i need a tenor ukulele, any suggestions?
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I really wan't it to sound good and i don't need it to be beautiful but i wood like it to look nice. I will also check MGM. Thank you. I was also wanting it to be acoustic electric (forgot to mention that).
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UkuLeLesReggAe
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i always thought the applause ukes (is that acoustic electric.. dont hate, im still learning 
) were around $500. i looked up aldrines 1's and they were around $500.
i think all ukes look great, sound over beauty.
) were around $500. i looked up aldrines 1's and they were around $500.i think all ukes look great, sound over beauty.
freedive135
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Kala has a line of electric Tenors in that price range some are solid top even,
you need to choose a sound though.
http://stores.ebay.com/Musicguymics...QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ7330323QQftidZ2QQtZkm
you need to choose a sound though.
http://stores.ebay.com/Musicguymics...QQcolZ2QQdirZQ2d1QQfsubZ7330323QQftidZ2QQtZkm
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I don't know what freedive means by "choose a sound." You can't rightly choose a sound before you even hear them, can you?
You should just go through MGM's eBay store, as others have suggested. MGM sets up the ukulele for you, gives you a pitch pipe and a case, has quick delivery, and even upgrades your strings to Aquilas.
You're probably going to get a Kala, incidentally. Kala's are nice. Many UU members have a Kala. I have a cedar top Kala with a pickup and I'm very happy with it.
If sound is more important than looks for you, I'd suggest you get an ukulele with a solid wood top/soundboard. At your price range, the tops will be either cedar or spruce. Any other top will probably not be solid wood.
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What I ment was going with a Spruce top for brightness or Cedar for a little more warmth or even though its not a solid top the Mahogany for depth and bark and so on....
Even with out hearing a certian uke you would think what kind of voice/sound to expect from it.
One of the guys in my class has that Cedar/Koa Tenor and it sounds very nice,smooth and warm. I have the Spruce/Maple Tenor and like it ALOT sounds like a giant Soprano in brightness and very LOUD, I also have the Mahogany one and even my Instructor is impressed with the sound from a nonsoild top. I like the Mango (not solid) too has the warmth of the Cedar with the bark of the Mahogany.
I guess I'm just lucky to have a well stocked Uke store to play around in even though I don't play very well (yet) I get to learn alot from those guys there.
Even with out hearing a certian uke you would think what kind of voice/sound to expect from it.
One of the guys in my class has that Cedar/Koa Tenor and it sounds very nice,smooth and warm. I have the Spruce/Maple Tenor and like it ALOT sounds like a giant Soprano in brightness and very LOUD, I also have the Mahogany one and even my Instructor is impressed with the sound from a nonsoild top. I like the Mango (not solid) too has the warmth of the Cedar with the bark of the Mahogany.
I guess I'm just lucky to have a well stocked Uke store to play around in even though I don't play very well (yet) I get to learn alot from those guys there.
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gimme an F, gimme a L, gimme a U, gimme a K gimme an E!!! whats that spell???????? FLUKE!!! get one, you wont regret it at alllll. they are the best.
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Hey, i checked mgm (thanks for telling me about the place everybody!) and i am wondering if this ukulele is solid wood or laminate.
KALA KA-KTE
i also wondered if any of you knew about KALA KA-FMTE at mgm. Would i being paying for looks or sound with this ukulele.
THanks!
KALA KA-KTE
i also wondered if any of you knew about KALA KA-FMTE at mgm. Would i being paying for looks or sound with this ukulele.
THanks!
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freedive135
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Hey Nate
The KA-KTE is the same as the Cedar/Koa and the KA-FMTE is the Maple/Spruce I am talking about in the past ^^post^^. Both are solid tops but lamanited bodys.
The KA-KTE is the same as the Cedar/Koa and the KA-FMTE is the Maple/Spruce I am talking about in the past ^^post^^. Both are solid tops but lamanited bodys.
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i got a lanikai and its pretty good
its laminated and playes nice i dont remember what the # is though
its laminated and playes nice i dont remember what the # is though
dnewton2
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That is a solid. MGM's page says 100% solid no laminates. I would say it is a good ukulele. Is there a bad one?
freedive135
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Seeso's right
my bad the KTE is not the KTE-CT which my friend has I thought they were the same.
From an article I was reading yesterday about that Flamed/Spalted maple most of the builders that use it do it as a Laminate due to the cracking issues, when solid if it cracks it tends to "Split open", but it sure is pretty.
my bad the KTE is not the KTE-CT which my friend has I thought they were the same.
From an article I was reading yesterday about that Flamed/Spalted maple most of the builders that use it do it as a Laminate due to the cracking issues, when solid if it cracks it tends to "Split open", but it sure is pretty.
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