Yamaha Guitalele Review - 6-string Nylon Guitalele
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- Опубликовано: 30 май 2013
- In this video I go over the Yamaha Guitalele 6-string nylon. Thanks for watching this guitalele review video. For more reviews check out www.yourguitarsage.com
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Hey Erich. I trust your judgement so much that I bought one. So now I have a guitar, ukulele, and a guitalele. I'll be hearing from you on your next live broadcast Thanks
I freakin love mine! It’s a baritone uke size. Yamaha needs to make an updated model with a cutaway and pickup/preamp imho.
I just have to concur with this review. I've had one for a couple of years and I absolutely love it. It's just fun to play. All of your muscle memory translates directly - a truly wonderful instrument that's small, light, sturdy and doesn't sound like a toy. Get one.
Thank you Ian. Appreciate the kind word & your review. Please, stay in touch.
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Do you Still recomend it?
@@fabiotrentin253 I do. I love my guitalele
Your muscle memory can't translate directly because it's tiny scale size. It will always feel different. But finger picking could be close if neck is wide enough.
@@scottsmith4145 it's close enough.
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Just inherited one/was gifted one. Projects nicely, solid fretboard.
Looking forward to traveling and hiking with it.
Good day Mr. Guitar Superstar! Thank you for the short and sweet review! Watching your review helped me to finally go out and buy a Yamaha GL-1. I have one in persimmon brown! What I love about it is the small size and the BIG SOUND! Eric now that I have one and I am new to this instrument! A very green beginner but I have played keyboards for years so I understand chords and music theory. Eric would you please do a weekly , bi weekly or monthly Guitarlele tutorials. Please and pretty please! I ain't to proud to beg as you can clearly see! Thank you!
Ps. The guitarlele is the perfect size for someone who feels that most guitars are to Big and Bulky and most ukuleles are too small. I've had my Guitarlele for less than a month but I've already written a few beautiful songs. However I need help with Strumming,Fingering chords,notes,scales, with everything! I'm looking forward to those Wonderful Guitarlele tutorials coming soon! 👍🏿😊😜
Very informative review, thank you. I picked up ukulele a few years back and want to keep going with it to get as good as I can, but when I play with other people I feel self conscious that it sounds like a toy. This seems like a good transitional instrument to learn guitar and be able to jump in future jam sessions. I'd reeeeealy like to find a 6 string banjolele, but so far no luck with that.
i am completely new into guitar/ukulele. Ukulele is for the guys who sings country music and to be honest when I hear ukulele I feel like watching cowboy singing country music))) guitar has more respect in contrary
A little advise: change the head nut! 38mm between the 2 E strings is not enough, the guitar is difficult to play. 41,5mm is much better, and still enough space on each side...
Fluorocarbon strings are better too, because they are thinner...
And be careful when you buy one, some are better built than others... Some have intonation problems, some are perfect... So you really have to try them! 😉
cool, i got my guitalele at Xmass and I need to learn how to guitalele and im glad that I found this channel! :-)
Look forward to hearing from you! e:)
Great job. Subscribed ;)
BTW, it might me interesting to make a video about a 4 string guitarlele... basically just GCEA tuning with the 4th string an octave lower.
Ciao
thx bro you helped me make my mind up
real want something i just jam out on when on a train or bus i have a baby taylor but even thats just to big
and i could have a solid 40 extra minutes of practice a day on the train .
The bridge is not a simple straight piece of plastic, but slopes from higher on the bass strings to lower on the top nylon ones- There is a very slight variance for the third string (the C, first unwound nylon), and the top of the bridge is rounded on one side, but straight up verticle on the other. So simply turning it around may be difficult. I suspect you can order a left handed bridge if you search the net. I'm neither sure if the nut slots are uniform- I can't tell from looking at mine.
Who tried the Aquila Sugar 157C Extra (Flamenco) on it?
I just love those strings! Never had a better sound and so much power with this little instrument, while being able to tune it in G, my favorite key for a guitalele!
