Bill_McNeil
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I've got a touch of UAS. I need an assist. Been playing a Cordoba 15CM for years (wonderful laminate instrument). Looking for a tenor with a little more bass, mid-range, and presence.
My first attempt was a disappointing misstep with a beautiful Pono MT. Turns out a Pono wasn't what I wanted. Even after a string change (to Martins) the sound is thin, quiet, and lacking in presence. Add in neck dive and I just don't want to pick it up. It doesn't suit my playing, which primarily involves singing along to rock songs like: Queen, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, and the like.
I am hoping to check the following boxes:
My first attempt was a disappointing misstep with a beautiful Pono MT. Turns out a Pono wasn't what I wanted. Even after a string change (to Martins) the sound is thin, quiet, and lacking in presence. Add in neck dive and I just don't want to pick it up. It doesn't suit my playing, which primarily involves singing along to rock songs like: Queen, Guns N' Roses, Beatles, and the like.
I am hoping to check the following boxes:
- Tenor
- Preferably no more than $300-$399
- Warm, meaty mids and lows that compliment rock covers -- the ukulele equivalent of a dual-humbucker guitar.
- Curious about solid wood (not a deal breaker)
- I probably don't want the harshness of a crazy loud uke, but quiet is no bueno. I have a guitar when I really want to make noise.
- Well-suited for strumming, with room to grow as a fingerstyle player