How well do these stay in tune, e.g. to play with others? Can they be fine-tuned?
2028471
They seem to work well. It was for my daughter's music class and was recommended by the school.
2028472
This one I got was a gift, but one I got years ago stays in tune. You can pull the top section up and down a bit to fine tune it.
911021
My 19 month old and his younger "friends" play with it all the time, as you can imagine; it takes a lot of abuse. Just be ready to hit the 'off' button when they get it into the super-redundant tune mode.
1753026
I don't know what kind of strings they are, but I can tell you that once they get stretched out to hold a tune they actually sound pretty good. I did buy some aquilla's for backups, but I haven't used them yet and I am really enjoying them so far. Had it about a month and a half. Really good quality instrument for the money by the way.
2067184
I use mine indoors all the time for large parties, karaoke, ipod and for band practice. They sound remarkably good even at lowish volumes, but they are designed for and sound best at moderate to loud volumes due to the size of the woofer. Mine are attached to a passive mixer board, because these have their own built in amps. They can be used outside, if they are kept dry. You could fill a small to moderate sized backyard with the sound these produce before distorting . Mount them on speaker poles if using outside, for better sound projection.
1384738
I bought mine months ago and have only needed to tune it four times....I do not play it for, sometimes, three weeks at a time and it stays in tune!!!!
1366139
The strings are not only included, they are tuned properly. You will have to fine tune them when you play as you would normally.
2038104
I use mine in the Praise Band at church. Has a great sound and seems to be pretty durable for the price I paid. Don't know any big name bands that use them though. Hope this helps.
597573
I have them mounted in the cockpit of my sailboat . . . they play & sound well . . . consistent with their size , they don't have a heavy mid or low response . . . BUT , they do NOT "break up" when driven hard . . .
271493
This has pretty good set of strings 6,5,4 being bronze wound nylon. 3,2,1 being nylon. They sound good for stock strings and seem to be doing well in holding tune. I've played it several times retuning each time and they still sound ok. If you are a working musician then you will want to replace them with better quality strings. They are the type that are tied, not ball ends but you can use either, however I prefer the type that are tied.
386041
I'm not qualified to say. I don't play it myself , I bought it for my daughter and was able to tune it up and after strings were broken in it's holding its tuning and sounds good and resonant to me. I will say that if it is not good for your level you could easily resell it and not lose much money .
361443
They'll do fine. Just do the proper set-up for your levels and crossover points, and these will work nicely with your other speakers.
1709302
They have very good treble and mid-range, bass is not so strong but fairly enough, depends on how you fit them in your system, they should be a good match.
744804
I've had mine for a few months and its stayed in tune just fine. Obviously it will get out of tune at first but that is because of the strings being new and needing to be broken in.
1133397
Consider that if you're lucky enough to be able to get the tuning just right so that they don't howl in your ears, then you may be able to hear everything around you a bit louder. I was never able (even with tech support help) to get them tuned to the point where they didn't howl non-stop.
1290849
In my experience, they do not play at all. My first pair lasted under a day, the replacements faired a little better once I managed to pair them (an every use event), but the second set lasted maybe three months. They have been tossed in the trash after trying to use them a second summer. But yes, once I did manage to get them to work, they sounded good. We paid a lot of money for a lot of headache, and less than 20 hours of total play, if you choose to purchase these, I wouldn't expect too much out of them.
484216
Its well built. Regular tuning is fine. I have been playing mine and recording with it a lot with no issues at all. Enjoy it. For the money its a great deal!
1044476
Yes. They are nylon and do stretch at first. After about 2 to 3 weeks of keeping it in tune, it should stay tuned up pretty well. The strings take some time to stretch out, but eventually hold tune.