As per title, are they any good? what's your experience with them? No real reviews that I could find
Can Anyone Recommend The ALDI Ukulele $30 or The Kmart $15 Version?
Lfat queenslander on 05/12/2023 - 16:48
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Precisely what I'm trying to figure out!
and whether the upcoming special buy is twice as good as the Kmart version
how bad could it be really
As bad as a $995 concert ukulele.
@scomo
SLoMo
Kit comes with welding mask (too late for old mate though)
I have one of those elcheapo ukulele. I think I bought it for $20 new a while ago. The thing is, the ukulele needed to be re-tuned almost everyday. I am not sure whether it is the strings or the ukulele itself. I got sick of retuning it everyday and gave up trying to learn to play it after a while.
locktite
Is that like superglue? What do I do with it?
It's for stopping screws from moving. If you ever unscrew something you've bought (can be a laptop, fridge, even a tv remote) and find some dried paste on the screw that you had to crack before the screw came out, that's pretty much Loctite.
The common one requires a fair bit of force to undo. There's another type that needs to be baked or drilled out. Careful which you get
as post below
get the purple one, it's the least strength. blue is a little stronger, red is too strong for your application
@bdl: Far out, it's $16 at SCA, $15.50 at Bunnos… More than the Kmart ukulele!
Now I need a deal on the loctite or for someone to say if the Aldi ukulele is better and doesn't need the extra purchase to operate.@fat queenslander: https://www.amazon.com.au/Bob-Smith-Industries-48BSI-177-Str…
you'll find the threadlocker useful for other stuff - glasses screws that keep on falling out, pc repair screws, anywhere you want a screw/bolt to not work it's way out
I've used the BSI brand stuff and it works well, there's also this one but I've not tried it https://www.amazon.com.au/Ickysticky-Low-Strength-Threadlock…
There are also Chinese knockoffs available, I'm not sure the quality though (I would stick with loctite, BSI or permatex). Just make sure you don't buy red accidentally (ask me how I know :P)
The thing is, the ukulele needed to be re-tuned almost everyday.
It's because the tuner pegs are garbage. Not much you can do about it but at least you'll get good at tuning the uke.
needed to be re-tuned almost everyday
Yep, stringed instruments do be like that.
Oh ok, I guess that's the reality of string instruments? I thought it was because the ukulele was cheap. Lol.
No. That's not typical unless you play the hell out of them everyday.
That's the only way to play them
Both are fine if you're just learning how to play it.
how bad could it be really