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| Oscar Schmidt OU2 Ukulele | 
 enlarge | Brand: Washburn
Category: Musical Instruments
List Price: $59.90
Buy New: $59.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 90
Media: Electronics
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 24 x 3.5 x 12
The Oscar Schmidt OU2 Ukulele is crafted with a mahogany body, geared tuners, and a bound mahogany neck for brilliant sound at an affordable price. Each Oscar Schmidt Ukulele is inspected and adjusted in the USA by a skilled technician your assurance of smooth fret ends, precision low action, and resonant sound quality.
MPN: OU2
Model: OU2
UPC: 801128500782
EAN: 0801128500782
ASIN: B0002GLMEK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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A great place to start July 1, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This ukulele is a nice instrument for starting out on ukulele. I ordered it and got one with a light colored body and a bar bridge (as opposed to the mustache style shown here). Then I ordered two more and got dark red-brown mahogany bodies and mustache bridges.
For the price, it is pretty nice. I had no quality issues with construction--no delamination, no coming apart. The sound was pretty nice, much better than I expected for the price. (That is, once strung with Aquila Nylgut strings.) It had nice balance of high and low, not "plonky," and decent sustain. The sound is quite pleasant. The action was good, and it fretted well for single-note playing. I would say it had its limits in chording high up the neck, but that's not this particular uke but the nature of the beast.
The finish is plain but attractive, and while other low-priced ukes near this price look very cheap, this one looks decent. I had no fret snags, it was smooth the entire neck on each one I got. There was one issue: On one of the 3 OU-2 I bought, there was a buzz on certain fretted notes if played single-note.
Overall, my experience with it has been good. Good enough that I would buy 3 total, so I could give my bandmates good ukes without breaking the budget. I like it, and I will probably buy another.
 Just what I wanted June 22, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is the first instrument I have ever played in my life. And honestly, this is a great starter for those who want to pick up ukulele playing. This is, of course, not a top tier ukulele, but it is decent enough for those who just want to play a couple of tunes whenever they are bored.
The model of the ukulele lacks any finish and LOOKS (may even feel) like a toy, but is designed decently for any who wish to have a starter ukulele. It sounds great after you spend some time tuning it. It'd be even better if one were to replace the nylon strings with something else, which would definitely increase the quality of the sound.
For a price of $60, this ukulele is good for anyone who just wants to play something. When you decide to get serious, then buy some new strings, or upgrade to a new ukulele.
One of the better purchases i've made April 17, 2008
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This ukulele has been great. I've had it now for twenty four hours and every free second i have i've been playing it. It seems to be well built, it has good sound, and the strings seem adequate. I've already memorized all of the chords you might need for 99% of the songs out there, though this may be simpler for me because i play guitar. But nonetheless i can strum along now with any song i find a tab for. Other reviewers had mentioned an intonation problem, particularly once you reach the twelfth fret. I don't think my uke has this problem, and my tuner seems to agree with me, as after tuning the string the twelfth fret is in tune as well. However, even if you're ukulele has such a problem, you won't need to be playing on the twelfth fret unless you're doing hardcore solos, in which case you're probably committed to buying more than a sixty dollar uke. I love this instrument, it's fun, fairly easy, and very portable, and it's about as cheap as a good uke can get.
 No dice. January 29, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Back of the uke came unglued in my hands as I played it. Don't buy this toy.
Tiptoe Through the Tulips January 8, 2008
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have had this instrument for 6 months now and I love it! In my younger days I had tried to master the guitar and I did not feel comfortable with it. The ukulele is extremely easy to play and mastering a dozen basic chords can be done in a few weeks. The OU2 is perhaps not the perfect instrument, but for the beginner it is an incredible buy. I had thought to move up to a more sophisticated instrument if I caught the bug, but after following the advice of other reviewers and upgrading my strings, I am very happy with my sound. A day without strumming my uke is like a day without sunshine.
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