Got A Ukulele Reviews - Hricane UK-23 Concert
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
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Andrew F, so great that people from anywhere in the world can still get along & communicate with respect & civility over music! I'm glad you commented!
Betty in TX.
Morning tea and a Ukulele review. Good way to start a Sunday. Thanks for the review!
My pleasure!
Although the ukuleles for sale out there aren't necessarily getting much better, your reviews keep getting better.
Your honesty is a virtue almost missing from the world today.
I think anyone who buys an ukulele from Amazon is a fool (Well, not you Baz, how else could you get these things?)
I Don't like Amazon anyway. I think the wrong Amazon is burning.
Thanks as always Nickie!
I don't know about this specific ukulele, but I have a Hricane koa wood ukulele with an open headstock. 100% of the blind sound tests I have done with musicians, uke players and non-musicans have preferred the laminate koa wood Hricane to my Martin koa wood concert which is 5 times more expensive. I have found that very surprising, but trusting this feedback I am now going to be doing all my performances and tutorials with the Hricane. I put Worth clear strings on both the instruments for the comparison.
My issue here is more about the quality control failings than anything else. The sound I could live with. As with any review I write, when it comes to quality control, you 'might' get an ok one. But then again you might not. A lot of it is fixable, but of course, if you are buying from Amazon, you are not going to get a setup by the seller.
I just got my gloss Concert Hricane solid top today. Was shocked at how nice it was in person but thought the action a bit high. I was able sand down the bridge a good 1 mm and improved action greatly. What surprised me was how perfect the intonation was! The notes stayed basically exactly the same at the 12th fret when many of my other ukes start to go sharp. I liked the strap more than expected. Now I want a strap on some others. Love your channel and your website! I spent hours reading it just today!
Bear in mind I always review ukes 'as is' - I have no doubt that many of them can be improved with work, but my audience includes absolute beginners / parents of kids - who may have never seen an instrument before and unlikely to want to start dealing with setups.
I got a Hricane uk-21, the soprano, as my first uke and I would say that the only problem for me is the sharp frets.. which I will fix one day. the action is low, so very playable. After that I got a Kala soprano (because it's popular) but the action is so high! anyway, love your reviews 😃
The funny thing is I started to sub to youtuber who plays the ukulele who happens to play the hricane uke.. and I go searching google for a review on this instrument brand and yours was the first hit i got without looking it was your channel! funny right? I totally agree about the name, its disturbing my head constantly.
Im a guitar player and I have no intention to buy an uke anytime soon tbh but I watch your videos purely for entertainments sake really like quite a few things about your channel.
That you always play the same samples wich helps comparing instruments so much mpre then noodeling 40 diffrent tunes for 40 instruments
Love the dry humor and the delivery. Your honesty when something isnt worth its money wich is so refreshing when almost every "reviewer" getting everything shoved in their bum and giving crap a high approval like "the incredible first smart uke that will blow your mind omg i love this" guitar channels are just as bad btw
Im reall low on money right now but i seriously considered contributing because thats what i want honest reviews somethin a review should always be.
Ps: Also I really share the standpoint that ukes arent some dumbed down guitars so few guitarists get that ☺️
Greeting from the land of the sausages and lederhosen
Thanks so much!!
Here I am, way over here in TX, once again enjoying a Baz review!
(Oh! & LOVING my concert VTAB purchased bc of your review)
They are dead good those VTABs
And just to add to that Betty, here I am in Perth Australia loving my VTAB tenor also purchased on the back of Barry’s review.
Thnx!
Thnks fr th hriview, Brry.
Always my pleasure Edward! Sorry, I mean 'plsur'
Thanks for the review Baz! I have a Hricane tenor with a Spruce top, and am very underwhelmed by it. My Enya is far superior. Anyways thanks for these reviews!
Thanks!
Good review. :) it sounded like it was going out of tune as you played.
I can’t stand sharp frets. I returned two ukuleles I got from Amazon after the dealer told me I should try and fix them on my own. Wound up getting an Enya and it was great.
that's terrible if the dealer said that!
