As I get past the very early stages of learning chords and more importantly, smooth chord changes...and learning to fingerpick...and learning to read tabs and standard notation.....and trying to not get discouraged with those #%$* bar chords(!).....I'm slowly building a vocabulary and knowledge base on what I want in a nice ukulele. I'm currently plinking away on a very cheap Diamond Head soprano, and know that there are much nicer instruments that would add to my enjoyment and the overall experience of playing a ukulele.
My question....(actually 2 questions)
#1. In the sub-$200 market, given lower priced solid bodies like KPK's and the blowout of the Kala GAC at HMS....is there really a sound difference between solid bodies and laminates in the lower price ranges?
#2. Is there a tone difference between different woods on the fronts of ukuleles? I'm after a warmer, mellower sound and was wondering if I'd hear a difference between mahogany, acacia, zebrawood etc etc. Or, is any tone difference really a function of build construction and not so much the type of wood used?
Thanks!
My question....(actually 2 questions)
#1. In the sub-$200 market, given lower priced solid bodies like KPK's and the blowout of the Kala GAC at HMS....is there really a sound difference between solid bodies and laminates in the lower price ranges?
#2. Is there a tone difference between different woods on the fronts of ukuleles? I'm after a warmer, mellower sound and was wondering if I'd hear a difference between mahogany, acacia, zebrawood etc etc. Or, is any tone difference really a function of build construction and not so much the type of wood used?
Thanks!