Harley Benton BJU-15Pro Banjo Ukulele

Pretty impressed by this for the money. Action real nice, no sharp frets. I like the fat neck. Nice brass and wood colours.

Soundwise I think it’s pretty dull actually, I was expecting a lot more brightness. Maybe it’s the nylon strings. Removing the back cover helps a little bit.
I find setting intonation at the bridge is really difficult on this shortscale instrument. Using a headstock tuner isn’t really convenient. It also took a while for the strings to settle and they keep ‘pinging’ , which I think comes from the bridge slots, while it’s usually something for the nut.

Then there are these weird overtones which I mostly got rid of by placing a rolledup sock between the iron beam and remo head. I tried a (much more expensive) Gold Tone BU-1 in another store and it had these intonation and overtone ‘issues’ also. After playing that one for a while, I really enjoy that the BJu-15Pro comes with an arm rest!

One thing I regret is not buying the combination-deal with the included gigbag. But all in all, after some tinkering I decided to keep it and am happy with it!