GotAUkulele
Yes, Lohanu customer service told me they would send me the tools to fix the frets or I could by the proper file and they would reimburse me. Keep in mind this was a brand new ukulele.
I know it probably isn’t a terribly hard job to do... but that’s not the point.
I also had a loose tuning peg that wouldn’t tighten anymore but caused buzzing. After I told them it wasn’t fixed they suggested that a little buzzing is normal for ukuleles.
Last Lohanu I will try.
It looks and sounds just like my second uke. But that uke was from Gear4Music...
Probably is - so many of these cheaper ukes are duplicates with different logos
I like your jumper more than the uke. Great review as usual.
It has a hole in the back!
@@GotAUkulele , the uke or the jumper. 😊
Many thanks and as always👍👍👍👍👍
My pleasure!
Sounds horrible. You find hundreds of these generics on Amazon. At this price point I would highly recommend a Flight TUS50 or the Enya EUC series. You reviewed in the Flight in the past, and you loved it. I do as well. It's great to get some lemon reviews. Just goes to show you what quality ukes sound like when you review them. Thanks again Baz. See you next week.
Yeah - two good alternatives those. Thanks Bob!
Thanks GOT A UKULELE and point out many things we need to do it better.
We will make it better. About the frets, it is the production batch problem. Regarding the product description, this does not represent Hricane itself. This is the issue of the way the Amazon salesperson’s personal marketing strategy. CME is not a letter, just a ukulele shape looking. Why name Hricane cause in Chinese pronunciation is 海莉可. Don't think of hurricane. Last, UKE-23 is our beginner level ukulele, we got many other model better than this model.
You get what you pay for.
"You get what you pay for". Well, indeed you do. So why do you list this as 'professional'?
@@GotAUkulele Amazon listing description is not Hricane official opinion.
@@GotAUkulele Please check hricane.com if you could.
Hricane you have an Amazon description, branded with your logo and pictures but you didn’t approve it? What?
@@GotAUkulele That's the salesman of Amazon personal idea, we have let them correct it. Just a kid of way of marketing for him.
I want to put a low g string on this exact uke but i am really new in this stuff, i dont know what i should buy. Since the strings are unspecified. Can you recommend me. Is Aquila 9U good you think for this specific ukulele?
Sorry - never give string recommendations - it’s totally subjective. Any low G will work on it, but bear in mind you may need to adjust intonation at nut and saddle
thank you so much@@GotAUkulele
I have a Makoa uke that it looks like it is made in the same factory, very very similar
Possible. Lots of factories make several lines, and they get re badged
great review! maybe try the hricane travel tenor with solid spruce top, i liked it so much that i bought a second one to make it low g :D
I don't think I will be taking another chance with Hricane myself i'm afraid
Thanks for suffering for us, Baz! I guess if it were a bit cheaper, it could be a good "toy" ukulele to give to a child to play with. As you said, the looks are a complete snooze fest, and the sound is not very good. Amazon is such a repository for these kinds of ukuleles. Take care my friend!
You only have to read the product specs to see that they are treating it as a serious instrument!
Yuck! I think £50 for that Uke is expensive. Thanks for the review Baz. It's always a pleasure regardless of if the Uke is bad, ugly, good or bloody fantastic! Talking of which, if you were going to buy an entry level to mid-range Baritone Uke, is there one that stands out for you? I have been looking around, having a listen and quite like the sound of the Kala KAB. Deep rich jazzy tone. Sound is what counts for me in the main rather than looks. Thanks again Baz! Oh, just to mention, I received the T-Shirt. Wore it loud and proud yesterday as my friend and I visited Williamson's Park in Lancaster.
Thanks Wendy. I think the Duke DUBVB Baritones are as good as they get at the cheap end. www.gotaukulele.com/2018/12/duke-dubvb-baritone-ukulele-review.html
@@GotAUkulele These are no longer listed on the Duke of Uke page. They only have the more expensive electro acoustic version. Pity really because after reading your review earlier today I was thinking of getting one.
