Love how it matched your shirt. You did that on purpose huh? I know you did. I did, but I didn't have to watch the video to know it was a winner. I have the Flight TUS350 when you reviewed it awhile ago. Have not been dis-appointed with it at all. I love it. Flight is one of my favorite companies out there. Top notch stuff at reasonable prices. Thanks again for the great review Baz.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Ha ha!! thanks Bob!

Great review, Baz! I loved my soprano Flight. Great sound and playability for so little. Consumers can't lose!!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah - make a lot of sense for the dollar these!

@stathkon

3 жыл бұрын

i love wtah they look. But why are they so cheap?

1. Latest version has a compensating bridge. 2. Because the plastic frets project above the fretboard only about half as much as conventional wire frets, I find it all too easy to not place my fretting fingers in exactly the right spot behind the fret, to the detriment of tone and intonation. Better players than I am most likely would not have that problem and I guess at least it would teach newcomers the correct technique.

Just ordered it thanks to your review! My first uku! Hope I can learn to play it. Greetings from Florida, USA. Stay safe! 🌸

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Good choice!

I’ve got the soprano version.....first Uke I’ve owned and I love it. This Concert one looks great too. Great review mate. 👌🏼👌🏼

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Good choice

@creatingbeauty5522

4 жыл бұрын

I got a soprano version of these as my first uke also, thanks to Baz's help on final selection! I love it and am so happy I got one. I will def always want to have one around. The sound is quite nice and I don't worry about anything happening to my uke. Not that I toss it about or anything, but I don't have to worry about humidity or anything like that, or if it should get accidentally knocked too hard or something. It's just nice not to really have to worry. Especially since it's my first uke and there is a lot to get used to just with learning to begin with.

Great review. That looks and sounds like a very good beginner uke as well as one an experienced player can take on their travels without worrying about damaging it.👍.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Exactly that I think Ivan

Thank you for the review. I purchased one to give it a try for humid beach days. The good: -Plays OK -Sounds OK. -No injection mold spot on the rear anymore. What I don't like: -Slightly neck heavy for my taste. -For a zero fret I expected the action at the nut to be a bit lower. -The kicker is the A note is swallowed up by it, very limited sustain at 440 Hz in any position on the board. Happens at 880 Hz as well but not as bad. I could even notice it a bit on the instrument in the video during the tune up but it didn't seem as bad as the one I have here. I am still considering returning it because of the A note issue.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Didn't notice any issue with the A myself

Ive had my Flight Concert travel ukulele for about a week now and I am very pleased with it. I also have an Enya travel ukulele. They have their pros and cons.

@GotAUkulele

10 ай бұрын

They do indeed

Thanks a lot for a nice review ❤️ Plasic body and concert scale on a soprano body is something I like a lot 🙂 The prize seem reasonably also.

Really surprisingly pretty! I think I need one for lugging around purposes, a lot less to worry about, etc. Cant wait to see/read next week's!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Lyndsey MacPherson yep. These are perfect for that. The one next week, definitely not!!

Your videos have helped me choose ukulele, thanks!! Greetings from Spain!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

That's great!

Very good, review on the Soprano TUSL 35. I also watched your review on the TUS 50 both very informative reviews. Already have two UKs for at home but I want to pick up a travel UK to take on my trips. Thanks to your honest reviews I’m going to purchase a TUS L 35 to travel with. Cheers

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Thank you for a great review. I have been looking for a second ukulele (currently have the Makala dolphin) so two of us can play. I’ve ordered the TUS35L this afternoon and looking forward to having a go soon. Thanks again

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Bought one of these little guys a while back and love it. I play my Fender more but keep the TUS-35 as a backup. Very reliable and simple to use.

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

I have this uke also...actually I have purchased a number of ukes based on your recommendations....I think I have turned into a ukulele hoarder and NOT a very good player...I have the want to...just a very short attention span! 🙂 But I love my ukuleles! Thanks for the great reviews!

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great review Barry! It seems flight has made a nice best of both worlds answer to people's requests for a concert travel ukulele. The Soprano body already sounds real nice and is small for travel. The concert scale gives people that want a travel concert a good option while only increasing the length a few inches. Have a wonderful holiday break. May it be filled with great times with family and friends.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's a good way of looking at it. I'd certainly pick this one up myself out of the two -but fully understand people liking the straight up soprano. Nice to have a choice!

That's really great for the money. Thank you so much for review 👍👍👍👍👍

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I have the soprano and it is great. I live in Holland but fly and train regularly back to the UK and it is holding up really well. It just goes into my soft rucksack and I forget about it. It has been many times into the hold of the plane and survived all the the bagage handlers throw at it. The concert scale looks interesting!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah - a great uke to throw in a bag!

