With their use of solid wood the Lanikai Flame Maple LFM-T Ukulele is a cut above the ukes commonly associated with Lanikai. The top is solid spruce – a wood which gives a very sharp and immediate tone to the ukulele (more mandolin-like). On eBay Specifications Size: Tenor Construction: Sold Spruce Top, Flame Maple (laminated) […]
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The SM-T is part of Lanikai‘s more recent move into higher quality, solid wood ukuleles. Spalted mango, because of its striking looks, is becoming an increasingly popular wood to make ukuleles out of. On Video Musicguymic playing a song using the Lanikai Custom SM-T Ukulele. On eBay Specifications Size: Tenor Construction: Solid Spalted Mango top, […]
It’s amazing how much the price of solid wood ukuleles has come down in recent years. This is partly due to the number of firms making solid wood ukes in the Far East and partly due to the greater use of woods other than mahogany and koa. Kala have taken advantage of both these trends […]
Kala make a few spruce top ukuleles (including their travel ukulele). I have their Lacewood soparno (which has a spruce top) and really love it. It’s a very well made ukulele and the sound is very immediate and forceful. You can read my full Kala Lacewood review here but in a capsule review: buy it. […]
In my opinion, the concert ukulele is the best all-round size of ukulele. It retains the distinctive sound of the soprano ukulele (which tenor ukuleles don’t always) while giving you an extra bit of room on the fretboard. If you’re thinking of getting a concert ukulele as your first uke, I’d recommend the Kala KA-C. […]
Koa is the ultimate ukulele but it gets more expensive all the time. So enterprising ukulele makers have started using woods from the same family as koa, acacia, to make ukuleles that look at sound like koa at a much cheaper price. The first ukulele I noticed doing this was the Koa Pili Koko. Which […]
Lanikai’s LU-21 series of ukuleles is one of their most popular, particularly with beginners. They’re very affordable and one step up in quality from the lowest price ukuleles. They also go one step further than the cheapest uke makers by having concert, tenor, baritone,pineapple and electric ukuleles in the range. With more and more people […]
With the influence of Jake Shimabukuro and Iz, many more people are getting a tenor ukulele as their first ukulele. If that’s your situation, the Kala KA-T is a great place to start for anyone who wants a good quality first ukulele that won’t give them any problems, sounds good and will survive for a […]
The Pa’ina is Fender‘s most expensive ukulele. For your money you get a solid mahogany ukulele complete with pick-up. It has had some bad reviews from blog readers. There are plenty of good ukuleles in this price range. Take a look at Kala and Ohana. On Musician’s Friend Price: $299.99 On eBay UK On Video […]
The Nohea is the mid-range of Fender‘s ukuleles price wise. Before you leap in and buy one, it’s worth your while checking the comments on this post and looking at the Koa Pili Koko which is the same price, looks similar but has a solid wood body. On Musician’s Friend Price: $199.99 On eBay UK […]
