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Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2024
I am very picky with my instruments and I own some quite expensive ukuleles. I am literally AMAZED at the quality and sound of this Kmise baritone uke, and at the attention to detail. The quality of building is very high, and the instrument came with a set up that seemed made by a luthier. Nut slots perfectly cut, not too low, not too high. No strings buzzing. Perfect strings action at the 12th fret (2.75mm). The sound is awesome, loud and warm with plenty of clarity. Intonation is spot on. I cannot believe that such a good instrument can be sold at such an affordable price. Kudos to the maker.
Badams4u
Reviewed in the United States on May 6, 2024
I’ve bought 6 kmise brand ukes; a concert, a tenor, and 4 8-string tenor Ukes.— now their Baritone Uke. The workmanship and quality of each has been exceptional. Normally I’ve played guitar and banjo for over 60 years owned a music store and owned Martin, Taylor, Gibson, Yamaha, Goya and other guitars and Deering and Vega Banjoes. So I do know string instrument quality. I’m almost 90 years old and have some painful arthritis in my hands— so my playing technique has devolved into something that I had to overcome.My solution is to tune the Ukes to an open tuning. Either G Chord or C Chord; allowing me to use 1 finger barre chords and a lot of sliding to the requisite following chords. In C I tuned my Tenor and tenor 8 strings and baritone Uke 4th string to a low G, 3rd to C, 2nd to an E, and 1st to a higher G. It’s a full sound and I can finger pick it banjo style or strum or both. I love these Kmise Ukes. They are beautifully finished and have a IUnique sound. The price is unbelievable low. And all the tuner machine head have a 1:18 ratio— allowing for greater accuracy than normal 1:15. Yes, sadly they are made in China but now many main stream instruments are also made there—. MY ADVICE? Buy them now. Well worth the money or even triple the money. You can witness the playing results on YouTube search BlairandJacquelineAdams— for numerous sample clips for free.
UN
Reviewed in Japan on March 14, 2021
!コスパはAAAランクです。接着剤のはみ出しも無く仕上げも綺麗なので愛着がわきます。届いたばかりなので楽しみはこれからですが、安定したピッチで低価格の弦楽器にありがちなふらつきやうねる様な共鳴も感じませんでした。深い胴鳴りにはまだまだですが、ボディがアーチドバックで計算された造りになっていると思うので期待出来ます。今のところ音量が控えめな分、私のような初心者が集合住宅等で練習するには最適だしスキルアップと楽器自体の成長も同時に見込んでいるのでしょうか...トラスロッドが入っておりますが、中国から世界中へ配送しているので環境の変化に対応出来るように...と長く使える様に...という配慮であろうかと思いました。面白いのがバリトンでは珍しく4弦にhigh-D(high-G...?)が張られているので5カポA tunningでソプラノ曲の練習もいけます。指先にトゲ程度に感じるフレットのバリが残っていますが、目の細かいヤスリか小さな砥石で磨けば問題解消します。以前、1万円台のウクレレで刃物の様なバリが残っていた事がありますが数年で工作精度が向上していると実感しました。
Jdog
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2020
This thing is amazing. It even has an adjustable trust rod that gets the action and intonation bang on. It's super light but also heavy duty. And how smooth the rugged wood grain is satisfies me to hold it feel it and look at it. For the sound, it sounds really clear and balanced. But it's also loud and not any buzz or dead spots. The bridge is carved with care so that deffinatly helps alot eith the intonation. I'm satisfied bot just for my money but just as an instrument alone. I'd recommend this to a beginner because it will last a mature handling without killing the bank but will serve a great tool to enjoy learning on and add it to any instrument collection.
mcgaled
Reviewed in Canada on October 27, 2020
I wanted to check out the baritone Ukulele,but I wasnt prepared to spend a lot.. This ukulele was not only reasonably priced.. it turned out to be good quality too.. It has great action, wonderful sound, the neck is smooth to move up and down... I would definitly reccomend this to anyone wanting to check out the baritone uke.I did change out the strings from GCEA to GBDE .. makes it an even warmer sounding instrument.
