Is there anything in a tenor that tuned to high G has the depth, the sparkle, the resonance, the sustain etc of a truly spectacular ukulele.
In my experience my MB and LFDM are as good as they come in a ukulele but I have them tuned to low G and when I tried both of them with high G they came down to earth. My Ko'olau is almost as good when tuned low G, and it loses a bit when tuned high G (which is where I keep it because it is still pretty darned good). My Collings UT2 is probably the best tenor I've tried with a high G (and that one loses when you put a low G on it).
I've tried Mya Moe, Martin, Kanilea, Koaloha, various Collings, Kamaka, etc and they are all good in their way but they don't have the X factor of the very best ukes that I've played.
Is there anything in a tenor that is really really great, like Moore Bettah level great, when tuned to a high G. Is there anything obtainable that fits that description? Say with a price up to $5000?
In my experience my MB and LFDM are as good as they come in a ukulele but I have them tuned to low G and when I tried both of them with high G they came down to earth. My Ko'olau is almost as good when tuned low G, and it loses a bit when tuned high G (which is where I keep it because it is still pretty darned good). My Collings UT2 is probably the best tenor I've tried with a high G (and that one loses when you put a low G on it).
I've tried Mya Moe, Martin, Kanilea, Koaloha, various Collings, Kamaka, etc and they are all good in their way but they don't have the X factor of the very best ukes that I've played.
Is there anything in a tenor that is really really great, like Moore Bettah level great, when tuned to a high G. Is there anything obtainable that fits that description? Say with a price up to $5000?