalele would be standard guitar tuning, so moving from baritone to guitalele wouldn't be too different! Still can't see how to 'use' the extra strings re chord shapes for standard GCEA uke. I know you only review ukes, but could you recommend a brand if I go for a quarter size guitar?

[@GotAUkulele]

+Tessa Bell you don't play uke shapes - you play guitar shapes / that's how you use the extra strings. Don't know much about quarter size guitars I'm afraid

[@tessabell9231]

OK thank you for your patience! I've understood now!

[@MyMateGeorge]

At 7:20 are you playing 'St Swithin's Day'?

[@GotAUkulele]

Yes I think I was!

[@MyMateGeorge]

@@GotAUkulele For us beginners back in the day that was the easiest one to play in that first Billy Bragg songbook. 😁

[@GotAUkulele]

@@MyMateGeorge I have the same book somewhere! The one with the flexidisk?

[@MyMateGeorge]

@@GotAUkulele Haha, yep, that's the one! I think that disk had him playing the open strings so you could tune to it -- no electronic tuners in those days. And the pun-filled cartoons by Phil Jupitus -- or that might've been the second book. I recall Bragg's advice for beginners' guitar-playing, on the flexi disk: "Always know where you're going next." Wise words! 😊

[@GotAUkulele]

@@MyMateGeorge What a legend - I've probably seen Bill perform live more than any other artist. Seeing him again in August!

[@finalcloudywolf]

1:13 Barry telling the haters how he feels... As always great review.

[@GotAUkulele]

Eh?

[@finalcloudywolf]

A second before that, your middle finger is in the air lol.

[@janpirc7305]

Nicee! is there steel strings to?

[@GotAUkulele]

No - its a uke build. Not built for the tension of full steel strings

[@drbekken]

Bet it would sound great with this tuning here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppWQf6ucirunabM

[@Srcsqwrn]

I feel almost like this should just be called a 6-string ukulele, kind of how you have 4, 5, 6, etc. string basses/guitars.

[@GotAUkulele]

Would probably cause confusion as you can get 6 string ukes (called 6 strings) which have four courses (two of the courses are doubled strings)

[@Srcsqwrn]

@@GotAUkulele I just think it's not a guitar, it's a ukulele with extra strings. I had been discussing this with some people who say it's not a ukulele because of the extra strings and different tuning, but it makes no sense compared to other instruments. I feel as though a more creative naming convention should have taken place. 12 strings with double tuning, and a guitar with 12 strings are still different. I'm probably just bent out of shape for no reason. It is just strange when looking at other instruments, as mentioned.

[@GotAUkulele]

@@Srcsqwrn It's not saying it's a guitar. Bearing in mind the 'six string' name is taken, it seems a sensible alternative. I don't think it's a ukulele either for what it's worth.. I just don't think it matters all that much.

[@Srcsqwrn]

@@GotAUkulele Yeah, it probably doesn't in the big scheme of things. Not sure why it bugs me hehe. Still cool that it's an option though.

[@michaelduke3528]

When Kinnard and Lichty developed versions of these instruments a few years ago, they referred to them as a kiku ("independent" in Hawaiian). I like this name a lot better that a "neither fish nor foul" moniker like guitalele.

[@PortDixieandTheJourneyDogs]

ANDDD HOW MUCH IS THAT US MONEY??

[@GotAUkulele]

Depends on the exchange rate at the time

[@pofalahsp]

Você fala muito❗️affffff❗️

[@GotAUkulele]

Essa é a ideia

[@GotAUkulele]

Down voters out in force today. As usual, NEVER anything constructive to say..

[@patrickodonnell4271]

Late to the party but those of us who get a lot from your videos are rooting for you to ignore the negative people.

[@GotAUkulele]

@@patrickodonnell4271 On the positive side - they have not stopped me doing this pretty much every week for 10 years, so it's not getting me down that much or having a desired impact if they want me to stop! What I'd welcome though is actual constructive criticism. Maybe they have something to contribute i'd welcome hearing?

[@patrickodonnell4271]

@@GotAUkulele great attitude to have! I'm sure for some people being negative is just their idea of fun.

[@GotAUkulele]

@@patrickodonnell4271 Oh without a doubt!