Reply To: Ample Sound Ethno Ukulele, Ethno Banjo & Slide Lapsteel $89 ea, $180 bundle

[fretman]

This is a good deal, which is rare for Amplesound.

This is by far the best bluegrass banjo I’ve used (OT’s banjo sounds best for Celtic music to my ears). It’s modelled after the Deering Calico banjo (which is what I use in my real life bluegrass gigs) and they captured that sound really, really well.

The uke sounds like a real uke. Nothing synthy or strident. Just a nice warm uke sound. Very similar to my Kamaka.

And that lap steel… see these (granted these are all David Gilmour style but the product is useful for folk music as well. These are just more fun to listen to):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRzZxg1M_OQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwTzMXf8qD8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii-yowQRxVA

No affiliation, just a very happy customer. These are all very high quality instruments. They have loyalty discounts once you have one of their instruments.

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