Consumer
Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2019
Product shipped very quickly and arrived with contents as or exceeding what was expected. The uke is very attractive and comes with pegs pre-installed for affixing a strap. I've named mine Chuck and he is a very good, beautiful boy. The sound is very rich compared to my soprano uke, Gale, even though they are both tuned to high G (GCEA). Love the nylon strings that came on the uke.I would not necessarily recommend a baritone uke for beginners because of the different tuning options that might make finding the correct fingerings and chords difficult. But this bundle does come with a helpful little guide to get a beginner started.The strap is a bit thin in the width department and the pattern is not my favorite, but it is very useful and easy to attach.The gig bag is great for what it is. I find gig bags incorporated into bundles are usually kind of flimsy and cheap feeling. This bag, however, has a good thickness to it and feels better put together.I adore the tuner that came in this bundle. It came with a battery included and is very easy to use. It is very satisfying to see the whole screen light up green when you are in tune!I personally do not use picks with my ukes, but the 5 that came in this bundle were attractive and felt sturdy. Mine were amathyst purple, copper brown, marble white, dark charcoal grey (almost black), and a violent hot pink.
YungDeezmo
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2019
I purchased the Spruce and Rosewood version of this baritone ukulele. This is my first baritone, so I'm not sure how it stacks up to others of this size, but I'm experienced playing Sopranos, Concerts, and Tenors. Upon tuning it up and playing, I was pleasantly surprised by the richer, bassier tone of the larger body. It sounds very nice, and there were no obvious intonation issues that I noticed. The original aquila strings don't sound bad, but I replaced the stock strings with a set of D'Addario Titanium Baritone Ukulele strings. The wound strings give this uke a much more full 'guitar' like sound. If you see my attached pictures of the fingerboard (the ones where I'm deliberately spreading the strings out) you may see that the wound strings are actually filing down the frets where pressed. I noticed this when I saw little metal flecks all over the fingerboard after playing. So while these frets are totally fine for nylon strings, the fret wire is too cheap to play with metal wound strings (without flattening the frets that is..). Which brings me to my next point, the frets do not appear to be installed with great care. There are pretty obvious filing marks on the ends of the frets that were never polished up. A few of them seem to be a half, possibly a whole milimeter off of the fretboard, and may possibly need to be tapped back into place in the future. That being said, the manufacturer DID make the effort to ensure that there were no sharp edges or burrs that could do any hand damage along any of the frets.The nut of the instrument is not glued or lacquered in place at all. It floats freely, and is only held down by the tension of the strings. If you see my picture of the nut, you can see how it gets pulled away from the fingerboard during tuning with wound strings. Be cautious if you see this happening to your instrument, because you don't want to put too much uneven pressure on the nut, which could cause a chip or break in the bone. I'll probably end up using some kind of wood adhesive to secure the nut in place myself at a later date.The body of the instrument is beautiful, I love the pattern of the Rosewood on the back, and the spruce top looks very attractive with the inlay around the soundhole (aside from a tiny part of it that appears to have been cut a little outside the diameter of the inlay ring). The sides look to be Rosewood as well, though I've found two spots on the side of the instrument that have 'bubbling'. If you see my attached picture of the siding where I have made red circles to highlight (as best as my camera is able to) the two 'bubbled' spots. I can press these bubbled spots down with my fingernail and they pop back up into place, so this leads me to believe that the Rosewood might actually just be a veneer over some other kind of solid wood, which certainly would not surprise me at this price range ($59.99 at the time of writing). The back of the instrument at the very end near the strap peg has a 1-2" long scratch in the Rosewood exposing unfinished wood (or the solid under wood if it really is just a veneer). Some of the fingerboard inlays aren't perfectly circular, but these are all very small details you probably wouldn't even notice without deliberately looking for them. I was deliberately looking for flaws and defects like these when checking over the instrument.With all of this being said, it is a beautiful ukulele and it sounds awesome. I would absolutely buy this again, or recommend it to a friend. Just be aware that this uke's price is somewhat reflected in the craftsmanship and attention to detail. Overall, you really get a nice instrument for the modest $60 price tag. The only reason I took a star off is because of the cheap fret wire. I don't like having tiny metal fragments on my fingerboard or on my fingers, and I think that the manufacturer should consider making their future instruments with real brass or stainless steel fret wire to prevent this.
