experimentjon
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Well, I bought a new ukulele today!
I was willing to spend around $800 on a nice uke as an upgrade from the Tangi that I had been playing on, and there was a nice sale at Easy Music Center. Now, I'm not going to say which uke I bought yet (as not to sway your opinions,) but I will say that it is one of these two: either a Kamaka HF-2 concert, or a Kanilea K1-T tenor. So, one of these ukuleles belong to me, and the other, I'm borrowing from my friend. So, here I thought I'd make a thread to compare the two similarly-priced very nice ukes, and hear which one you guys would have for the money.
Unfortunately I don't know much about ukes, so here's my best attempt to describe the two. Hehe. Please correct me if I use retarded terminology or describe these wrong.
Tangi Soprano: ~$150
Kamaka Concert: ~$640 after 25% discount
Kanilea Tenor: ~$700 after 25% discount
Kamaka: Koa body, Mahogony neck, Rosewood fretobard, lacquer finish, white ivory(?) position dots, regular saddle-thing, stock strings. Overall, the finish makes the uke look more natural, and I would say "traditional," as you can see the wood grain.
Kanilea: Koa body, Mahogony neck, Rosewood fretobard, high gloss UV cured finish, abalone position dots, cool-looking peg saddle-thing, stock Aquila strings. The gloss finish is gorgeous, and makes the uke look like something special.
Kamaka: White-friction tuning pegs, a KK sticker
Kanilea: Gold-Grover Tuning Keys, laser engraved(?) Kanilea logo.
Soundwise, I would say the Kamaka has a more rich sound and is very well balanced for picking and for strumming. The Kanilea makes an amazing sound, and I'd describe the tone as more punchy and bold. Picking on it is amazing...and the strumming is great too. I would include a sound clip but I suck far too much.
Anyway, I have blabbed on enough, and now, I'm wondering that if you had my 800-ish dollars to spend on a new uke, which one of these would you buy? The Kamaka concert or the Kanilea tenor? Or would you go for another model, like a KoAloha or G-String, which were very real options since the store had quite a few of them as well. So, lets see if most people would have gone with my choice.
I was willing to spend around $800 on a nice uke as an upgrade from the Tangi that I had been playing on, and there was a nice sale at Easy Music Center. Now, I'm not going to say which uke I bought yet (as not to sway your opinions,) but I will say that it is one of these two: either a Kamaka HF-2 concert, or a Kanilea K1-T tenor. So, one of these ukuleles belong to me, and the other, I'm borrowing from my friend. So, here I thought I'd make a thread to compare the two similarly-priced very nice ukes, and hear which one you guys would have for the money.
Unfortunately I don't know much about ukes, so here's my best attempt to describe the two. Hehe. Please correct me if I use retarded terminology or describe these wrong.
Tangi Soprano: ~$150
Kamaka Concert: ~$640 after 25% discount
Kanilea Tenor: ~$700 after 25% discount
Kamaka: Koa body, Mahogony neck, Rosewood fretobard, lacquer finish, white ivory(?) position dots, regular saddle-thing, stock strings. Overall, the finish makes the uke look more natural, and I would say "traditional," as you can see the wood grain.
Kanilea: Koa body, Mahogony neck, Rosewood fretobard, high gloss UV cured finish, abalone position dots, cool-looking peg saddle-thing, stock Aquila strings. The gloss finish is gorgeous, and makes the uke look like something special.
Kamaka: White-friction tuning pegs, a KK sticker
Kanilea: Gold-Grover Tuning Keys, laser engraved(?) Kanilea logo.
Soundwise, I would say the Kamaka has a more rich sound and is very well balanced for picking and for strumming. The Kanilea makes an amazing sound, and I'd describe the tone as more punchy and bold. Picking on it is amazing...and the strumming is great too. I would include a sound clip but I suck far too much.
Anyway, I have blabbed on enough, and now, I'm wondering that if you had my 800-ish dollars to spend on a new uke, which one of these would you buy? The Kamaka concert or the Kanilea tenor? Or would you go for another model, like a KoAloha or G-String, which were very real options since the store had quite a few of them as well. So, lets see if most people would have gone with my choice.
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