Uk3player78
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I know the results already i just want to see on what scale. I love mahogany! Give us your reasons and the name of the ukulele('s).
I know nothing about owning a Koa uke, but I voted Mahogany because it seems to have more presence and versatility than most of the Koa ukes I've heard. Plus, when some of the world's most prominent musicians pick up uke, they seem to gravitate towards mahogany (see Joe Brown's Type 2M).
I will still buy a Koa, though. Gotta have em all!
My nicest ukulele happens to be koa, so I voted koa. If I had a classic Martin instead of a Kamaka, I would've voted for mahagony.
Ohta-san, Joe Brown, George Harrison played more than a few 0, 1M and 2Ms...not to mention the Roy Smecks and the Johnny Marvins who played mahogany ukes almost exclusively during the 20's, 30's and 40's...
I'm not slamming Koa, I think they're both great and they've got great tone. I think for what I do, mahogany seems to fit the bill a little better than Koa, but I don't own a Koa uke so I don't really know. I do know that most solid mahogany ukes sound fantastic to me and a lot of Koa ukes don't. Just my personal experience.