Thank you!! I just bought your book on amazon kindle for now but will buy the hard copy soon!
David D. Stanton Hope it is a great help. Please, let me know how you are doing. Keep on rockin! e:)
yourguitarsage well thanks, the hard copy is getting well read and I have a weekly hour class in person starting Tuesday. Picked up the GL-1, a ibanez ac10iin and a epiphone night hawk black quilt.
+David D. Stanton Nice! Please let me know how you like it.
Will do, your book is really well put together!
+David D. Stanton thank you so much David!
You should take a look at the Cordoba Mini guitar, have you heard of them?
Small guitars are great. I have a Tacoma Papoose (small guitar tuned to A), but I really love the 3/4 size guitars...especially my 3/4 size Martin Guitar... I gave a YT review a few years back. I'm also partial to Seagull Guitars ..I've been meaning to do a review on it.
5 Stars!
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Yes, indeed! I love having a mini guitar around where I can sit on the couch and noodle.
I've got one and I thought I had throne my money away until I got on line and found that it was just like a guitar with a capo on the fifth fret, thank you whoever brought that to my attention!
Um...this video maybe?
My son has one, but it's a darker color. We tune it like a standard guitar & it's fabulous.
So you tune the strings to be EADGBE?
My dad got me this , i asked my parents for a uklele and my dad was alright with it but my mom refused but two years later my dad got me this guitalele idk why i'm saying this here but thanks dad :)
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Want something to fool around over the upcoming weekend - I am a guitar caveman and I prefer raw noise before learning any chords. Just the way I am.
It was great to see this in grown man's hands; I was wary about the size but this actually seems like exactly what I need!
My only question would be: can you change nylon for steel strings?
With most nylon string instruments you cannot switch to steel string. Most nylon string instruments do not have a truss rod in the neck to prevent the neck from breaking.
+yourguitarsage I see. Well, okay then - I will not experiment and leave it as it is.
And I have to say: it is beautiful.
Again, thanks for a review - it helped me make a leap.
+Filip Kevély you are welcome my friend! Thank you for the update.
Yeah, if you want a snapped guitar neck
hello! im getting my guitalele in two days. BUT i have zero knowledge about playing any instrument! hahaha i just wanted to try something new and now im all over youtube trying to figure out which chords should i follow if i want to play my guitalele right? ukelele or guitard chords? or do they have the same chords? im really confused
Great review! Thanks man!
You are welcome Laurent. e:)
Thanks for the true sound I think I 'll buy one
I bought one ... XD Fallen in love of guitalele :)
solid body version ... why you don't try to do a part yourself with help of Instrument maker... It 'is possible .
Nice. Can't wait to listen ...
You're so welcome my friend!
Hi, would you recommend this for beginners?
I’m just feeling, ‘take my money!’ - incredible for the price. Thanks for the helpful review, just subbed.
Thanks, friend. Yes, I love that little instrument. It’s fun-sized.
@@yourguitarsage Thanks for the reply, I’ve been looking for something just like this to rebuild strength after ten yrs of not playing & chronic illness. I have a beautiful lowden but no strength to play it…I’m hoping this is my road back. Really appreciate your channel and expertise, best to you, your wife and family.😊
Thanks for that informational video. One of my strings broke. I’m wondering ... can I only use nylon strings or can I replace them with other ones?
Only nylon steel will break the bridge and likely the neck with it
from what I've heard you can.. but the strings get a bit floppy when you tune it down. It's in A which is like putting a capo on your 5th fret
Some guitalele's have steel type strings for the the lowest 3 strings (like the Kala Utar Guitalele ...but that is no longer being made unfortunately.) Do you think this instrument could handle steel strings for the lowest three? Thanks!
would this guitalele(tuned to eadgbe) be a good tool to help a kid learn how to play the guitar? or would you recommend something else?
