Recstar24
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When MM had posted a few ukes for sale (no wait!), my UAS kicked in hard core and I picked up this beautiful tenor myrtle:
The craftsmanship is so darn perfect, just a wonderful high quality build. It is one of those things where once you grab it you just know it is quality. This is my first tenor, and I am adjusting pretty well! Some of the past tenors that I have played always felt like little monsters, and scared me away from approaching them, but I took a leap of faith with this MM and I am glad I did. It doesn't feel big at all, and seems to just fit into your arms and hands really well, even coming from playing only concerts.
Everything they say about a Mya-Moe and playability appears to be right on. It is so easy to go up and down the neck, plays like butter, with perfectly smooth fret ends. Dynamics are killer - you can play this thing very softly but it still retains its tone, but you can also really dig in and elicit a lot of sound without any of that "distortion" you sometimes get when you drive an instrument too hard. The intonation truly is perfect, and the tone is so consistent across strings and up and down the neck, nothing is boomy or thuddy or dull. One thing I noticed about the tone is that it is very consistent from the onset of the note, the "attack", through the body of the note, and ending with its decay - the tone of the instrument remains spot on.
I am a happy camper! Speaking of UAS stories, I've been playing since September and I have 2 customs with a 3rd coming on the way! (Les Stansell Walnut with Myrtle board,bridge, and binding). This is fun
The craftsmanship is so darn perfect, just a wonderful high quality build. It is one of those things where once you grab it you just know it is quality. This is my first tenor, and I am adjusting pretty well! Some of the past tenors that I have played always felt like little monsters, and scared me away from approaching them, but I took a leap of faith with this MM and I am glad I did. It doesn't feel big at all, and seems to just fit into your arms and hands really well, even coming from playing only concerts.
Everything they say about a Mya-Moe and playability appears to be right on. It is so easy to go up and down the neck, plays like butter, with perfectly smooth fret ends. Dynamics are killer - you can play this thing very softly but it still retains its tone, but you can also really dig in and elicit a lot of sound without any of that "distortion" you sometimes get when you drive an instrument too hard. The intonation truly is perfect, and the tone is so consistent across strings and up and down the neck, nothing is boomy or thuddy or dull. One thing I noticed about the tone is that it is very consistent from the onset of the note, the "attack", through the body of the note, and ending with its decay - the tone of the instrument remains spot on.
I am a happy camper! Speaking of UAS stories, I've been playing since September and I have 2 customs with a 3rd coming on the way! (Les Stansell Walnut with Myrtle board,bridge, and binding). This is fun
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