ScottTL
Member
I'm coming from a acoustic guitar background so bear with me...
And of course I realize these are broad generalizations: try before you buy, variability in factory production vs small house and single luthier, etc.
So....
Although there are generalizations about how top woods and back/sides, neck, finger board & nut material and strings all affect the sound of an acoustic instrument- it's (mainly) accepted that in acoustic guitars a manufacturer or single luthier production will have a particular "voice" that is only modified by the above. (No flames please)
Martins are usually described as more traditionally voiced on one end of the spectrum: (emphasis on fundamentals, rich, woody, etc.) to Taylors described as a more modern sound on the other end: (emphasis on overtones, richness in harmonics, etc.)
So my question for those of you who have been playing and comparing different brands of ukuleles, tenors in particular, is does this hold true for ukes? And if so, can you characterize?
And of course I realize these are broad generalizations: try before you buy, variability in factory production vs small house and single luthier, etc.
So....
Although there are generalizations about how top woods and back/sides, neck, finger board & nut material and strings all affect the sound of an acoustic instrument- it's (mainly) accepted that in acoustic guitars a manufacturer or single luthier production will have a particular "voice" that is only modified by the above. (No flames please)
Martins are usually described as more traditionally voiced on one end of the spectrum: (emphasis on fundamentals, rich, woody, etc.) to Taylors described as a more modern sound on the other end: (emphasis on overtones, richness in harmonics, etc.)
So my question for those of you who have been playing and comparing different brands of ukuleles, tenors in particular, is does this hold true for ukes? And if so, can you characterize?