Just got a guitalele. I have only been playing for about 3 years mostly just with old time & bluegrass folks on porches and festivals around campfires. I just wonder how to play with others w/ this instrument. Ask them to capo up5? That ain't gunna happen! I need a tutorial!
Let me know how it goes! Look forward to hearing from you :)
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tune like guitar
The Yamaha GL1 is the size of a Tenor Uke
Yes, that's pretty accurate!
yourguitarsage Yes I have it, that's how I know
+DEROY CREWS you go!
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If you have a Guitar/Uke channel, I'd like to see it.
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Is there a version of this tuned to
E-A-D-G-B-E (standard guitar tuning)
I am in search for the smallest (playable/good intonation) classical guitar
Hi!! Can i tunning it like u sad in the video and play it exacly like a guitar? Imagine...for example a song with the chords G C D, if I play them in guitalele with the same shape that i play in that chords in a normal guitar...will it sound good? will that still fit in the same music? Basicly, my question is...can i play it exacly like a guitar?
Yes, the nut on the guitalele is like fretting the fifth fret of a ‘normal’ guitar, like a capo
I’m a beginner level guitar player. I just know the basic chords and strum along to tabs I find online and it’s just a fun relaxing outlet for me when I’m bored. Same goes for ukulele. If I buy this instrument can I play along to any guitar tabs and have it sound right ?
Yes, but will be in another key since the tuning is higher.
Does it sound still good if tuning it to E (guitar tuning)?
I like the sound! I'm getting 1!
Thank you for your review! I have one if this, but the D is broken. Should I just get a normal guita D string to fit it back in? Thank you!
It's supposed to use normal nylon strings, and the ones in box are terrible. But be careful, the saddle on mine came off after a year.. it's basically just glued on with two insignificant pins. Luckily my guitar shop sent it back and I got a replacement.
It uses exactly the same strings as a full-size nylon string guitar -- you just have some extra string to cut off (it's like a regular guitar that got chopped off at the 5th fret).
Hi,just curious about somethin. How can I tuning it well? I really don't understand about guitalele but I hve one.
Hello how are you?? I like your video, but I want to ask that can we install classical guitar strings set to this Guitalele???? Or Guitalele strings tension are different from classical guitar????
Hi, I am considering to buy this guitalele, but I have a question.
When the strings wear off, can I use regular nylon strings as a replacement? Thanks.
Indeed! These are nylon strings.
I have just bought a Yamaha guitalele and love it. The only problem I have is that there is fret buzz on the lower wire wound strings, especially on the D string. This is quite pronounced when I play the Am shape at the nut as my second finger can't get close enough to the second fret. Has anyone else had this problem? I tried replacing the D string and also raising the saddle but this didn't help. I went back and tried the other guitaleles in the shop where I bought mine and they were all the same. Any ideas - would using a non-wire wound nylon string for the D help?
My only concern really about the GL-1, is the lack of a truss rod. However, some guitar eke makers have them and some don't.
It’s a nylon string and short scale so the tension is much less.
Would this work out for my 4 year old? Want to start putting her in guitar lessons and don’t really know which guitar to get her.
what if i buy this instead of the artifone which is quite costly,and i can tune to standard will it sound good...
can we carry it in a small bag
its good for me because i stay out of town most of the time
Hi . I am curious if it can be tuned to standard tuning or alternate tuning of D. Thanks.
phooey ~ sat thru the whole video to hear what IT sounded like, you shoulda played it a little more ? I'm gettin' one ♫
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Agreeeeeeeed
i managed to tune mine down to E standard and it still sounds good
Nice!
love it guitar fingering an uke sound. iIf you're looking for strings for these you can find them on ebay. Aquila makes sets gauged just for ADGCEA tuning Aquila code 96C.
Thank you Dustin! Appreciate the comment & info! Rock on!
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Guitar Center $99.99. Just ordered one from these good folks... August 2019.
