Tenor help PLEASE

DoodlesMcDeezleLippy · Feb 3, 2009

Hey,
I've been playing my Oscar Shmidt OU-3 concert for a while now and i want to get a tenor now aswell. I was thinking either the Lanikai CK-TEQ http://www.lanikaiukes.com/ukuleles.html#cks
or a Cordoba mohogany uke:
http://cordobaguitars.com/101.php

My price range is about $250 and i have found both of them online for around this price. Which do you think i should get? And if you think i'm making a horrible mistake in both of those choices, what would be a better option?
p.s. I would preferably like active pickup and i think the cut away style is pretty cool, though it is not a necessity.

Thanks,
Dan

HoldinCoffee · Feb 3, 2009

If I was going for an electric tenor, I'd get this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/KALA-KA-STE-Sit...16224QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Or this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NATURAL-MAHOGAN...16224QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

Or THIS!! (HINT, HINT):
http://cgi.ebay.com/KALA-ALL-SOLID-...16224QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1742.m153.l1262

I'm sure the ukes you mentioned are nice. I have a Lanikai and I love it. But its really the vendor that makes all the difference here. Unless you have a local vendor whom you can go back to with any problems, I'd get one of the Kala tenors from MGM.

gotrice415510 · Feb 3, 2009

the first one mentioned above is good, it soounds really nice... ive played it before. Overall pretty cheap aswell.

UkuLeLesReggAe · Feb 3, 2009

Koa pili koko whooooooo

fuller · Feb 3, 2009

DoodlesMcDeezleLippy, Holdin Coffee's list is pretty good. I had the first one, the "jazz" uke, for a couple days but then exchanged it for the last one on his list, the solid mahahony. The solid wood made such an impression on me soundwise that I thought it was well worth the extra $50... the difference in sound was very obvious.

The pick up sounds very good, too.

C

freedive135 · Feb 3, 2009

I was playin a Cordoba a couple of weeks ago and was NOT impressed,
The Kala ASMT Solid Mahogany on the other hand....Pretty nice sound and playability for the money.

haolejohn · Feb 3, 2009

freedive135 said:
I was playin a Cordoba a couple of weeks ago and was NOT impressed,
The Kala ASMT Solid Mahogany on the other hand....Pretty nice sound and playability for the money.

I have to piggyback on this quote. I did not like the cordoba for the price. I have a kala tenor mango that sounds almost as good as my solid koa tenor but not quite as good. If you can afford a solid wood go with it. Look at the koa pili koko ukes. Solid wood brand new around $300.

DoodlesMcDeezleLippy · Feb 5, 2009

So due to your guy's suggestions I checked out some of the Kala ukes and I like them alot, the question now is should i get the solid mahogany or should I spend an extra 20 bucks and get the spalted flame maple which has a solid spruce top and mahogany binding?

HoldinCoffee · Feb 5, 2009

Check this video out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHKwcTcbTWM

tonewoods used on guitars 'n ukes.

DoodlesMcDeezleLippy · Feb 8, 2009

Thanks that really helped me decide.

drubin · Feb 8, 2009

I have yet to try a Cordoba that was properly constructed and/or setup well. FWIW, I'd advise saving some cash and looking into a Bushman or, if possible, a Pono.

Teek · Feb 8, 2009

Solid mahogany over laminate maple any day. Second the Pono, a solid mahogany, trade up some day to koa but you probably won't be able to let it go. I love love love my Pono koa tenor, it is slick as snot to play, sounds so sweet! Even when I'm just fumbling around because I have so little skill, it makes everything sound better, and it is so well made. Mmm. MGM just got some Ponos in I think there are two with pickups. I'm waiting for a second, a mango concert, if I can keep treading water financially. With all my retirement gone, kinda living in the moment, the ukes sure help with THAT!

chizniky · Mar 26, 2009

I have a KalaMT curly mango tenor and I absolutely love it. Plays beautifully, stays in tune for a long time, and I get lots of compliments on its looks.

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