5 String Banjo Mini - 26 Inch Travel Banjo Maple, Closed Solid Back Beginner Kit With Gig Bag Tuner Picks Strings Strap - B805

I am sure it will sound good once he learns to play

I was pleasantly surprised with this banjolele. I placed the bridge using the provided template and found the banjolele was in tune. I had to adjust the first string slightly. There overall fit, finish and setup is excellent. There are a couple very minor blemishes that you have to search for to find. I expected I would have to do some setup to make this play to my liking but I did not have to do a thing. The action is low, the neck is straight. The tuners are smooth. There are no sharp fret ends. For the money, this is an excellent buy. I’m always leery about buying inexpensive instruments on Amazon, but this one is a winner. I have played ukuleles for some time now and I have repaired half a dozen in the past year. One included removing a smashed top and replacing it with new one I made from some Padauk I had on hand, so I know a little bit about construction and quality. All strings except the 1st (A string) stay in tune and it only flattens out slightly over time. Many times you have to constantly tune ukes until the strings are broken in. Sometimes that is because of crappy tuning keys. The tuners on this are tight enough that they do not lose tune easily, but still turn smoothly. The sound quality is pretty good too. Not fantastic, but good.

Installed the bridge and was playing within minutes. Placement guide works great. Sounds a bit tinny, open up the back and put a pair of light socks rolled up between the rod and the bridge. Make sure it isn't jammed to tight. Replace the back and giver. To tight will sound less like a banjo. Tuner is a bit tempermental. Great strap. Awesome gift.

This Banjolele seems to be a good investment for the price. Good tone, nice looking, very loud and the supplied gig bag is better quality than I expected. However, the quality control is not there. Mine was delivered with three tuning peg nuts loose and need to be tightened. The washers under the nut are so loose that I can turn them with my fingers, which translates into a buzzing when the instrument is played. Also, the tuner does not work. When I received it on Friday the battery in the tuner was dead. After replacing the battery with a new battery that tests fully charged the tuner still did not work properly.I reached out to the supplier on Friday regarding these two issues and have not heard back from them 4 days later.

I was looking for a banjo sound but is like a ukulele. Great little instrument