I just got this guitalele & i'm still a beginner :( is it ok to learn on it or is
it gonna be difficult for me?! & thank u for your video :3
It's the perfect instrument to learn on! You are in good hands.
Is the nut and neck extra small ? (Asking b/c I travel a lot and don’t wanna lose the guitar stuff I’ve learned.) Thank you for this video, Bruvah
Fret distance is smaller, but the neck is wide.
@@yourguitarsage Thank you for the candid information, Kind Sir 😊 (You da best.) I can tell that you can tell I wanna keep on practicing all the “not common in rock” chords & voicings I’ve picked up doing bossa nova numbers. I’ve left so many guitars around the globe 🤣
HI, please sorry if I didn't see previous answer to this question: what kind of strings can I use with this Guitalele? Classical guitar nylon string are ok? What tension? Many thanks!
Nylon strings! e:)
Got one too. Really fun to play :D
What you think about the Eagletone Guitalele? thanks for the video
I'm so sorry I don't know. I have not played that one yet.
Mine is still dusty from factory after several weeks, the fretboard is very dry, i will oil it as soon as i change the strings. I love this tiny guitar though.
Good to hear my friend! e:)
There have been several questions asked about what strings to use for this guitar. The stock strings are classical, not uke strings. I like the stock strings very much. They have a pleasant, warm tone. I contacted Yamaha, and found out the strings are not made by any particular brand, and cannot be purchased in packs. They are OEM strings made by some random company that was contracted to make them. The Yamaha rep either did not have or just would not give me the name of the company that makes the strings. It's too bad I can't get more of these stock strings!
There are uke-style stings made by Aquila that are available for this instrument. They are called "Guilele 96C strings." Packs are currently selling for $14.99 and free shipping on Amazon, and $8.45 + shipping from Elderly Instruments.
I've tried these, and although they have a more traditional uke sound, I do not like them. In my experience, they don't stay in tune as well as classical strings. Also, I prefer the sound of classical strings on this instrument. Somewhat like a ukulele and somewhat like a classical guitar.. a hybrid sound for a hybrid instrument.
Look very nice and practical , but can you tune it in standard tuning ? i mean like a regular guitar ?
No, not without compromising the instrument. Then it would be a guitar also.😜
Is there any reason you couldn't just tune it like a guitar?
I have a guitar and a uke. I have come to pretty much only play my Uke over the years in large part because it is just so easy to sit on the couch with but i definitely miss the extra strings that guutars have.
I play guitar and bass and I'm going on holidays soon but I want to play guitar while I'm gone. Should I get a guitalele or learn how to play a ukulele?
I would buy a ukulele first. They are super fun. I have a channel for that as well. Just search your uke Sage.
You can buy a bass ukulele. There fun.
Been thinking about buying this guy for months now, but I'm just curious if I misunderstood or not. I play acoustic guitar and have done so for about 2-3 years now (not pro or anything, but I can absolutely play some tunes and sing to if I want to), and I've also played ukulele for just as long, but say I find a no capo song on Ultimate Guitar and I transpose it to +/- 5, will I be playing the ukulele version of the chords or the guitar version of them? I mean, hence the guitalele is basically a mini-guitar tuned 5 steps up..? But like.. hmm.. tabs and chords for guitalele.. Should you just follow the usual ukulele tabs/chords or should you try play them as you would on a guitar? Like.. just generally? Many questions here, but I'm confused AND curious, haha!
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if you can play just like guitar
Could you just shift all the original strings down and buy just a low E string? Would it sound weird? I would like to buy a guitalele and wonder if that is an option. Thanks. It sounds great.
From what I heard, if you tune it to E, the strings become too loose. Hope this helps
Is there any special strings for Guitalele or could i just use some regular nylon strings?
what about guitar strings?
OptimusPenguinOmega Regular nylon strings are classical guitar strings
Hi, thanks for the review. Can i tune this like a regular guitar?