8020
Reviewed in Japan on August 31, 2018
見た目 弾き心地 良い感じですただ何故か3弦だけがビビってしまい原因がわかりません 弾いているうちに直ればよいのですがその後3.4弦を金属製の巻き弦セットに交換しました あまり気にならない様になりました。2本めのスプルース単板モデルは 紛れもなく単板です 引き込むほど音が良くなる事の期待が出来ます サイドバックのローズ合板 美しいです 5つ星付けますオクメ モデル 2ヶ月使用の感想追加ですフレット ネック共に ローD巻き弦セットに十分耐える強度有ります ウクレレの場合 軟らか目フレットやテンションに耐え難いネック トップ材 有る中 ギター同等の強度が有ると思います以前購入したC社製品はすぐに4弦が当たるところが磨り減ってしまいました アルミのフレットなのでしょうか?この製品はニッケルだと思います。その他 トップ スプルース単板 サイドバック マホガニー モデル 、オール マホガニー モデルもあり 余裕の有る方 4本揃えるのも良いかも。他に ソプラノ コンサート テナー と所有してますが バリトンの良さを 知りました もっと早くてにいれるべきでした 最もこの製品に出会うまでは 高価な物しかなく 試しに買うには と言う感じでした 色々な弦も有るようで 張り替えの楽しみもあります
アマゾン好夫
Reviewed in Japan on August 21, 2018
しっかりした作りで、ペグも操作性の良いものでした。ウクレレは、既に各サイズそろえていて、サイズごと数本を所有しているので、本当のところは絶対必要という状態ではありませんでした。でも、価格が低くてマホガニー材であり、いろいろ揃ったセットに惹かれ買いました。Aquila弦でしかもAECDということで、通常のバリトン調弦ではないところも買いでした、但し、入手して直ぐに準備しておいたローGにいれかえました。音の感じは明るいな!という第一印象です。弾き込んでいくとまた変わってっ来ることでしょう。所有している他のバリトンウクレレと比べ、ローGは同じく牧玄を使用しているものと比べ、金属音が強く出るようです。微調整が聞くタイプのペグはなかなかのもの、唯ペグへの巻き付けには弦が長すぎていたようで、巻取り余地がなくなってきたので、弦長を縮めました。フレットの仕上がりもよく、バリを全く感じない状態で、素晴らしいですね。ストラップが付いてきましたが、私には幅と厚みが不足している感じが強いので、手持ちのより幅と厚みのあるものと入れ替えました。スプルース材の製品の画像では、ピンが付けられているようでしたが、この製品には見つからず、自分で打ち込むのだろうと思っていたところ、実際にはすでにネックとエンドに装着状態で届きました。流れ出る音の対一印象は明るい感じです。弾き込むことで徐々に変化していくものと思います。まだ弦が伸び放題で音は安定した状態ではなく、しばらく時間が必要でしょう。この製品には結構力強さが秘められているようで、侮れないと思いました。試してみる価値は十分ありますね。自分も買って良かったと思っています。尚、中国からの配送品は、通関のために時間を取られたりで、指定期間より後ろにずれることが多く、今回もどうかな?と思っていました。しかし通常14日間の指定でぎりぎりか、後ろにずれるかの常識をうらがえして、今回は10日目に届き、その速さに驚きました。とてもうれしく感じました。
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