Lidl Instruments - 10th November

the_syco

Thought someone here may find this useful for getting some Lidl Instruments for someone for xmas. They go on sale on the 10th November. I'll let the others here say if the Lidl instruments have a good rep or not, as I never got one myself from Lidl.

http://www.lidl.ie/cps/rde/xchg/SID-F196C0A2-4513A7D6/lidl_ri_ie/hs.xsl/offerdate.htm?offerdate=15040

Keyboard YPT-220 €99.99*

Per item
Bongo Set €21.99*

Per set
Digital Drum YDD-40 €74.99*

Per set
Keyboard Stand €17.99*

Per item
Western Guitar €79.99*

Per set
Electric Guitar Set €99.99*

Per set
Guitar Set €49.99*

Per set
Ukulele Set €21.99*

Per set
Harmonica €4.99*

Per item
YRS24B Soprano Recorder €4.99*

Per item
3-in-1 Digital Chromatic Tuner, Metronome and Tone Generator €12.99*

Per item
Guitar Stand €9.99*

Per item
Microphone Stand €14.99*

Per item
DM105 Microphone €24.99*

Per item
Music Stand €11.99*

rcaz

Those keyboard stands are decent, shot!

carlosvan

cool, can anyone tell me if the guitars are any good??

dfkorg

carlosvan wrote: »

cool, can anyone tell me if the guitars are any good??

They are not

carlosvan

dfkorg wrote: »

They are not

were these guitars in before, i sem to remember thjem selling music instruments before, i was told to stay away from the sax's, i got a 2nd hand yamaha,,,, well i think i may get the one thats in music shop in killarney, came highly recomended for 179 euro, i think id like to give my buisness anyway to a local shop , plus i can always keep going back then annoying them with questions ...he he

yesno1234

Anyone here know would the ukelele be suitable/sufficient for a beginner or should I get something better?

meoklmrk91

yesno1234 wrote: »

Anyone here know would the ukelele be suitable/sufficient for a beginner or should I get something better?

+1 have always wanted to learn to play the Ukulele.

Ostrom

Doesn't look too great. I had one before and it never stayed in tune.

Will be picking up a few stands however

Gaspode

The problem with those guitars and ukeleles (in my experience) is they wont stay in tune. They'd put a beginner off from playing tbh.
I have a guitar stand from them - it's sturdy enough to trust your guitars to. Doesn't fold down well for gigs though.

Demeyes

To be honest, I've never played a cheap uke that stayed in tune well. Usually you have to tighten up the tuners with a screwdriver to stop them from varying wildly in pitch.

thewintermute

If you can stretch to a 50-100 euro mark for a starter Uke you'd be much better off. Dublin Guitar Centre are good and have a big selection of ukes, there's a solid topped Laka semi acoustic for 79 which would be many many times better than the plywood offering in Lidl. Like a lot of things, you gets whats you pays for. I was thinking of getting one of them Lidl ones to make a cigar-box uke out of as a project, but I'd be dumping the body or making a bird box out of it.

Colours

dfkorg wrote: »

They are not

Any chance you could supply the reasoning by which you formed that opinion? Is the brand not supposed to be great? Have you played any of these instruments before yourself?

Faing

The best cheap starter Uke in the world is the Mahalo U30G, it can be bought in almost any music shop and at around 25 euro is the best value on the planet. Add a set of Martin or Aquila strings (around 8 euro) and you are away with the mixer. There are thousands of uke websites that have resources for learners too, so buying a book and cd isn't necessary.
Check out this short video.

http://youtu.be/D1Azwzs78d4


FSV on upper William st in Limerick have a fair selection of soprano ukes btw

rcaz

Colours wrote: »

Any chance you could supply the reasoning by which you formed that opinion? Is the brand not supposed to be great? Have you played any of these instruments before yourself?

I'm all for never writing anything off without reasonable experience or first hand reports and things, and I'd usually never just hands down assume something isn't any good at all - but don't buy guitars in supermarkets :pac:

dfkorg

Colours wrote: »

Any chance you could supply the reasoning by which you formed that opinion? Is the brand not supposed to be great? Have you played any of these instruments before yourself?

I've played them and worked on them. They are not good, they are also not a "brand". Lidl get a factory to produce a few thousand guitars for peanuts, it doesn't make them a brand. I'm not saying don't buy one, I'm just saying don't be surprised that what you get in an electro acoustic guitar for €79 is no good

clonmahon

dfkorg wrote: »

I've played them and worked on them. They are not good, they are also not a "brand". Lidl get a factory to produce a few thousand guitars for peanuts, it doesn't make them a brand. I'm not saying don't buy one, I'm just saying don't be surprised that what you get in an electro acoustic guitar for €79 is no good

I bought an acoustic guitar in Lidl about 2 years for the same kind of money. As you say it is not a top quality guitar, stays in tune alright but the tone is not good, particularly when amplified. On the other hand it is a very excellent guitar for slide, crappy guitar with old strings is best for slide.


http://www.youtube.com/user/kevinbluessweeney#p/u/0/9mMWtdiru0k

DT100

carlosvan wrote: »

cool, can anyone tell me if the guitars are any good??