You could but the strings would be too loose.
yes works perfect
not true works great tuned to guitar with original strings
Putting steel strings on a classical guitar is a time-honored way of COMPLETELY DESTROYING the guitar. Steel acoustic guitar strings run at much higher tension than nylon, putting significantly more stress on the instrument. Acoustic guitars are built with extra internal bracing reinforcement to handle the extra tension. Classical guitars are NOT.
Although some people do get away with this for a while. . .depends on the instrument, strings in question, and tuning, typically steel strings on a nylon instrument will either warp the soundboard (ruining the guitar) or even rip the entire bridge right off the guitar!
I got pne of theses!!!! GREAAAT STUFF
Is it good as a fist guitar to learn???? I always found it o difficult to play with normal ones
So depends on the guitarist. Stay in touch and let me know what you bought.
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Well 5 years on, how good are you now?
@@dxubty I'd really wanna know the answer 😆
hi curious as to what type of strings you use on that
I was just given one that was never used, so it looks brand new.. When I tried to tune it, the C string it only tunes to b# or d. Any ideas why?
dont they have em in different octives?
where can i get some new nylon strings for my Guitalele
could i use the guitar chords and tabs for this guitalele? i dont know where to start with my GL1
The key will be the same as having a regular guitar with a capo on the 5th fret. So if you use the fingering for an E chord on your uke, for example, it will actually be an A chord.
Hey!
I want to buy a guitalele. I'd like one that has fret and neck width ressembling to a regular guitar. I want it to be easy to go from guitar to guitalele for my fingers. Do you think this one would be good? Do you have any idea of another brand that could satisfy me?
Thanks for you help.
I agree nice
i asked the same question when i bought it, but apparently not!
Is it small enough to fit in carry on luggage on a plane?
GOOD..alele?
Will any classical strings work, or does this model have to have specific stings? Thanks in advance
From what I've read, the answer is "both." Classical guitar strings, especially high tension classical strings will work. Also, Aquila makes strings specifically for hybrid instruments like this. The strings can be found online at Elderly Instruments, and maybe on other websites as well. The strings are called Aquila 96C Guilele/Guitalele strings.
+Kerkuil's Channel yup!
+Doug Loan I tried the Aquila strings. I do not like them as much as classical strings. (Actually, I don't like them at all). The Aquila's have more of a traditional uke sound, but, in my experience, do not sound as good on this instrument. Also, again in my experience, they don't stay in tune nearly as well.
Regarding classical strings, I contacted an accomplished player here on youtube, and he said he uses normal tension classical strings. According to him, high tension classical strings are not necessary.
+Kerkuil's Channel Nice! Thank you so much for that great information. That will save some folks some trouble.
Can you change out the strings for steel ones?
Is the " i " not pronounced in " Guitalele " ? Got a Ortega RGL18FMH, always thought the " i " was pronounced like in " Guitar ". Nice review as usual ;)
I think it's pretty much take your pick. Couple of different ways :)
Thank you for the kind comment. Stay in touch and continue to make sweet music! e :)
yourguitarsage How can it be 'take your pick'? You don't get to decide how to pronounce a word! Its English! It's pronounced 'guitar' as in GUITAR! AAAHHH!!!
+Phil Hughes thanks Phil, we're talking about a Guitalele, not a guitar.
So I can play this like a normal guitar and it will be the same as the classical guitar?
Formations are all the same but it's as if you're playing everything up at the fifth fret.
I bought a guitalele after pondering on whether to buy Ukulele or this (as my first instrument), but I can't seem to find tutorials on it. I tried to play it like a guitar from some youtube videos, but it just doesn't sound the same. Guess I'll have to learn it the way it's meant to be. Does anyone know of any source(s) for learning guitalele? I'd really appreciate that.
PS At this point, I'm really thinking of quitting it, and buying an ukulele instead. :/
It's tuned higher. That is the only difference.
Don't give up. Playing an instrument is worth it
play it like a guitar just be gentle
have you tried tuning it to standard guitar tuning instead if ADGCEA? Im wondering if you tuneit to standard tuning how it would be?
