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Cheapest on the market. And you feel it
Sorry for my english. Got this one two and a half months ago, and now i see clearly why this instrument is the cheapest on the market.
First of all, the tuning noted on this site is wrong! The first pair is clearly not an e. When i tried to tune it in Gg - dd' - aa - e'e' i broke one of the strings. Right tuning is GG-DD-aa-dd.
The second: tuning gear is simply terrible! Very hard and unresponsive. You need to apply so much force to tune the instrument that after you just cant play - fingers doesnt move. Head machines of that quality you expect to see on the cheapest guitars, with no brand for 20-50$. But not on the instrument for €166.38.
Third: the quality of wood is questionable. Here on photos it is flawless, but my particulary instrument have something like bough on the upper deck! Not beautiful at all.
But there`s a pros: it sounds really good, when tuned its really fun to play. And its still a good way to try this type of instruments. If you want the cheapest - go for it, its ok.
First of all, the tuning noted on this site is wrong! The first pair is clearly not an e. When i tried to tune it in Gg - dd' - aa - e'e' i broke one of the strings. Right tuning is GG-DD-aa-dd.
The second: tuning gear is simply terrible! Very hard and unresponsive. You need to apply so much force to tune the instrument that after you just cant play - fingers doesnt move. Head machines of that quality you expect to see on the cheapest guitars, with no brand for 20-50$. But not on the instrument for €166.38.
Third: the quality of wood is questionable. Here on photos it is flawless, but my particulary instrument have something like bough on the upper deck! Not beautiful at all.
But there`s a pros: it sounds really good, when tuned its really fun to play. And its still a good way to try this type of instruments. If you want the cheapest - go for it, its ok.
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RM
Irish Bouzouki- Great product
I ordered the Irish Bouzouki from Canada in 2020 and it was delivered in 3 days with UPS express. It is built in Romania and it is an excellent instrument for the money. I wanted to buy one in North America but it was way too expensive. It sounds great both plugged and unplugged. The action is good and the strings stay in tune. I play it plugged through an Roland AC-40 acoustic amp and it sounds fantastic. I recommend to get a spare set of D'Addario EJ81. It is really fun to play.
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IR
Fiddling on the roof ...!!
Great fun ...and good build too ..various similiar looking brands that are more expensive ..tune to uke or banjo settings ....for best and easiest chords ..or try turk/greek tune ..exotic scale and high tune so mb a very light replace strings for that ...
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M
A great little instrument!
So I decided I needed a new hobby for lock-down and I've been listening to a lot of Irish stuff recently, so took a chance on this low-cost instrument just to give it a go. I play guitar but have never played a bouzouki before. I had fairly low expectations as the price was so low - but I am absolutely blown away by how nice it does sound! It's great fun and I'm thoroughly enjoying it.
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A
Intonation not the best. The tuning screws are a little bit loose and it doesn't stay in tune very long. You can feel it's a little bit cheaper bouzouki model, but however, the sound is great! And you get a gigbag with it, and it has onboard pickup and Electronics, definitely a good deal for the price.
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Vl
Irish Bouzouki M1089-P
I bought this Irish bouzouki because I wanted to play an instrument which has folk-ish sound and I planned to use it in my future projects. As for fun, I started to play the chords of some easy songs. As for a cheap, hobby instrument I really like the sound. It keeps the tuning pretty well. The only thing I dislike a bit is that the strings are a little bit too high above the fretboard, so I will definitely need to ask a professional to file / rasp the bridge a little bit, so the strings would be closer to the fretboard. Nevertheless, I'm happy that I bought it.
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LG
Cheap but functional
A great little instrument for the novice at an attractive price
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S
Bouzouki
Took a chance on this guy and haven't looked back since. Really nice to play and sounds great. The on board preamp is cheap and cheerful, but it performs very, very well. Definitely worth the money.
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Great piece for its price.
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