Hi everyone,
I recently bought a Ohana Sk-25 (2 days ago in fact) and so far im regretting the purchase. I bought it from the southern ukulele shop so they might take it back if i give them a ring. The problem i find is that I do not find it anywhere near as nice sounding as my ohana CK35 (this is probably about 3 months old now), Currently i have Ko'olau strings (i've had aquilas on it for all of yesterday and most of today) i find that it doesn't resonate very well with either sets of strings and the sound has very little mid range, i can only really hear the lows and the highs, none of the mids.
What i find i like about the concert is the clarity and full body of the tone also i like the sustain. I like the soprano for its easy playability (i find it much easier finger picking on this uke) I find my fingers do struggle at times when using the concert. I'm just wondering whether i have been too harsh on the soprano and i should give it time and a set of brown worths to improve in tone or is this just how sopranos play?
The way i see it is:
1 - Keep the soprano
2 - Sell/Swap the soprano for a tenor
3 - Sell/Swap the soprano buy the SK35G (i went for the 25 because it was marginally cheaper and is simpler in design) or will i just be face with the same sound as this one?
If anyone has any comments on this topic i'd be very grateful if you could share them, Also anyone who has played both the SK25 and 35 i would like to hear how you found the 2 compare, i cant see to find anything on the internet about the 2!
Thanks,
Will
I recently bought a Ohana Sk-25 (2 days ago in fact) and so far im regretting the purchase. I bought it from the southern ukulele shop so they might take it back if i give them a ring. The problem i find is that I do not find it anywhere near as nice sounding as my ohana CK35 (this is probably about 3 months old now), Currently i have Ko'olau strings (i've had aquilas on it for all of yesterday and most of today) i find that it doesn't resonate very well with either sets of strings and the sound has very little mid range, i can only really hear the lows and the highs, none of the mids.
What i find i like about the concert is the clarity and full body of the tone also i like the sustain. I like the soprano for its easy playability (i find it much easier finger picking on this uke) I find my fingers do struggle at times when using the concert. I'm just wondering whether i have been too harsh on the soprano and i should give it time and a set of brown worths to improve in tone or is this just how sopranos play?
The way i see it is:
1 - Keep the soprano
2 - Sell/Swap the soprano for a tenor
3 - Sell/Swap the soprano buy the SK35G (i went for the 25 because it was marginally cheaper and is simpler in design) or will i just be face with the same sound as this one?
If anyone has any comments on this topic i'd be very grateful if you could share them, Also anyone who has played both the SK25 and 35 i would like to hear how you found the 2 compare, i cant see to find anything on the internet about the 2!
Thanks,
Will