RIGIRL You can, strings will just be flappy though.
RIGIRL you can buy some strings online on Amazon with higher tension that can be tuned to standard and not be floppy
140?? I bought it for 50 euros new!! Very nice instrument anyway
Got to get one...
Yeah Max!
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what about the strings can it be replaced with classical nylon strings ?
I would expect to, but you'd have to tune it a bit higher than E standard due to the lower scale length
The standard guitalele tuning is adgcea, as explained in this video. Yes, standard guitar strings.
Hello, I have a guitalele, and I do not know how to learn it. Should I enter guitar lessons since it has six strings, or enter ukulele lessons. Please respond quickly, I need your answer
Seeing as it is strung and tuned like a standard six-string guitar (just on a smaller scale, and I presume a shorter range), I would opt for guitar lessons. Standard ukelele tuning is G C E A, standard guitar tuning is E A D G B e, while the guitalele is A D G C E A, so it has the same intervals as a typical guitar would have (imagine putting a capo, which just makes all the notes a certain interval higher, on the 5th fret to make the low E an A to give it the same effect) which gives for a different playing style with different chord shapes and the like, so ukelele lessons wouldn't do much that for you in your case other than to most likely further confuse. In short, the guitalele is a guitar shrunk down to the size of a uke and tuned six semitones higher. Hope that helped!
Ah, sorry, I said in the beginning that it was tuned such as a standard guitar, which could lead to some confusion. I meant that it had the same distance between notes (and I didn't watch the vid first when I wrote that so I hadn't realized it was tuned higher). Anyway, I'll stop rambling now (I have a tendency to do that). Good luck on your venture to learn the guitalele and mahalo!
and I'm just now realizing most of that was already said in the vid... that's what I get for not watching it first lmao
So I'm a noob here. Can you tune this to sound something similar to an acoustic guitar?
Watch the video again. He answers that exact question. Oh wait...your question is 6 years old. Never mind.
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Does anyone know if i would have any trouble making it left handed?
this is the mini,small Guitar right ??
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Does it require special strings?
can I change the strings to standard guitar tuning???
I'd LOVE to know the answer to this as well!!!!
Leslie Barry You shouldn't really, the strings will be really, really loose and hard to play, because of such a low tension, as for this, i don't recommend doing that.
@@kanerowe there are Aquila 153C strings made specifically for this purpose. they also have 145C "high e" strings , meant to be tuned an octave higher than the guitar (that is, even higher than standard guitalele)
B Rumm I know, I was talking about specifically tuning standard guitalele strings to EADGBE.
We have two at home and I have no idea how we got them or why we have them
Edit: I want to learn guitar and I have one but it's missing a string, should I start practicing with one of the two? Or wait until I get a new string?
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Thanks YGS, but it would have been good to have heard the instrument more, played different ways.
What guitar strings do I buy for the mini Yamaha guitar?? Please help thanks .
I have not yet, but I suspect nylon strings for guitar.
Can I put metal strings on this guitar and use it with the standard tuning.. And would it be Wong to do so. Want a travel guitar for practice
+Aditya Hatkar NO! I don't believe it has a truss rod, so nylon strings only. You could with a Baby Taylor though. About the same size.
Thank you for the answer. Will search for one. Just fell in love with the sound of this instrument
looove mine i tuned it like a guitar works perfect
Good to hear Tommy! e:)
TOMMYBENICE66 aftr convertin into normal guitar does it sound good ? Or strings r goos stil
great just pick lighter ifyou pick hard it looses tone
Uma música minha num instrumento feito por mim ( I )
Is there sheet music for this instrument?
so whats the difference between this guitalele and a 1/4 size kids classical guitar?
Guitalele is smaller.
Guitalele lesson please !
What if you tune this e a d g b e. Will it be just an higher guitar? Or dos it not work?
The strings would be to floppy.
Why all the downvotes? Some people are out of their minds