tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post1108303666815573194..comments2024-03-26T17:50:42.904+00:00Comments on GOT A UKULELE - Ukulele reviews and beginners tips: Kamoa E3-GC Grand Concert Ukulele - REVIEWBarry Mazhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-85031474167773761152022-01-27T02:38:52.533+00:002022-01-27T02:38:52.533+00:00I have an E3C in the same color, purchased used an...I have an E3C in the same color, purchased used and with a small repair to the sound board. The repair was done by the original dealer and it was restrung with Kamoa spec strings at the same time. The wound lowG was unbearably resonant on my example and I quickly changed that one string. I was still not thrilled with their choice and have since restrung with Fremont Blackline which I much prefer. NorCal Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09614189205594135953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-62789086136543122452018-02-28T19:40:33.981+00:002018-02-28T19:40:33.981+00:00Hi.i recently bought a cort ukulele and it's f...Hi.i recently bought a cort ukulele and it's fantastic! I think tasmanian blackwood is perfect tone wood for a uke..my cort sounded great out of the box..I'm going to get a cort soprano next..ps the neck is so comfortable and of such quality if you closed your eyes you would think your holding a Martin ? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-42464970290530604182017-12-18T17:43:26.223+00:002017-12-18T17:43:26.223+00:00Thanks for your advice 😊Thanks for your advice 😊Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990696575288797941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-10229982114250150222017-12-18T15:46:35.590+00:002017-12-18T15:46:35.590+00:00It's really hard to say - solid woods do chang...It's really hard to say - solid woods do change over time the more you play them. The consensus is they get 'better' but i've never understood how you prove that without it being massively subjective. One thing I would try though is some different string materials. The biggest changes I have found with ukuleles is by doing that first and foremost.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-23561964224040992742017-12-18T15:43:30.420+00:002017-12-18T15:43:30.420+00:00Hi there Baz great review as always, I recently bo...Hi there Baz great review as always, I recently bought a Cort concert ukelele all solid Australian Blackwood and mat I add a solid one piece neck. I like it a lot but the sound for me is a little on the dull side. Do you think with time and playing the sound will improve? If it hadnt been for the great quality of the build i would probably have returned it but the pros do so outweigh the cons in this case. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01990696575288797941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-86723718401100266882017-11-29T06:38:36.232+00:002017-11-29T06:38:36.232+00:00Hi Baz . As always an impartial and balanced infor...Hi Baz . As always an impartial and balanced informed review . I own 3 Kamoa’s having been first introduced to them by a music teacher in San Francisco Bay Area . I have been to their store in Kauai met the owner and his mum who are just committed to bringing affordable yet always high quality instruments. I also have one of the bright reds and can honestly say it has not lost any of the tone , sustain or color :)after 3 years . I find very little need for tuning (and always check afore playing ) . So thanks again for the time taken to review - your posting is always something I look forward to each time and find fair ,accurate and independent. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07813493654153722197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-35160502266262466062017-11-28T01:35:36.684+00:002017-11-28T01:35:36.684+00:00Nice to see a Kamoa review. I dropped by their sho...Nice to see a Kamoa review. I dropped by their shop a few years back on vacation. I really like the vintage looking soprano of theirs, but this one goes the opposite direction and the body gets "inflated" instead of "deflated". I actually saw a woman at the airport bringing home a grand concert, but I had incorrectly assumed it was a concert with a tenor neck. Now I know better. Interesting choice of woods. <br /><br />I thought it was funny that you commented on the "lazy 3 pointed crown" since their diamond logo looks lifted from Martin too, so naturally goes well with the Martin style headstock. I've wondered how Martin hasn't stopped them from using that logo - maybe they tried. I guess they didn't didn't register/renew the trademark?<br /><br />I'm not a fan of wound strings either. It's definitely an effort to look past the strings sometimes. Bought a wound low-G set so I could play some songs that required it, but it just sounded and felt wrong. I've basically just avoided songs that didn't transfer well to high G, but if when I get the urge to try again I will make the effort to find a fluoro low G. Olle Nilssonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01236927144158018880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-46111707987433204982017-11-26T16:29:12.336+00:002017-11-26T16:29:12.336+00:00Thanks Chris!
Thanks Chris!<br />Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-13278191694345663082017-11-26T16:28:02.849+00:002017-11-26T16:28:02.849+00:00I've played a few of these and I really like t...I've played a few of these and I really like them. I refer to it as "a poor man's Ohta-san" because the scale length and body dimensions are nearly, if not exactly, to that of a Kamaka bell shaped HB-2D ukulele. One down side that i have seen is that over time, the finish rubs off and even holes become worn into the soundboard. This may be because the soundboard material is rather soft, or because the owners love them so much, that they play the heck out them. If you don't want it to resemble Willie's Trigger in a few years, I would recommend fashioning a "pick guard" out of clear screen protector material to protect the finish. I've seen these in green and yellow also, if the red is not to your liking. Really a great uke for the price though.DeGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05528151190053069722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-84779083039419997052017-11-26T13:16:46.277+00:002017-11-26T13:16:46.277+00:00It's not so much low G I dont like - i have so...It's not so much low G I dont like - i have some strung that way but it's the use of steel wound strings. They just stand out in the mix. When i play low G I use fluorocarbon strings.Barry Mazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731777711884288947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4724767841739249964.post-59739683284852065552017-11-26T12:38:19.171+00:002017-11-26T12:38:19.171+00:00Great review, Baz. Thank you for the information.....Great review, Baz. Thank you for the information...I agree with you on the subject of low G. Haven't been able to get on with it at all, so I'm thankful I only had one of my instruments restrung that way. Casey Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11711863132740187451noreply@blogger.com