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The Yamaha GL1 Guitalele is a unique 6-string nylon-string instrument combining the compact size of a baritone ukulele (17" scale) with the playability of a guitar. Tuned a 4th higher (A/D/G/C/E/A), it offers bright, versatile tones perfect for travel and casual or professional use. Crafted with a meranti wood body and rosewood fretboard, it includes a soft case for easy portability, making it a standout choice for musicians seeking fun, quality, and convenience in one sleek package.


























| ASIN | B000RVYMWE |
| Back Material Type | Meranti |
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,659 in Musical Instruments ( See Top 100 in Musical Instruments ) #21 in Ukuleles (Musical Instruments) #271 in General Musical Instrument Accessories |
| Body Material Type | Meranti |
| Brand Name | Yamaha |
| Color | Natural |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (3,312) |
| Fretboard Material Type | Rosewood |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00700987276145, 04960693122198 |
| Guitar Bridge System | Fixed |
| Guitar Pickup Configuration | S |
| Hand Orientation | Right |
| Included Components | with bag; with case |
| Instrument | ukulele\nguitar |
| Instrument Size | Tenor |
| Item Dimensions | 27.95 x 9.06 x 3.15 inches |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 27.95"L x 9.06"W x 3.15"H |
| Item Weight | 0.01 Kilograms |
| Manufacturer | Yamaha PAC |
| Manufacturer Part Number | gl1 |
| Material Type | Meranti Wood |
| Model Name | GL1 |
| Model Number | GL1 |
| Neck Material Type | Nato Wood |
| Number of Strings | 6 |
| Operation Mode | Manual |
| Scale Length | 17.0 |
| Set Name | Natural |
| String Material Type | Nylon |
| Top Material Type | Spruce Wood |
| UPC | 700987276145 600599648586 700987276152 086792894829 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 Count |
| Warranty Description | 1 year manufacturer warranty yamaha corporation of america (yamaha) is proud of the experience and craftsmanship that goes into every product we represent. Yamaha sells its products through a network of authorized yamaha retailers. Only these authorized retailers are equipped with sales and service support materials and training that are not readily available to non-authorized retailers. The yamah… |
J**N
A quality instrument from Yamaha
69 year old guitar hack here. Played electric, and some acoustic guitar in three bands way back in the 1970's. Played acoustic at a wedding. My neighbor bought a Yamaha GL-1 "guitalele" A few years ago, and told me recently that he loves it! A GL-1 is basically a very compact 6 string classical guitar, but, instead of being tuned Eadgbe, it is tuned 5 frets up on each string, so the low and high e's become a's. This means that all the chord shapes I know on a regular guitar can be played in the same positions, but the name of the chord will be different. Example, an e major chord shape on a guitar, will really be an a major on the Yamaha. If I am just playing by myself for myself, there is no problem. If I was to play along with a regular guitar, we would have to work out what key to play in. Also, if I sing and play, then depending on what key I play in, I would have to sing in higher notes. This thing came quicky to me in Hawaii, and it is in perfect condition! Since it had nylon/classical type strings, it is going to take much longer for the strings to settle down and stop sretching. Way longer than my steel stringers. So, don't write a review after a few days complaining about this. All classical style nylon string guitars do this! Pick it up,tune it, play it, and keep tuning it. The tuners on mine seem just fine. It is a total blast for me to play. It sounds great, especially for the small body size. It has very good volume and sustain too. A bit stingy on the fret markers, both on the fingerboard and side of the neck. If you have big fingers, some chording might be a bit crowded. It doesn't have a truss rod. But, many classical guitars and many other guitaleles don't have them either. I have yet to read a review, or watch a video review, where the owner had a neck warp. In short, I should have bought one of these long ago. Update after more than a year now. I still love this little 6 stringer! I have been selling some of my amps and ukes etc. I had considered selling my Yamaha, but cannot do it! It is just such a great insrument. Mine is still perfect. Drawbacks? Few. The 17" scale is a bit tight for me. One string started unravelling after not too much playing. I was able to buy the one string and replaced it. I read a review somewhere where the writer returned his due to various flaws. Looking at mine it's hard to believe. I think Yamaha should make an option of the GL-1 that would come with an under saddle pickup with tuner and volume/tone controls. Great price, great instrument, great FUN!! 2/28/2025 update: Just wanted to say my estimation of this instrument has gone up if anything. I am taking super good care of it. It us holding up great. I had one of the wound strings start to unravel early and replaced it. Zero problems. After break in it holds tune as good or better than my other string instruments. That alone is saying a lot. The climate here in the Puna District on the big island plays he'll with stringed instruments. Most go sharp sitting overnight, and flat sitting during the day. This little guy is built very well. I wish it had come with an active pickup with tuned and equalizer, but it's still a keeper!
