Yamaha Guitalele Review - How does it sound?

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Blaise from www.musicvilla.com demonstrates this new Yamaha Guitalele.
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[@TheGingerBeef]

I just bought one of these on impulse a few hours ago, I wasn't prepared for how fun this thing is to play...

[@marthaf2342]

Ginger beef what are you doing here ?

[@marthaf2342]

😍

[@TheGingerBeef]

@@marthaf2342 What do you mean? Like here in this moment?

[@marthaf2342]

I mean youre famous in my country and i never thouth i will finf you here

[@boogaooga8805]

is it difficult to learn

[@ShaynaPulley]

I've used the Yamaha Guitalele in person and the sound is absolutely amazing- mellow yet bright. Sounds exactly like a uke. An easy way to take your guitar skills and make it sound like a ukulele. The frets are a bit rough on the side and scratched up my hand rather intensively but no one else who used it had that problem so it might have just been my preferred hand positioning that did it. My other stringed instrument encounters have never resulted in this, though. Because of this, although I adore the tone and sound of the Yamaha, I will be looking at other brands.

[@MrUtoobee]

Is it apt for a 6 yr old kid?

[@kittensandtheglitz]

Shayna Pulley I realise this comment is 3 years old but for anyone reading ... you can just use a metal nail file to smooth any rough edges and have a perfect instrument that won’t hurt you while you play!

[@sydnayallen6762]

@@kittensandtheglitz That's exactly what I thought when I read his comment... Not sure why someone would complain about something that can so easily be fixed.. lol

[@Anteksanteri]

Might depend on the air moisture levels of where you live. Often when living far from the equator, guitars manufactured in the US for example, require moisture to stay the same size. You can also file or sand the fret ends away fairly easily, although the guitalele isn't the best instrument for that. At least it's cheap I guess.

[@namarcamusic]

Thanks for the review...I really love the sound of my Guitalele, I love how you can play along with other guitarists, and provides a really great contrast.

[@welcome159ify]

I'm getting it for Christmas!! I can't wait!

[@markharwood7573]

Nice one, Blaise, straight to the point, exactly what I was hoping to see. Ten out of ten.

[@LukeVader77]

Thanks for the demo Blaise!

[@1442GlennLane]

Thanks for explaining it clearly. I have an Ibanez Piccolo on order, and now have a better understanding.

[@sirgorash5704]

All questions answered in this short review. Thank you!

[@blueravenR1]

Just what I'm looking for! Thanks man!

[@saltydagger4334]

Been playing a guitalele for quite some time now and love that little tune at the start!! would love a movie showing me how to play it or a link to the cords!

[@ricardo25891263]

i bought one it's awesome for traveling

[@orangecarbad8892]

How fast does it go?

[@wilma7612]

@@orangecarbad8892 bro😂😂😂😂

[@silkrush]

@@orangecarbad8892 It's probably like a teleporter.... ;)

[@ruveenjayasinghe2816]

Can u put a strap on it

[@Naranaranja]

Goes pretty fast..I travel with it too.

[@damancandance1]

dude the best review I've seen thanks!

[@Tom6Strings]

Got this for my birthday, love it :D

[@NFramus]

At last! A video that answered nearly all my questions! And to think it's from the gang from "Over The Hill" (Bozeman, to us Livingstonians)...I'll be in for one as soon as I can get over to see you!

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Aquila makes Special String sets that allow for E Standard Tuning

[@DonkeyPunchMusic]

I agree I love mine. but one thing i don't see in all the reviews is how much this benifits for practicing scales and chord progressions. I have always had to make do with my small hands and play my solos with much more sliding than hammering, but this guitalele has helped me with my pinkey training and reachin the farther frets for the more complex runs. I have easily applied it to my full size guitars, great sound, play-ability and an awesome practice tool for around $100 u can't beat it! !

[@silkrush]

Hi. I have one of these, and I love it because it's so portable! I can take it to the beach and anyhwere really. One question though, since I am a newbie to playing guitar - is it normal for the low E string to vibrate / wobble so much whilst playing? I think I can see it doing that in your video, but am not 100% sure. Maybe you could tell me?

