Comments on: RISA Ukulele http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/ Advice, videos and reviews of ukuleles. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 Chris Sun, 28 Aug 2011 19:38:26 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-1141 The Risa sticks definitely look the part and I have an old zoom effects box from my electric guitar days which is a bit dusty and this could be good...but... Dou you guys have to be brain su7rgeons to restring them..? Chris The Risa sticks definitely look the part and I have an old zoom effects box from my electric guitar days which is a bit dusty and this could be good…but…

Dou you guys have to be brain su7rgeons to restring them..?

Chris

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]]> By: Uke Dave http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Uke Dave Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:24:03 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-1034 I've just got a Risa 'stick' concert sized uke.This is my fourth uke and I am really thrilled with it.Yes I am sure an audience would wonder what I am playing as it is unorthodox looking kit but more importantly it is really well made,cleverly designed,has a decent quality pick-up and it sounds good. I believe it is supplied with Worth strings which I have been plesantly suprised by -I thought Aguilas where the only option until now! I find it has a exceptionally smooth action which makes it really easy to play.Got mine online for a great price from Reidy's Music in UK. Comes with a nice bag but no cable so if you buy one you might want to consider this.I am doing my first public performance next week and I am looking forward to playing my Risa.I just hope the crowd sing over my vocals!LOL I’ve just got a Risa ‘stick’ concert sized uke.This is my fourth uke and I am really thrilled with it.Yes I am sure an audience would wonder what I am playing as it is unorthodox looking kit but more importantly it is really well made,cleverly designed,has a decent quality pick-up and it sounds good. I believe it is supplied with Worth strings which I have been plesantly suprised by -I thought Aguilas where the only option until now! I find it has a exceptionally smooth action which makes it really easy to play.Got mine online for a great price from Reidy’s Music in UK. Comes with a nice bag but no cable so if you buy one you might want to consider this.I am doing my first public performance next week and I am looking forward to playing my Risa.I just hope the crowd sing over my vocals!LOL
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]]> By: Ha`Ina`IaMaiAnaKaPuana http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-843 Ha`Ina`IaMaiAnaKaPuana Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:14:14 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-843 I bought a RISA UkeSolid Soprano, as I wanted the most compact travel uke possible, that could be stuffed into my carry-on suitcase without worrying about it breaking. I had been debating between an Eleuke soprano (I love the built in headphone jack) and the RISA, but when I tried the Eleukes out in my local uke shop, the intonation was off just enough to bug me, especially with the headphones plugged in. The RISA was definitely the right choice! The intonation is great, and it's a super-sturdy and fun to play uke. The lack of the Eleuke's headphone jack led me to purchase a VOX amPlug Acoustic, which allows me to hear it through headphones, though this added piece of equipment makes the RISA less easy to play and hear in louder places while traveling. My one criticism of the construction is the quality of the line out jack--the one on mine arrived looking like it was already tarnished and old, and it feels loose, meaning that the cable can come out if it's not run under the strap. Normally this wouldn't bother me much, but I was trying to run the VOX amPlug directly out of the jack on the uke (which does not work--the amPlug falls out), so I had to get a cable extension for the amPlug. Not a big deal, but not the most ideal travel uke solution. If you buy direct from the RISA website, you save the VAT charges (19%), so it ends up being cheaper than what the website lists. Unplugged, the RISA has the perfect volume for practicing (like playing an electric guitar unamplified). If this uke came with a direct headphone out like the Eleukes, it would be perfect. As it is, it's a great value and travel companion. I bought a RISA UkeSolid Soprano, as I wanted the most compact travel uke possible, that could be stuffed into my carry-on suitcase without worrying about it breaking. I had been debating between an Eleuke soprano (I love the built in headphone jack) and the RISA, but when I tried the Eleukes out in my local uke shop, the intonation was off just enough to bug me, especially with the headphones plugged in.

The RISA was definitely the right choice! The intonation is great, and it’s a super-sturdy and fun to play uke. The lack of the Eleuke’s headphone jack led me to purchase a VOX amPlug Acoustic, which allows me to hear it through headphones, though this added piece of equipment makes the RISA less easy to play and hear in louder places while traveling.

My one criticism of the construction is the quality of the line out jack–the one on mine arrived looking like it was already tarnished and old, and it feels loose, meaning that the cable can come out if it’s not run under the strap. Normally this wouldn’t bother me much, but I was trying to run the VOX amPlug directly out of the jack on the uke (which does not work–the amPlug falls out), so I had to get a cable extension for the amPlug. Not a big deal, but not the most ideal travel uke solution.

If you buy direct from the RISA website, you save the VAT charges (19%), so it ends up being cheaper than what the website lists.

Unplugged, the RISA has the perfect volume for practicing (like playing an electric guitar unamplified). If this uke came with a direct headphone out like the Eleukes, it would be perfect. As it is, it’s a great value and travel companion.

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]]> By: kissin' http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-313 kissin' Wed, 28 Apr 2010 17:09:42 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-313 Good news folks, it appears Risa has noticed the grumbles people have been having about the Friction tuners (myself included). They will be fitting GEARED TUNERS on their Uke-solids some time in 2010. Keep your eyes open, or send Risa an email :) Good news folks, it appears Risa has noticed the grumbles people have been having about the Friction tuners (myself included).

They will be fitting GEARED TUNERS on their Uke-solids some time in 2010. Keep your eyes open, or send Risa an email :)

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]]> By: Woodshed http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Woodshed Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:17:36 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-90 Diarmuid: Thanks for sharing your experience. After some intial grumbles, I'm enjoying playing it as well. And I bought an effects unit which makes it a whole lot more fun. Diarmuid: Thanks for sharing your experience. After some intial grumbles, I’m enjoying playing it as well. And I bought an effects unit which makes it a whole lot more fun.

]]> By: Diarmuid http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/brands/risa-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Diarmuid Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:58:07 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=196#comment-81 I have a RISA solid (a soprano) and it is inseparable from me. Everything the first poster said about getting use to it is true, but when that happens, it becomes the instrument of choice. I take it everywhere in my carryall, and play it all the time (waiting around, sitting by river/beach). I find it near indestructible, never goes out of tune. Small enough for people not to notice. I got one of the recitalbox acoustic reverbs which I hook to it for the "playing in a cathedral" sound if I am in a noisy place. I recently got a small (pocketsize) Korg multitrack which has been fun - using the builtin pickup making my own ukulele orchestra by using octave shifting to make the bass etc. I cannot speak to highly of it. I love it I have a RISA solid (a soprano) and it is inseparable from me. Everything the first poster said about getting use to it is true, but when that happens, it becomes the instrument of choice. I take it everywhere in my carryall, and play it all the time (waiting around, sitting by river/beach). I find it near indestructible, never goes out of tune. Small enough for people not to notice. I got one of the recitalbox acoustic reverbs which I hook to it for the “playing in a cathedral” sound if I am in a noisy place.
I recently got a small (pocketsize) Korg multitrack which has been fun – using the builtin pickup making my own ukulele orchestra by using octave shifting to make the bass etc.

I cannot speak to highly of it. I love it

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