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Are banjos the same as a ukuele?

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Anonymous

11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No the two are very different instrument's, banjo's are typically 4 or 5 strings and have a much longer fret board. The Ukulele is smaller with a guitar type all wood construction. The banjo has a wooden rim with a velum or synthetic material stretched over it. Ukulele strings are usually nylon whereas banjo string is normally wire.

Both instruments sound very different, the ukulele has a softer mellow tone often associated with Hawaiian island sounds. The banjo has a slightly harsher plucky tone especially bluegrass resonator banjo's.

The hybrid instrument of the two is the banjolele, an instrument that takes aspects of both the banjo and the ukulele.

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11y ago

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