My brother in law showed up Christmas day with the sunburst (I introduced him to ukes Thanksgiving) I ended up buying the mahogany for a few reasons, I have had many sunburst guitars in the past and wanted something different, also the mahogany looks more like a uke, the sunburst looks like a little guitar. Which is better looking? I'd say the sunburst hands down, looks more expensive, richer looking and to my eyes much prettier. You will love either, sound, feel, and look great. Fun plugged in. Mine made it into the rotation last night and I played it a couple hours, had a blast playing it through my Roland Micro Cube.