PDXuker
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Any recommendations for ukuleles in the $350 range? A few of the ukes I like: Pono, Kala, Bushman...
What size are you looking for? That makes a difference on what you can get within a certain price range. However, for $350 or less, I would recommend Koa Pili Koko for soprano, concert, and tenor. They are well built, are made of solid wood, look a lot like koa, and sound at least as good as Ponos. Check them out here.
wow those are nice! i like how they use rosewood for the freboard, bridge, AND the nut and saddle.
also like how the neck width at the nut is 1-7/16".
so GX, you actually got to try one of these out?
reason being, im about to make an impulse buy on a pono solid mahogany cutaway. ive never even tried one out, but aparently everyone that has played a pono says they sound great. but for the most part im assuming that they were all playing the koa models. only thing holding me back, i guess, is just that i dont know what kind of tone to expect from a solid mahogany body.
then you show me these. hahaha.
What size are you looking for? That makes a difference on what you can get within a certain price range. However, for $350 or less, I would recommend Koa Pili Koko for soprano, concert, and tenor. They are well built, are made of solid wood, look a lot like koa, and sound at least as good as Ponos. Check them out here.
I like the specs of the Koa Pili Kokos, but there's something about the bridge design that reminds me of lips stuffed with Botox.However, for $350 or less, I would recommend Koa Pili Koko for soprano, concert, and tenor. They are well built, are made of solid wood, look a lot like koa, and sound at least as good as Ponos.
wow those are nice! i like how they use rosewood for the freboard, bridge, AND the nut and saddle.
also like how the neck width at the nut is 1-7/16".
so GX, you actually got to try one of these out?
reason being, im about to make an impulse buy on a pono solid mahogany cutaway. ive never even tried one out, but aparently everyone that has played a pono says they sound great. but for the most part im assuming that they were all playing the koa models. only thing holding me back, i guess, is just that i dont know what kind of tone to expect from a solid mahogany body.
then you show me these. hahaha.
Hey Doc, sorry I was too late to respond (I see you already got the Pono). I got to try the Koa Pili Koko ukes in Oahu last month. The ones I tried were very well made (as opposed to a KoAlana concert I had one time that had some bad workmanship). They are heavier than I thought but not overly so. I thought the tone and volume were very nice on those. I also own a Pono cedar top tenor and tried some in Oahu as well. I think they are basically in the same category and are nice ukes. However since the Koa Pili Koko ukes cost less, to me they are a better buy. Of course, if you desire high gloss and some of the other appointments that are on the Ponos, then that would be a good way to go.
you could try the Ayers solid mahogany soprano uke, made in Vietnam--a friend of mine brought one new for $300.00 Australian--nice.
kind regards,
Michael
well if thats not endorsement enough...
What size are you looking for? That makes a difference on what you can get within a certain price range. However, for $350 or less, I would recommend Koa Pili Koko for soprano, concert, and tenor. They are well built, are made of solid wood, look a lot like koa, and sound at least as good as Ponos. Check them out here.