E**S
Great little guitar that can play your favorite Uke songs too!
I've been playing this little gem for a week now as a replacement for my full size acoustic that is in dire need of a neck reset. It sits next to my office chair where I can pick it up and play any time. So far it has done a pretty good job of staying in tune with only the usual nylon string settling in. Tone is interesting with a neat, plucky sound and, being tuned to A, it shares the same finger positions on the 4 treble strings as a ukulele. In fact, it is a good sounding baritone ukulele but could be a little bit challenging for some due to closer string spacing compared to a uke. Action is fine and I am in no hurry to change the setup. factory strings seem OK and i will play on them until they wear out. Yamaha states that low or standard tension classical strings can be used and Savarez, D'Addario and DR are recommended brands. No need for special guilele strings. The finish is very satin and may not be pleasing for those that enjoy glossy guitars though i think it's OK and seems tough enough. My GL1 came with a small blemish in the wood on the back which is an imperfection in the wood itself and not the finish. I would take 1/2 a star for the blemish but quality control is overall pretty good and the fret ends aren't noticeably sharp. I would not recommend this instrument for beginners due to the short fret spacing and slightly more difficult fingering for some chords. A 1/2 or 3/4 scale classical or steel string guitar will be a better choice for learning the fundamentals and will have more volume for performances later on when the player gains confidence. Who is this instrument for? number one, it's for me. I have been playing guitar for decades and have a soft spot for small bodied instruments and recently started playing my wife's ukulele due to my guitar being down for the count. Ukulele players might enjoy this instrument as a way to cross over to six string though the string spacing will take some getting used to. Guitar players who want a sturdy travel guitar will be well served by this instrument but will have to make peace with transposing everything up a fourth. Some players have used high tension strings to allow for standard guitar tuning. I'm not sure I will do so as I like the sound as it is and also play ukulele music. Overall I think the Yamaha GL-1 is a reasonable value for the money and I'm very happy with it so far.
W**C
Well made instrument that has a higher pitch and it has avery happy sound.
This guitalele is awesome! My son bought the first one in the family and I liked it so much that I ordered one. It has been a big hit on my YouTube channel @chambwp! The quality is through the roof and it is so much fun to play! Although smaller, it plays just like a guitar although it is tuned to a higher pitch (5th string is actually an A above an E), which makes it a very happy sounding instrument. Chord structures are the same as a guitar, but the chord names are different. In other words, a C chord pattern on a guitar is actually a G chord on the guitalele!
A**N
Jag är väldigt nöjd!
V**A
Bought this guitalele and my expectations were justified. It very comfortable small guitar for travel and training for me. Sound very good: include all frets and play chords. My variant has few scratches but for me it is not a problem and I think in common quality is good. Also it has good price. When I use it tune it to E (recommended A) and it’s sound good, string tension also normal with it.
V**N
What I received is very good product, tuning & intonation is perfect, very good for beginners, sound is good, weight is light, easy to carry, you can get ukele in lesser price, but here you get all 6 strings with the sound of ukelele(almost) so, this is value for money.
J**O
Excelente producto, lo recomiendo, buen sonido y cómodo.
P**S
Edición de reseña casi un año después: Sigo encantada con él. Descubrí al poco de empezar a aprender que era zurda para tocar guitarra (soy ambidiestra). Lo llevé a un luthier para que le cambiase la posición de los huesos donde van apoyadas las cuerdas. Casi me costó lo mismo que el guitalele, pero mereció la pena. Cuando le dije que era primeriza y que cuando había cogido antes una guitarra de algún amigo me dolían los dedos, también limó los huesos para que las cuerdas estuvieran más bajas. Si ya era blando de tocar, ahora es que ni me entero. Para empezar a hacer callo sin desanimarse, me parece perfecto. Y gastarme en total (entre cuerdas, funda nueva, servicio de luthier y el guitalele en sí) unos 200€ me parece razonable para un hobby en el que no te quieres dejar una barbaridad de dinero porque sabes que no vas a dedicarle una atención y una devoción inmensa. Cuando pueda, compraré una guitarra de más calidad y mayor tamaño. Pero esperaré a tener (dinero y) un repertorio de canciones que le pueda sacar partido. Para las aspiraciones que tengo ahora, sólo se me queda pequeño si son canciones que usan cejilla en