Yesterday, my Flea soprano in surf motif arrived at my doorstep. Compared to my Mainland tenor, it's tiny. My expectations for sound quality were pretty low, considering my tenor ukulele is highly regarded as a really decent and above average sounding instrument. This new thing is made of plastic and laminated wood; can't sound very good. After all, it's a soprano, and I've avoided the little size ukulele because of its tiny, tinny sound perception, due to the box's reduced volume. However...
I tuned it up.
I played a C-chord.
Then an F...
...and a G
What??? My ears are deceiving me into thinking I'm hearing good sound, and it's warm. WARM!!! Warmer than a tenor all-wood. Sweet too. No way! But it's my lying ears, I'm sure of it. :smileybounce:
Welcome to the world of sopranos. You, unfortunately, have not discovered the only amazing soprano out there.