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Guitalele GAS
OK, I've been considering a travel guitar (ala another GS Mini) and sort of gassed for a nylon string guitar a bit, then played with the idea of a ukulele.
I recently learned of the Yamaha GL-1 guitalele - a nice six string guitar-interval tenor-sized uke, ....or....an ukulele-sized six string nylon guitar. then.....I saw that I missed the MF SDOTD which was $30 off the low $99 price. Arg. then....I stumbled across the Peavey competitor to this - it has a more modern style, offset soundhole, soundport, peghead for the same price. Here are pics of my current GAS attacks There are some false marketing images of the Peavey offering that show bridge pins and steel strings. I think this was an early design idea or a marketing mock-up. The real offering is a nylon string.
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Very cool, and at a nice price! It reminds me of the Tacoma Papoose, which was a high-tuned (A-A) 12-string of about the same size with a similar offset soundhole. I'm curious now to see and play one myself. If you buy it, let us know.
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You need to consider the Cordoba Mini that just came out in January. It's got great tone and sustain. Baritone size body. Intonation is spot on. A fun little nylon string guitar. Check out the reviews. Comes with A to A strings or you can get E to E for standard guitar tuning. That's what I did. I love this little guy.
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I Googled that - there is a six string version of that which seems very cool - all solid mahogany body, solid cedar top. Seems so cool.
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I just had Kanile'a build a custom GL6 for me. It sounds great and is very beautiful with master grade curly koa, an ebony fingerboard and binding and an albalone rosette bound in ebony.
It is fun to play. I can't put it down. Barb |
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That might be enough to stave off my GAS
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Check out the Gretsch Roots series. I had one. Didnt use it that much and flilped it. I wish I'd of kept it. Comes with electronics and a gig bag <$300. Sounds great, llays easy, stays in tune.
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I agree. I have both the Yamaha and the Cordoba guitalele (with cutout and electronics). They're fun little instruments, but the intonation is all over the place and there are issues with sustain. I want to have a nice one built from a builder that is worthy of gigging. I'll gig the Cordoba in the meantime, but it can be frustrating at times. Cordoba does build nice guitars (I have an FCWE Reissue and have had several more high end Cordobas). I wish they built a higher end guitalele.
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Are you talking about the Cordoba Mini that came out in Jan.? Mine has great intonation and volume. Or are you talking about their old guilele?
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The old one. Didn't realize that the Mini had replaced it. Thought they were two different instruments.
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Yeah, the Mini is brand new this year. Check out the reviews online. It's not a guilele, but rather a nice small nylon string guitar with the body size of a baritone uke. I'd rather have spent $299 on it than $1,000+ for my uses. It makes a great instrument for uke jams and travel. I have played fingerstyle bluegrass songs on it and it sounds cool. Intonation, sound, playability, build are all great. No, it's no Martin, Taylor, or Gibson, but it's no toy or slouch either.
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Susie Taylors: 914 K24ce 414 GSMeK+ Pono Guileles: Mango Baritone Deluxe Mahogany Baritone Have been finger-pickin' guitar since 1973! Love my mountain dulcimers too! (7 Mountain Dulcimers) Last edited by ifret; 11-29-2015 at 07:25 AM. |
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just so happens my wife and I went to GC and played a six sting cordoba guitarlele. It was a solid top (ovankol? or something similar, can't remember quite). Any way it did sound nice. I guess I didn't pay attention if it was a baritone size or tenor uke size. Had a regular 2 inch fretboard but the neck was real thin which made it interesting to play in a good way. Anyway, it was a fun instrument, kind of stood out.
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http://www.cordobaguitars.com/guitars/mini
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the solid top guileles i played at mccabe's a few years back definitely sounded better than the yamaha guitalele, but i went for the yamaha anyway. mine's intonated well and fun to play, and i tune it a little lower than recommended.
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