cuarto traste en adelante. Porque la verdad es que está todo tan junto, que cuesta. Pero como hay tantísimas canciones, evito esas y ya está. He aprendido sobre todo canciones de Taylor Swift. Con cuerdas rojas de aquila diseñadas para guitalele que puedes afinar como guitarra en e-a-d-G-B-E, me suena francamente bien. Y los dedos agradecen que las más finas sean de nailon. Me está gustando mucho aprender, aunque no tengo una constancia tremenda. Tan pronto me engancho 3 días seguidos como estoy 2 semanas sin tocarlo. Apenas pierde afinación, a veces nada. Y al ser pequeño, no me da pereza sacarlo de la funda y ponerme. El tenerlo en una esquina de la habitación me recuerda que está ahí. Comprado 19/08/2022, Primera impresión: Para empezar, decir que no tengo ni pajotera idea de instrumentos de cuerda. Con 16 años (tengo 36) iba con amigos al parque, se llevaban la guitarra y me enseñaron algún punteo y algún acorde, pero nada más. Piano sí he tocado varios años, tengo sentido del ritmo y confío en que con paciencia, tiempo, tutoriales de YouTube y muchas ganas, podré sacar algunas canciones que me gustan con el guitalele. Lo primero que quiero sacar de dudas a quien se plantee comprarlo es el color. He visto fotos que van desde marrones tan oscuros que los bordes parecen negros, a rojo que parece la bandera de España con lo de dentro tirando a amarillo. Aclarar que es mucho más rojizo que marrón. Lo más oscuro del degradado diría que un vino burdeos. El borde sí es negro, negro. Y la zona de los trastes sí tira más a un marrón chocolate 90% cacao. En las fotos he intentado que se vea lo más fiel posible. ¿Qué me gusta? -Me gusta no, me encanta lo blandito que es. Abandoné la idea de aprender guitarra cuando me machaca los dedos con las cuerdas de la acústica de mis padres. Pero el guitalele tiene una pulsación tremendamente blandita, no pesa nada sujetarlo y lo encuentro súper cómodo. Las posiciones de los dedos también las veo más cómodas porque no hay que alargarlos tanto para conseguir algunos acordes, pero sí veo necesario tenerlos finos. -Ha sido relativamente fácil de afinar (para alguien que es la primera vez que afina un instrumento, 10 minutos) con un vídeo de Youtube y una app con el móvil, aunque se supone que un afinador de pinza que me llega esta tarde lo va a hacer más preciso y fácil. ¿Qué no me gusta? -No he tocado la guitarra, pero sí he tenido varias en mis manos. No me gusta la calidad de las terminaciones. Todas las que he cogido han sido con barniz. Ya digo que no soy nada experta, pero supongo que han dejado la madera más al aire para que vibre más, respire más y produzca un sonido más rico y fuerte. Confío en los conocimientos de Yamaha y que si lo han hecho así, es por algo. Pero me dan ganas de coger un spray de barniz y darle un par de manos, porque da una impresión tremendamente frágil por el poco peso que tiene y el acabado mencionado de su superficie. En una foto de la parte de atrás es donde mejor se puede apreciar, parece un contrachapado súper rústico que le han enseñado el barniz, nada de haberle dado una buena capa. No sé la voy a dar, aunque me nace protegerlo, sobre todo si pienso en llevarlo de viaje. Pero no lo voy a hacer, porque temo que pierda calidad en el sonido. Me gustaría saber (lo preguntaré) si es bueno darle algún líquido de restauración que he visto para mantenerlo (nomad?). Se mancha con mirarlo a nada que no te hayas lavado las manos, aunque luego con un trapo se quita, así que eso demuestra que algo de barniz lleva. Lo malo es el poco cuidado que han puesto a la hora de pintarlo. Tiene una mariquita, muy leve, pero que si pasas la mano se nota y si sabes que está ahí, no puedes evitar que se te vaya la vista, de lo típico que has dejado secando y se ha caído una mota de polvo. También un refregón de que debió de salir mal algo de la pintura y se nota que está apañado en vez de vuelto a lijar bien o cambiada la pieza. Por el precio estos errores serían perdonables. Pero sí es verdad que donde termina el traste en la boca hay una zona importante donde no ha llegado la pintura. Eso sí me parece más grave para una marca que se supone garantiza una calidad. No lo devuelvo porque me pueden las ganas de empezar a aprender y que tenga un defecto (o varios) prefiero verlo como algo que le da personalidad, aunque haya sido un fallo del fabricante. -La bolsa, como han dicho muchos más antes que yo, es para meterle una buena modificación si eres manitas o de tente mientras cobro y compro otra. Seguramente me espere al black Friday y coja algo decente. De momento no añado nada más. No me arrepiento de comprarlo, así de primera impresión. A oído poco entrenado me gusta cómo suena. He pedido cuerdas para cambiar la afinación a guitarra, pero voy a intentar tocar como guitalele a ver si me gusta más y ya me decido. Lo recomiendo para alguien que no haya llegado a profundizar en el aprendizaje de guitarra, que haya tirado la toalla.
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