Got A Ukulele Reviews - Sound Smith SSG-03 Guitalele

[@richardsnow7299]

Wow you really rocked that one. What a great sound!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thank you kindly!

[@wylancslass]

Baz that is amazing .. all the way up the fingerboard. I have been looking at Guitalele's for some time now and I honestly think this has such an amazing sound and tone. I wasn't sure whether I would pay £350 but having heard it .. changed my mind. Thanks Baz! Loved this one and I hope you are well. Much love. x P.S. It's so lovely to see you enjoying playing an instrument.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Wendy!

[@greggibson2207]

You do a fantastic job on these reviews! Thank you.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Greg

[@MattyPeq]

I love Guitaleles and I love Baz. So I am happy for this video! 💛

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Matty!

[@DeclanSlattery-QPR]

Great review, has anyone actually purchased the steel version and using it E to E? Very drawn to this but as a guitar player it’s the steel version I’d like to hear more about.

[@PJ818]

What I've heard works better than the standard E to E tuning (if you wish to tune a guitalele like a guitar), is tuning the E-A-D an octave higher than you would on a guitar, and the G-B-E with the same octave as on a standard guitar. My understanding is that the body size of a guitalele responds significantly better to those frequency ranges. Sure, for a guitarist you won't be able to do a scale run that easily crosses between the D and G strings; but the chord shapes are right and you don't have to worry about transcribing to a different key when playing with others.

[@mikek4708]

Thanks, fascinating as never would have heard this instrument otherwise. Sounds and looks class. Have a great week.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks, you too!

[@stephennicholson8644]

I'm strugling with 4 strings never mind 6,you make it sound so good,and make me keep going at the ukelele Thank you for impartial fair reviews

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks Stephen!

[@julesbrunton1728]

The extra 2 strings make it easier because you can spend less time struggling on those pesky 4 that were troubling you ;)

[@ukeanflute]

Glad to see you looking at guitaleles. They are fabulous and a fun addition to a small uke ensemble. I do find them a big step up from the four string ukulele, and for more KZbin tutorials I currently have mine in guitar tuning.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yes, I think i'd probably string this in E tuning too

[@LilyMarsWrites]

Fun review! Thanks, Baz.

[@GotAUkulele]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@OlaOla-so3il]

Finally ordered one! I love the size and sound! It’s great it has pickup too😃

[@GotAUkulele]

Great to hear!

[@OlaOla-so3il]

@@GotAUkulele It sounds and looks great! I do agree with you Braz! A radius fretboard would make it more comfortable to play :)

[@stevesstrings5243]

Thanks for another great review! It's always when a new instrument takes you by surprise!

[@GotAUkulele]

Thank you kindly Steve!

[@johnchastain7890]

My jaw hit the floor when I heard the price... and free shipping here in the Unglued States! Sounds loud enough to drown out my wife's complaining, too. ;-) I'll pitch it to her like this: "You can trot out all your old guitar chords--it's compact, and works like a gitbox with a capo on the 5th fret!"

[@GotAUkulele]

I adore it! Go for it!

[@dpetro1377]

Great review. I have an Islander guitalele that I bought several years ago and enjoy playing it. I did change the strings to fluorocarbons, but don't remember the brand - pepe romero or d'addario. It also has an active pickup, but with the controls on the side. Wish they went with a sound hole model, but when I bought it there weren't many other options.

[@GotAUkulele]

I have heard good things about those Islander guitalele's

[@Leenie333]

Always enjoyable and informative reviews! On another note, I've still managed to NOT get myself a The Little Prince ukulele 😂 It's a lovely instrument of one of my favorite books, but I realized its novelty would be short lived. Happy Sunday, Bro! 💜👍🏽32

[@GotAUkulele]

Thank you !

[@TroyNaumu808]

A nice sounding and beautiful ukulele.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks for listening!

[@bobbates797]

Well no one was expecting that Baz you’ve done it justice. Just checked the steel strung version that’s right up my street 😍.

[@GotAUkulele]

Looks interesting doesn't it? Thanks Bob

[@MrGrahawk]

Well that is a stunner. Even more so after hearing Shannon play it. As I'm not a uke player I look at it as a short scale guitar and this just seems so much better than other guitaleles I've heard.

[@GotAUkulele]

Agreed - this one captured me more than any guitalele has before - so glad you checked out Shannon playing it!

[@MarvelPeterson]

Can’t say enough good things about Shannon and Soundsmith!! LOVE my concert from her, Spruce top with Walnut laminate… sounds incredible!! ❤

[@GotAUkulele]

That’s good to hear - she has certainly been great to deal with on the review questions I had

[@marieandersson6655]

Guitaleles is not my cup of tea. I have a Yamaha guitakele, but never play it. However I do appreciate this review. Warching Got a ukulele is the high top of the week. Must also mention, that the sustain on this guitalele is very impressive! Thanks a lot for a very nice review!! God bless ❤️

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks! For what it's worth - I think the Yamaha option is pretty lousy (which surprises me for Yamaha) Must get one on review to put my money where my mouth is.