The wood used on those type of guitars wouldnt be good,and the action wouldnt be good at all.If you were looking for a guitar to learn on,it would be better to look for something like a yamaha F310,about 150 euro,but you get a good start up guitar for that price in my opinion.

carlosvan

DT100 wrote: »

The wood used on those type of guitars wouldnt be good,and the action wouldnt be good at all.If you were looking for a guitar to learn on,it would be better to look for something like a yamaha F310,about 150 euro,but you get a good start up guitar for that price in my opinion.

from my sax im a big yamaha fan, i see them yamaha's for sale in argos, about 145 i think, ,, look i have a good friend who plays in a band and he came into a shop with me, he advised me all the 70/80 euro guitars wouldnt really give you value for money, BUT he pointed out that one there they had in shop was 170 and he was gona buy one as a back up, and his guitar was 3k , he loved it that much, ill try and find out what brand it was but i feel if your serious about learning a extra 100 isnt gona break the bank ...... look im a sax player... has anyone seen the prices you have to buy a decent one of them for !!!!! crazy money !!!

clonmahon

carlosvan wrote: »

from my sax im a big yamaha fan, i see them yamaha's for sale in argos, about 145 i think, ,, look i have a good friend who plays in a band and he came into a shop with me, he advised me all the 70/80 euro guitars wouldnt really give you value for money, BUT he pointed out that one there they had in shop was 170 and he was gona buy one as a back up, and his guitar was 3k , he loved it that much, ill try and find out what brand it was but i feel if your serious about learning a extra 100 isnt gona break the bank ...... look im a sax player... has anyone seen the prices you have to buy a decent one of them for !!!!! crazy money !!!

I am also a big Yamaha fan, I have an acoustic, and an electric guitar, a guitar amp and a keyboard made by Yamaha. I have nothing but praise for them. The Argos Yamaha guitar sells for 150 and can be found at
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5400674/Trail/searchtext%3EGUITAR.htm

I use a Martin guitar for solo gigs but I also gig with a three piece Americana band and for that I use a Chinese made Fender I got in Argos for 240. Good guitar for the money.
http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/5401862/Trail/searchtext%3EGUITAR.htm

In this video I'm playing the fender
http://www.youtube.com/user/havagawk#p/u/39/QA8JgLqgIls

carlosvan

i just thought of something, im left handed, am i going to experience problems with this, i dont see how argos are going to sell me a left handed guitar, so im probably going to have to go back to a music shop to probably order one , ,,, will i end up paying more for this?

clonmahon

carlosvan wrote: »

i just thought of something, im left handed, am i going to experience problems with this, i dont see how argos are going to sell me a left handed guitar, so im probably going to have to go back to a music shop to probably order one , ,,, will i end up paying more for this?

You could restring it upside down, which is what my daughter done.

Or try this, like the great Elizabeth Cotton and just learn to play it upside down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUK8emiWabU&feature=related

carlosvan

clonmahon wrote: »

You could restring it upside down, which is what my daughter done.

Or try this, like the great Elizabeth Cotton and just learn to play it upside down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUK8emiWabU&feature=related

wow, what a fab video, that video has made my day !!!!! bbbrrriiiillliant

rcaz

clonmahon wrote: »

Or try this, like the great Elizabeth Cotton and just learn to play it upside down
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUK8emiWabU&feature=related

Gruff Rhys of SFA too :cool:

Also, that means you can share guitars with your right-handed mates! Though that bypasses all the fun of going to a session and spending half an hour trying to figure out how to play Fake Plastic Trees upside down after cans... :P

Some_randomer

That Yamaha keyboard is only 88 lids on thomann - not sure what shipping would be.

http://www.thomann.de/ie/yamaha_ypt_220.htm

8k2q1gfcz9s5d4

bought a Ukulele for the laugh, and a guitar stand. the stand wasnt bad at all for 9.99. the Ukulele wont stay in tune, after a minute of playing its a mile of tume. To be excepted though at that price though, the worse machine heads ive ever seen. still im having fun messing around on it

Faing

ukes generally take a couple of days tuning and retuning till the strings settle down. You can also try giving the machine head screws a tweek too.Had a look in Lidl at them ukes and tbh they don't look very good value for money and sounded just like a ten shilling uke should sound...... but keep practising on it, they are addictive,

carlosvan

i thought lidl would have sold out of all the music gear but went in today and alll the instruments were still heavly in stock , i have to say it killed me to leave without buying a guitar but im gona hold out for santa ,

JonathanAnon

carlosvan wrote: »

i have to say it killed me to leave without buying a guitar but im gona hold out for santa ,

You better tell Santa you want a ukalele, he wont get a guitar down the chimney..

budge

Hi all,
I bought the acoustic guitar a year ago,stays in tune,not bad at all.I dont really understand the haters,what they expect for this price.
I bought the harmonica as well.My two year old loves it,the best fiver i have ever spent.