[@josephinenguyen6055]

I bought one over 10 years ago for 40$. And I still play it. I bring it with me when I am on vacations.

[@ErikGIFT]

this guitalele sounds really nice

[@jimbo9580]

Many thanks for the explanation, I am going to get me a Guitarlele, cheers

[@jmanning3d]

Thanks! we figured this out eventually, but should have searched for this earlier! Yamaha should give you something for this! Way better than the instructions they provided...

[@katyb3869]

Great review! You convinced me to buy one! :)

[@xXWorldgamefunXx]

So i can play ukulele and guitar on this thing? Right?

[@westonstarling8775]

Yup

[@fuzzy5895]

Yes if you tune it.

[@LuisEduardoBraschi]

1:37

[@Dogdrule]

"If you're feeling a little rubbery, you know..mebbe late at night" I died Seriously awesome review though

[@musicvilladotcom]

@Keithava Over The Hills And Far Away- Zeppelin.

[@MissDebra]

I want one! How cute and it has nylon strings. I could play classical music with it.

[@arnolddealiii4259]

My dad bought me one for my kids. Grampa didn't like his Les Paul on a 5 year old. Anyway great learning guitar for a kid. I play it all the time just to have around the house while I'm doing chores. Wife hates it so its gotta be good.

[@socialdef3]

Arnold Deal They may not show it, but they typically don't like anything that takes all the attention from them :)

[@alexthetrashgod1047]

Oh women don't like anything I would know as I am one so not suprized

[@stephenbouchelle7706]

Another video suggested using the lowest string gauge for both bass strings and moving each of the other strings up one notch to have thicker strings for an E bass tuning

[@MagicAccent]

I've had one of these for 15 years or so. Play it almost every day. I don't even I think I've changed the strings, but it still sounds great but more importantly very fun to play. I have a recording of a bloodhound gang song (not professional obviously) on my channel I play it if you want a demo. Sounds fuller than a uke when playing rhythm, and not like a steel guitar with a capo or even a nylon. Anyway, great instrument can't recommend it enough!

[@GobbieHillside]

i wanna buy a guitalele but i wanna replace the strings by very thin western strings...does that work?

[@westonstarling8775]

From my understanding the bridge would snap off and the neck would warp an there's no damn trust rod sadly so up to you if you find differently let me know

[@AvieMetal]

Thanks for this video! Very clear :)

[@amccann7]

It sounds great!

[@LunarMovements]

If you paid attention to the annotations at the top of the video, you would see that his name is Blaise, not Blaze. It's a real name, one that is more popular among native speakers of French than of English, but is one that he undoubtedly received from his parents in the traditional manner, not some kind of nickname that he's adopted to sound "cool" or "hip". So how about giving him a break?

[@Oklatucky_Guitarman]

Hope this fits in my locker at work because I’m in love.

[@laurasanchez7105]

Did it fit?

[@theramenpleab5256]

there's e tuning guitalele strings at least at my store I coudnt find any online

[@rikkeeked]

In the middle was "Over the hill and far away", great sound!

[@FiltheCaptain]

What kind of strings and gauge do you use on your guitalele?

[@IkinHamid89]

hahah I'm excited now knowing guitarlele.., it's awesome

[@alexbien8638]

Great review, thanks! What is the song you're playing at the start and end?

[@boboyalonzo2209]

Hello Paul McCartney.. nice video, i bought mine. Thanks

[@yeyevasquez5462]

Nice guitalele review. :) I want to have one but I am not sure which to buy. This or Cordoba GP100?

[@phisitja01]

thank you for sound

[@nanomiya790]

can i turn sounds like guitar from the 1st fret? i kinda confused if i have to play that guitalele like using a guitar from the 5th fret.

[@Kimhojung43200115]

nice review.

[@mattwildchild]

great review, what is the song you are playing at the begining? same as in the end

[@glouismusic]

LOVE all things Yamaha.😊

[@tajkhan3993]

Hello how are you?? I like your video, but I want to ask that can we install classical guitar strings set to this Guitalele???? Or Guitalele strings tension are different from classical guitar????

