DC-Ukulele CH : the SG replica that you always wanted

8 years ago

I just love this little guy! Stays well in tune, and has much better tuning than most of the other acoustic ukuleles I have used. Build quality seems good, it looks really cool (didn't you want to play AC/DC with a ukulele?), and it is sturdy.

This uses a passive piezo, so even though connecting it to an amplifier "just works", I believe a dynamic compressor is needed to reduce the output dynamic (sustain can be relatively low, while the click when fingerpicking can be high...). If they ever made a preamplified version, might be worth the investment.

Only thing I found weird is that the "tone" potentiometer actually lowers the volume too, which does not really make sense to me, and in general makes the tone control a little useless: you only have a brilliant tone, and you can tweak it with an equalizer in the amplifier.

Still this is a very good instrument for the price!

Image Harley Benton DC-Ukulele CH

Technical Data

  • Manufactured by Harley Benton
  • Released in 2012
  • Average price : $63
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