@@MrGrahawk They go in and out of stock as I recall - still - the electro version is still terrific value!
@@GotAUkulele Wow! Baz I really like that, especially at that price. Love the look too! Will keep an eye on that one. Thank you so much! I can't remember if I mentioned this to you at the time but I bought the Eden Tenor you did a review on a while ago from 'World Of Ukes' What a lovely man Matt is! The Tenor came with strings that I didn't like (they weren't Worth Browns). They were extremely taught. I know you men like those but for us women with softer fingers, it felt like I was putting my fingers on a knife edge. So I changed them to D'Addario Fluorocarbon strings. Much, much better and now it's a pleasure to play. I love it! Thank you for all that you do. This channel is wonderful and I so enjoy your reviews.
the same lacking quality control exists on there 2 overly hyped thinline tenors as well (super high action and setup needed). they have also been aggressive on social media, mostly instagram, to have international players with high follower counts feature their ukuleles (and given free ukuleles for it). a practise similar to persuaded positive reviews on amazon. they are generic and better can be had for a little more money IMO.
Yep. The ‘influencers’ who say anything is great if they are paid to. Not Got A Ukulele!
GotAUkulele which is why your reviews carry a better/legit weight to many.
What do you think has the best quality in most concert and tenor ukuleles sir? I wanna buy but I dont know what to buy
Impossible to name just one - there are lots and lots. Check the ukes with highest scores on my full reciew list here - they represent my opinions! www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-reviews.html
@@GotAUkulele Thank you so much for your honest reviews sir! I've decided what to buy now. I won't buy a ukulele without your positive reviews haha!
@@maeangelietunacao6752 Honestly - don't consider myself to be the final arbiter - I just share personal opinion, but thanks!
Good that you check also cheap ukuleles. What do you think about the Aklot Concert with solid mahogany top?
Will never feature and Aklot on my site. I don’t like their questionable marketing practices they flat out lied to me about. Will never touch one.
If that's the case, do you think their solid mahogany tops are actually as stated?
@@dollybird6290 well, i bought one. The top is solid wood and it sounds not bad.
Yay iam early
I was late!
laminate huh... wow? why even call it sapele? Most people never heard of sapele. I had not heard of it until I was shopping for a dulcimer.
It's quite common for cheaper brands to major on the outer wood veneer rather than the word laminate to take the focus off the construction type!
I picked up this ukulele on sale on Amazon US on sale for $25 and they must have watched your video because now the back has a very pronounced bulge as compared to the one you reviewed back in 2019.
There's a few brands that have changed things following reviews, so wouldn't be surprised.
It's just incredibly ....... generic. ... I like the honey color, though.
Very generic indeed.
i’m a beginner, Rayzm soprano is a good ukulele?pls answer:(
Sorry - never played one so can't comment. Apologies.
GotAUkulele it’s okay
I’m losing my hearing (sadly as a musician) and even i can hear it sounds like an Aldi child special. Thanks for the review
Yeah - very one dimensional
And totally sympathise on the hearing. I am the same. Mine is terrible these days.
Sorry about your ears. I hope you find a way to enjoy music anyway.
GotAUkulele try to get help with it Baz. Don’t leave it too long. I’ve lost pitch range in my left ear. Volume in the right. Even my Martin sounds like nails in a tin can. But hey, never give up what you love 😊
Nickie McNichols Thank you so much!
Thanks for the review Barry. Always enjoyable irrespective of the instrument. I was wondering if you had considered playing this in the review - ruclips.net/video/pm6xCwNKtnQ/видео.html
ha ha! great tune!
The best part and the only is the gig bag. Playing this uke brand is depressing.
Yep - I think they are very easily beaten by others
Thanks, Barry. What a stupid name. I've seen these around, and always felt like the name should be pronounced with a pirate RRRRR
Ha ha! Yes!
And I thought it was pronounced, "Hri-can-eh" as if it was an Hawaiian word. Haha
Honestly, if it was the most superlative uke in the world, I would not buy it because of the name.
To be honest, I have no idea how it’s pronounced!