[@jeffslade1892]

I found the lump "heel" at the back of the headstock got in the way of my hand and had to carve quite a bit off (neatly I may add). The headstock is too close to the fretboard. It is well made but the intonation needed some work, a new saddle angled back and lowered there, and a new nut. Frets dressed. If you have such work done professionally it will cost more than the instrument. The break angle over the saddle is shallow so eschewing the timber-hitch a ball tied into the guitar strings holds them (as sometimes used with ukuleles). Standard guitar strings, change every couple of years, tension is a little higher than a guitar maybe, which can give more "feel". I drop the tuning a full tone to G (rather than A which sound too twee to me). The soundboard takes some time to bed-in to sound more mellow and a lot fuller. Good dynamic range. You can really lay into this thing to make it bark and cry. A cool little parlour guitar. Could wish for an electro version, it's not loud enough for stage on its own.

[@EgdeFilms]

Everything I was looking for.

[@jdnula]

Does anybody know how much it weights exactly? I just found some info on Amazon about 1,4 kg, is that correct? Thanks!

[@Mostafa20268]

Thank you.

[@Rusli1659LPSoldier]

I want that GL1 but it's A standard tho. ik the ukulele is A standard on last 4 strings. I want this guitar for a trip and jam with an original acoustic guitar.

[@theautist2763]

Question regarding the frets as opposed toa traditional ukulele. I've been having fun with the short span so far as moving fret to fret, better reach. Would you say that these frets resemble more of a baritone uke or are they sort of comparable to a standard ukulele?

[@TheWooTubes]

I'm a bit late but it's a 6 string Tenor length ukelele.

[@themeloman7]

What string can i use for get clean sound? D'addario 🤔🤔?

[@tkb5119]

Hi, would you recommend this for beginners?

[@LarryShone]

Want one! I have a small kids classical guitar upstairs, the kids don't play it, I might just try retuning it to ADGCAE

[@markus_ulbrich]

I'm loving this little cutie in the meantime. ❤️ I'm used to getting up veeery early and usually want to start practicing immediately. My normal acoustic guitar is too loud, electric guitar is no option and so I take this little guy with me into my bed and practice for an hour or so. I discovered that it's improving my technique as the frets are very small and you have to grab them very precisely. When switching to the normal guitar then it's lot easier. 💪 The sound is good, it's under 100 € so what. Good enough for playing and recording tracks with ukulele sound. 😉

[@keancabigao1461]

Please make a review of Yamaha JR-2S

[@Aurelius27x]

I know they sound fine up to about the 5th fret but the one I tried at guitar center had just awful intonation 6 up to the 12th. Could've been the strings, but worries me for some mid to high scale barre chords.

[@ErikYkema]

It actually makes sense I think to remove the right hand ring-finger for improved guitar-playing ergonomics?!

[@pjokkenroll]

I love my guitalele!

[@spirulinachlorella1629]

Hi Guys, one question: im in need of a practice guitar in break times like on evening while watching tv and stuff. i need to practice right hand fingerpciking stuff, so it would be important to have a similar string spacing as on the classic guitar for motor memory. Can you recommend a guitalele or some other small guitar for such a plan????

[@Spike00031]

Can you play regular guitar tabs with these or ukulele tabs? Or will neither work I know its tuned to A though

[@hanithehimbo3382]

Can it djent?

[@2000cch]

for that is the question

[@Sp00tnik-1]

Two years later, and im still giggling like an idiot on this jokes.

[@Sp00tnik-1]

And two months later i noticed that I typed "this" instead of "these". I mean like wtf?

[@user-no1xr2rt4r]

no

[@a.b.c.520]

Steve T., is it you? Haha

[@jgrossma]

Have one of these. Build quality is good, this is not a toy. The problem is that string spacing is narrow and frets are crowded, making it extremely tough to play real fingerstyle or classical guitar pieces. I don't see this as a legit travel practice instrument. This works better as a teeny backpack/around the campfire type strummer, or as an extended range ukulele.

[@electronicsides]

And to prove your dedication to the guitalele you must sacrifice a finger!

[@mathewstudios2410]

That frickin action though damn

[@simonandthelyricalpoets]

I'm finding it hard to put mine down!

