Oscar Schmidt OU5 Concert Ukulele Review

By

Chris Ryan

12/14/2020 10:36 PM

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Expert Score

9.8

Reasons To Buy

Ukulele Bundle has everything you need included.
The Hawaiian Koa is very nice wood for a ukulele.

Reasons Not To Buy

Slightly expensive for a beginner Ukulele.

Overview

Good Ol’ Oscar Shmidty Shmidt delivered on their OU5 Concert Ukulele. With a select Hawaiian Koa Body that looks spectacular accentuated with Abalone binging and a rosette top, we had to include this Shmidty masterpiece in our best ukulele buyers guide.

While it may seem like a high price for a concert Ukulele, this ukulele is made with great wood, has Grover Chrome Tuners and a lifetime warranty. The fret ends are smooth which makes this great for beginners, as it’s easy on the fingers. This ukulele has a great value and is a nice instrument.

Critic Consensus

The Oscar Shmidt OU5 Concert Ukulele is old school, a ukulele of traditional style which is both easy to play and impressive in performance for consideration amongst the best ukuleles. Although it costs a little more than most ukuleles, the Koa body and abalone binding add a lot of value that most novices don’t deliver in best ukulele for beginners. Out of the box this standard uke sounds amazing and comes ready to play.

Features:

Hawaiian Koa top
Hawiian Koa back and sides
Abalone binding and rosette
16-fret nyatoh neck
Grover chrome tuners
Ukulele Bundle includes Gig Bag,
Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD included
Clip-On Tuner Included
Austin Bazaar Polishing Cloth Included

9.8

EXPERT SCORE

Oscar Schmidt OU5 Concert Ukulele Review

Sound

9.6/10

Price

9.5/10

Look

10/10

Reasons to Buy

Ukulele Bundle has everything you need included.
The Hawaiian Koa is very nice wood for a ukulele.

Reasons not to buy

Slightly expensive for a beginner Ukulele.

Chris Ryan

Chris Ryan is a musician and educator from Philadelphia, PA, an avid archivist of folk and country music, a disciple of Aphex Twin and a fervent supporter of Atlanta trap music. Chris can usually be found tracking keyboards, vocals and lap steel for the upcoming debut of his band The Cobwebs, or in FL Studio working on the next generation of trap sounds. He is conversant with, and writes about, hundreds of genres of music from all over the world.

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