mikelz777
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I've had the UAS tickle/itch for the better part of a year now. In that time I've been off and on ukes ranging from $50 to $600+. At first I was considering cheap to assuage my guilt at buying another uke. After thinking about that for a while it didn't make much sense and I reasoned that if I were to buy another uke, it should be something nice which brought me into the $600+ range. After thinking about that for a while, I don't think I can reconcile spending that much so I'm looking at things somewhere in between those figures. To give you a feel of where I'm at now, this is my current collection:
$100-$150 = 1 (all solid mahogany)
$200-$250 = 1 (solid spruce top/lam sides&back)
$300-$350 = 2 (all solid cherry, all solid redwood/rosewood)
$400-$450 = 1 (all solid acacia)
I'm happy with the sound of all of them but as you might expect, the most expensive all solid acacia sounds the best if I had to pick one. I think I'd probably want to set a cap at $500. What should I be considering? I'd be looking for a concert.
An Opio? It would be pushing my limit but I've read a lot of good things about it. One thing that would give me pause would be the friction tuners. Is there an issue with them slipping or becoming slippy over time? Switching to geared tuners would be a significant added expense.
The aNueNue MM2 has also captured my eye. This one would exceed my budget and seems a lot for a solid mahogany but the build probably warrants the cost. Everything I've read about them has been positive. I'd probably look to find a used one to bring that cost down but that may be a long shot.
What else should I be considering?
$100-$150 = 1 (all solid mahogany)
$200-$250 = 1 (solid spruce top/lam sides&back)
$300-$350 = 2 (all solid cherry, all solid redwood/rosewood)
$400-$450 = 1 (all solid acacia)
I'm happy with the sound of all of them but as you might expect, the most expensive all solid acacia sounds the best if I had to pick one. I think I'd probably want to set a cap at $500. What should I be considering? I'd be looking for a concert.
An Opio? It would be pushing my limit but I've read a lot of good things about it. One thing that would give me pause would be the friction tuners. Is there an issue with them slipping or becoming slippy over time? Switching to geared tuners would be a significant added expense.
The aNueNue MM2 has also captured my eye. This one would exceed my budget and seems a lot for a solid mahogany but the build probably warrants the cost. Everything I've read about them has been positive. I'd probably look to find a used one to bring that cost down but that may be a long shot.
What else should I be considering?
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