Showing posts with label ukulele. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ukulele. Show all posts

11/23/2011

Shadow Ukulele Under-Saddle Pickup with Endpin Jack Review

Shadow Ukulele Under-Saddle Pickup with Endpin Jack
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I put this in the ukulele of a 12-year old and she's now convinced that I'm a magician.
If you already have a ukulele, this is much less expensive than upgrading to an electric one. Great amplified sound, even with so-so ukuleles, and it works with any nylon-like ukulele strings.
We've played this through the Roland Micro Cube Guitar Amplifier- Black and the Roland Mobile Cube: Battery-Powered Stereo Amplifier. Sounds great.
This is very easy to install, but the included instructions aren't great. All you need is a power drill and 1/8 inch and 1/2-inch drill bits. Search on-line for one of the crystal-clear installation videos out there. (Be very careful handling the thing during installation. The piezo-to-wire connection looks very fragile, but this should be no problem once you finish the installation.)
(Oh. You'll also some sandpaper to sand down the saddle. It took more sanding work, but i replaced the old saddle with a Graphtech Tusq Acoustic Saddle Uke PQ-9250-00.)

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Shadow's SH-1110-UK is a complete pickup system to amplify your acoustic ukulele. The Shadow SH-1110 consists of a undersaddle pickup (50 mm x 2,3 mm x 1,8 mm) which installs invisibly under the saddle and fits all standard slots and guarantees, with correct installation, a balanced volume of your ukulele's strings.The pickups screwable, high-quality stereo-endpin connection (SH 012) has a 2.5 mm input jack for the pickup cable (length: 200 mm) and a 6.3 mm output jack for standard instrument cables. The SH 1110-UK does not require a battery.If you want to combine the SH 1110-UK with an external preamp, Shadow recommends the SH ACP-1. Shadow cable preamps will allow you to make your passive pickup active without a modification to your instrument.

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6/25/2011

Recording King Metal Body Resonator Soprano Ukulele Review

Recording King Metal Body Resonator Soprano Ukulele
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This ukulele was a big disappointment, all the more so because Amazon shipped it promptly and it was out of the box 5 days after I bought it.
The intonation was worse that a $30 Mahalo. It wasn't much louder than a solid spruce top, and the overall appearance was, well, cheap. I guess the lesson learned is that a resonator uke for $300 will be "cheap".

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Made from an entirely European bell brass body and featuring a 6" hand-spun Continental cone, this resonator ukulele adds a unique twist to the classic Hawaiian instrument. This rare model features a mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard, Champion-style friction tuners, pearloid headstock overlay and a bell brass coverplate.These excellent features give this traditional instrument fantastic projection and a bark that is uncommon yet very appealing for a ukulele. Includes featherweight case.

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