[@kevinlozada5514]

do you have a demo/review for the new Takamine G Mini acoustic or electro acoustic? i'm in the market for a 3/4 guitar...

[@xylezentry7354]

Does the nylon strings go 456 or 123? Thanks on the d is g notes. Anyway I play but uneducated. Lacking.

[@alexr.8397]

is that last finger picking song a John fahey? :)

[@KipCount]

What strings would you recommend for this? I just changed my stock strings to D'addario Pro Arte "normal tension" strings and it jacked my string action up quite noticeably.

[@krzysztofluczak11]

Kip Count I have got APC/Iberica Solid European Koa guitalele and I use for it string Aquila 96C tuning like ukulele with added DA, so its actually ADGCEA. Sounds great.

[@waynekampstra2103]

can u tune a tenor acoustic guitar like that uke???

[@BronxBiBBoyBOTY]

use the same string to tune it to regular guitar or another string? thanks!

[@troelalalala7888]

So if i understans IT correctly the timing is different bur the chords van be played as guitar right

[@christianestoesta552]

but the problem if you tuned it up to normal like guitar standard key, there is always the tendencies to loose the strings and to get out of tune easily because its loose, I tried it to my Guitalele

[@pacoabdn1698]

cool picking skill

[@christianestoesta552]

no! for sure, I got lots of expeience where I was always replacing the strings . guitrs are made for its use, If you put steel it may breaks the bridge, and you dont want to happen that right

[@HamenChips109]

What is the composition that you played on the start of the video?

[@kshitijbhende]

Whats the aprox length of this guitalele ?

[@KennethKishandave]

Any idea what gauge strings these things come with....??

[@JonasTatit]

Hi friend. The strings that you advise me to buy are the same of the classical guitar? Thanks!

[@StevDoesBigJumps]

How does it do with 1/4th guitar strings?

[@SpidersBug]

im so getting one...

[@dobsonone]

tune it to open g, sownds awesome, i think they recomend puttin it in A, but go for g or g# sownds sweet.

[@musicianluca]

As always im late to the party 💀 but i bought myself one now and i changed the strings so i can tune it in standard tuning (used high tension strings). It still sounds a bit floppy but the strings are new and need some time to get stable. Since i have it i never touched my other guitars 😅 but its not a very positive thing as i started having some troubles playing regular guitars as the frets are bigger there and the strings are harder to press. I think its better to play regular guitars in between as well and not playing only on the guitalele. Overall i really like this guitar and bought a hard case for it so it wont get damaged while on transport.

[@mattwildchild]

Even though I play metal, I bought this "toy" more than a year ago, and I like it so much. It sounds really nice actually, very well made by Yamaha, still in perfect condition, stays in tune, easy to get used to the size (I play 7 strings electric guitar... so slightly fatter guitar :) ). I am going to buy one for my brother now. Oh, and cheap.

[@nunosilva9216]

What music belongs that intro at 2:00?

[@Slayer821]

+Nuno Silva Over the Hills and Far Away By Led Zeppelin

[@snjavister]

what about strings? what kind of strings does it require?

[@stehura9215]

love ❤️

[@BronxBiBBoyBOTY]

how can you do that? different string or the same string?

[@arturo_garza_4069]

What if you put normal nylon guitar strings

[@Luke-ew6uo]

How is the action? is it adjustable?

[@ranath2424]

Hello all, In Yousician, what instrument I have to select if I buy this GL1 - Guitar or Ukulele?

[@LesastucesdeGavriil]

If you wanna tune it I’d rather use a chromatic tuner

[@tigerfish55]

are there special strings that you use???

[@UniversalSouls]

why is the mic placed so high?

[@MoSaFir89]

why when I play guitalele I feel better play with normal guitar chord?... I juz bought my gutalele 2 days ago... can I get some advice... thanks..

[@duendedude2345]

Please ! Please would someone make a similar instrument with a full width fingerboard, As a genuine travel guitar for classical players.Do you know of such a guitar??

[@TheSladeRiggs]

+DuendeDude Cordoba Mini M, I have one and its fantastic

[@misteryace21]

what type of microphone do you use?

[@DarkWorldQ8]

I just learned of the existence of the guitalele.