NUD: Flea (Red) Concert

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Well, I went to a music store and picked up a red Flea concert. It was a little more expensive than Amazon, but I wanted to buy local and try it out first. My Luna "Peace" concert is louder, but the Flea's Loud enough I guess. Their tone is about the same to my ear.

I don't like the tuners; they're very tight, but maybe it'll hold it's tune well or maybe I'll get usta them. I bought a Kala tuner too. It was very expensive compared to my snark, but it seems somewhat easier to use. It's a lot smaller and has automatic shut off.

I'm not gonna try to add pics. It looks the same as all other red Fleas. :eek:ld:
 
Way to go brother DuD, concert flea is definitely a nice instrument and no worrying about humidity problems. Which I know you don't like. Kinda like a Blackbird Clara just less expensive and more colourful, congratulationsf
 
I had an all black Flea and really liked it. No humidification issues to report on that one. I was initially off-put by the friction tuners, but after awhile I came to like them. They make changing strings a lot faster process! I might get another one sooner rather than later.
 
Congratulations on your new red uke. Did you get the regular or the upgraded wooden fretboard? I love my mango Flea soprano. I agree that the tuners are tight but it really holds its tune. The plastic fretboard makes it difficult to see in when you're jamming in dim light and is a bit slippery but otherwise fun to play.
 
Dancing Seahorse, how does the mango flea look in person? I "need" a flea and would prefer something colorful

Dancing Seahorse said:
Congratulations on your new red uke. Did you get the regular or the upgraded wooden fretboard? I love my mango Flea soprano. I agree that the tuners are tight but it really holds its tune. The plastic fretboard makes it difficult to see in when you're jamming in dim light and is a bit slippery but otherwise fun to play.
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Down Up Dick said:
I'm not gonna try to add pics. It looks the same as all other red Fleas. :eek:ld:
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you mean like this? This is what I get when I google red flea concert...
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Enjoy!!! Friction tuners are pretty easy to get used to, but I have to admit, I still prefer geared.
 
igorthebarbarian said:
Dancing Seahorse, how does the mango flea look in person? I "need" a flea and would prefer something colorful
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My mango soprano Flea (with the plastic fretboard). I do like it!

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I suppose all pineapples look the same too but here is a pic of mine along with the surf fluke. ;)

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Down Up Dick said:
Well, I went to a music store and picked up a red Flea concert. It was a little more expensive than Amazon, but I wanted to buy local and try it out first. My Luna "Peace" concert is louder, but the Flea's Loud enough I guess. Their tone is about the same to my ear.

I don't like the tuners; they're very tight, but maybe it'll hold it's tune well or maybe I'll get usta them. I bought a Kala tuner too. It was very expensive compared to my snark, but it seems somewhat easier to use. It's a lot smaller and has automatic shut off.

I'm not gonna try to add pics. It looks the same as all other red Fleas. :eek:ld:
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Congrats on the new uke! I love pics, even though it looks like all other red Fleas.

Olarte said:
I suppose all pineapples look the same too but here is a pic of mine along with the surf fluke. ;)

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I love the surf Fluke--I am always so tempted to buy one whenever I see a pic. It just looks so cool.
 
About the surf actually both of them I got them from fleamarketmusic directly they were "seconds" on the boards because of some slight fading. I was looking for the specific designs so I called them and they actually had a couple of these boards and I even got to choose.

I saved like 40$ a piece which used to get pegheds and rosewood fretboard. They were custom built for me. With the discount. So if you are really interested and want to save a little bit give them a call they might have a "second" design. On the surf the fading suits it perfectly. On the pineapple I can't even see the fading
 
Thanks Hendulele for posting the picture of the mango flea. I would call it a burnt orange.
 
Congratulations on the new Flea. I have a tenor Fluke. Very versatile and you never have to worry about it. I get down to 20 percent humidity and no issues. I did flush the friction tuners within the first month or so and buy the $69.00 Pegheds direct from MFC. They mailed it to me and switch was easy. With good tuners on the Fluke I'm happy. Would love to hear a solid wood top Fluke or Flea. So far Freemont strings sound the best.
 
Congrats. I don't currently own any Magic Fluke company ukes, but I do like them and think they produce a good product! With the ones I did have, I usually modify them and install Grover geared tuners (you have to modify the tuners a bit too). There's a used Fluke concert scale on Elderly as of right now (could be gone by the time someone is reading this) with the geared Grovers:
http://elderly.com/vintage/items/180U-2180.htm

I know someone on youtube has a video of installing geared tuners on one. They're not the Grovers I used.
 
Thanks hendulele - I like the look of that orange and black. One is now in the very near future for me/ ordering from Elderly now (free shipping & free gig bag on Elderly, as opposed to ordering from Magic Fluke Co).

hendulele said:
My mango soprano Flea (with the plastic fretboard). I do like it!

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