[@francochamps3855]

surprised with the grunt on that thing! Looking into it now...

[@GotAUkulele]

it's like a cannon!

[@markattardo]

Gotta admit I was intrigued from the macro shots to see what brand you would be reviewing. Expecting to see a guitalele, I figured I would just watch out of curiosity and nothing more. Well, now I have to find something locally to try to get a feel for the ergonomics in general. Well done Soundsmith and thanks for the review!👍👍 One question, were you playing the regular guitar chords you would play on a guitar? Wasn't sure if the A-A tuning would require changing the chord shape.

[@GotAUkulele]

Same shapes, different chords

[@StevenDoyleLuke]

I have an Islander and Kala, adding this to the list!

[@GotAUkulele]

Would be a good choice!

[@julesbrunton1728]

I'm guessing you'd have to use thicker guage strings to tune it E to E and still get the proper tone response from it...the tension would be too slack if you simply tuned it down from A to E without a different set on

[@GotAUkulele]

I think you are right.

[@sbkmarkel]

Did you ever check out the steel string version? How do they compare?

[@GotAUkulele]

Haven't seen one in the flesh - sorry

[@drpkmurphy]

I really like the looks of this Guitarlele. The price is fair. I like the A to A tuning as well. I really like the sound. I really wasn’t thinking about going back to guitar but this one is really cool! Thanks for the review Baz…DOC

[@GotAUkulele]

Glad you like it!

[@karenlynnkennedy6162]

I love the sound of these, but sadly, the nut is way too wide for me. I can't do any bar chords and my left hand gets very tired, very quickly!! I invested in an 8 string tenor also, which has turned out to be so much fun. Been trying to sell my guitalele because I will never play it. It's the only instrument in my collection that frustrates me.

[@GotAUkulele]

Certainly wider than a ukulele, but then it has to be to fit the extra strings

[@karenlynnkennedy6162]

@@GotAUkulele but, 8 string tenor's neck is quite a bit slenderer than the guitalele, I find, so the poor guitalele is quite neglected now.

[@GotAUkulele]

Yes, but that is because the strings are paired on an 8 string and designed to be played as one. If you spaced a guitalele in the same way it would be impossible to fret.

[@karenlynnkennedy6162]

@@GotAUkulele I guess what I'm trying to say is that I also have an Ovation guitar that I have had many years, and its neck and nut are still noticeably narrower than the neck and nut on my guitalele, and I understand about the pairing of the strings on my tenor, and everything you explained, but I am sadly disappointed that the neck and nut on my guitalele that make it too wide and difficult for me to play and enjoy. You gave a great review however!!

[@GotAUkulele]

@@karenlynnkennedy6162 and without labouring the point - I have steel strung acoustics with narrower necks - but again - that’s about string gauges being thinner and allowing a closer spacing. I honestly don’t see how this could be any narrower whilst still being fretable

[@rehamkcirtap]

If it had existed when I went guitarlele shopping a few years back I'd own one and it would probably have taken me longer to pick up guitar.

[@GotAUkulele]

I feel the same - changed me views on this instrument

[@rehamkcirtap]

@GotAUkulele my original plan was try guitar. Right to full sized classical felt like I was hugging a piano. Guitale from Luna got me into 6 string BUT the bridge exploded so I made it into a birdhouse. So I gave up on that and got a parlor guitar from Peavey. That you've not reviewed yet. I like the thing enough that I kept it.

[@GotAUkulele]

Not the first Luna i've heard of with a defective bridge. In fact I've heard about them countless times!

[@BlessYourHeart254]

I tried a guitalele but didn’t take to it. The nut is too wide for my woman fingers. Of course, mine is likely not as well-made as this one. If I want six strings, I’ll just play guitar.

[@GotAUkulele]

More of a challenge than uke - for sure

[@julesbrunton1728]

Wouldn't the nut of a guitar be too wide for your finger too?

[@MariUSukulele]

very fair pricing me thinks

[@GotAUkulele]

I think so too - cheaper than many similarly constructed baritones

[@stoneyrunva]

Nice. Reminds me of Orangewood brand stringed instrument company. Made in China. Slightly overpriced. But a quality instrument.

[@GotAUkulele]

Not seen an orangewood brand before. Overpriced? Nah - as I say in the review - most solid top regular baritones cost more than this in the UK - and without a Sonitone pickup either.

[@tommorrisey3999]

I cringe whenever I see a strap button mounted perpendicularly to the heel like that. Always in the way if you lay the instrument down, a hassle in a hard case, and not a particularly good place to attach a strap, anyhow.

[@GotAUkulele]

I've attached them like that myself to be honest. Doesn't particularly bother me.

[@finnmcool2]

If you want some interesting ideas of what it can be for Google 'alto guitar'.

[@GotAUkulele]

Thanks!