I love my orange soprano.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

I think they are terrific considering the price

@creatingbeauty5522

4 жыл бұрын

I've been looking at the orange one, too. I like so many of the colors. I'll probably end up with a few of them. They are so fun and the sound is pretty darn nice!

sounds great and love the zero fret low action PLus Cost effective VS a Fluke

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

Extremely cost effective!

Received mine today - G tuner failed to work under string pressure as I was tuning up. Expecting a replacement in 3 days - hopefully in perfect shape. Also expecting to receive a Kala KA-STGE-C, which'll bring my uke inventory up to 7 ukes (5 if I don't count the two Kanile'as, because they're in a class by themselves). ; )

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that

Would have love the concert size with strap button, but would not trade Flight travel soprano ukulele TUS50. Feliz navidad y prospero año nuevo - Happy Holidays!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Apart from the neck length, it's totally identical to the TUS50

I too have the Soprano Flight which I bought on your recommendation. Super instrument. Several others have subsequently bought one after seeing it too. It’s a shame they’ve stopped supplying the quality padded bag though.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, I agree - though I guess at the bargain price, the must have been losing money.

I love your reviews and rely on them so much. The first uke I got is a Flight Travel Soprano, chosen after much debate. Chosing the Flight TUS in the end was done thanks to your help. I've been wondering about this long neck. I really like these little Flight ukes in all the colors. They're so fun. Do you have a video that teaches how you play that bit that you play here starting at about 9:20? I LOVE that. It's so pretty and would love to be able to play it. :-)

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Yep on the video - check the links in the video description.

Had this Uke for 2 years. love the sound. however the fretboard ist quite slippy. Especially for a sweaty hand. often hard to press the A String.

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

Yep - downside of a plastic board - no matter which brand - a different feel.

Thanks, it sounds pretty good. I wonder how the wood top will hold up to temp changes and high/low humidity playing environments compared to an all polymer instrument. Also wondering if the wood top really adds to the timbre compared to an all polymer or if it simply just more aesthetically pleasing.

@GotAUkulele

Жыл бұрын

Flea have been making ukes like this for years - they hold up fine

I like my Flight Travel soprano. It's great. I got it thanks to your help here!! It's great they have one with a longer neck. Is that new? I didn't know of it before hand. I might get one just to see how the two compare.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Creating Beauty brand new. Launched last week

I'm thinking about getting this one as my first ukulele. I was wondering about the bag: since it has a longer neck, does it fit better in a soprano or concert sized bag? If I like playing ukulele I'd love to upgrade to a full wood concert ukulele one day, so it would be handy if I could use the same bag for both of them. Great video, the only one about the long neck I could find. Thanks!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the bag - but generaly, you might need a concert bag for this one

Hello there, thank you for your review! I do have a question, as I can't wrap my head around it: does it make a big difference, hand-wise, for a 9 year old kid, between the soprano and the concert-scale? I keep pondering, but as I have adult hands, I can't really decide haha. What do you think? On one hand I think the soprano has the (too obvious?) easiest grip, but then my nephew is a complete beginner, and so I wonder if the frets might feel tight/uncomfortable to him. I really have no clue as to what smaller hands would prefer, on such an instrument. Your opinion would be appreciated :) Thank you!

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

There is a lot of dodgy advice on this topic, but I'm afraid my good advice may not steer you as you would like. The dodgy advice dictates that bigger hands need bigger scales / smaller need smaller instruments. This is nonsense though. The issue with space for hands on the neck is a very personal one and is not solely dictated by instrument scale. Put simply - I am six foot four, have large hands and mainly play soprano - this is contrary to the dodgy advice. That is partly down to the fact that not all sopranos have less space (I own some with as much space if not more than some tenors), but it gets more complex. Hand size is not a simple thing - finger length, palm length, dexterity etc come into it to0. When you 'know' the nut width and neck profile you like you will know but that only comes with experience. For kids I suppose it's fair to say that all sizes will likely fit and ultimately there was only ONE size (soprano) in the beginning and it didn't put people off enough to kill the instrument. But even for kids if they have very large hands - it will depend on their grip and feel. Very personal. For what it's worth - I own and play all sizes - and started on soprano.

@LuaBloe

2 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele Thank you for your input! I noticed my nephew liked grabbing my banjolele (concert scale) more than he did my soprano, and now that I come to think of it, he's kind of on the larger hand side.. So, that might be a clue. But you're right, size one is indeed the soprano, and the larger hands enjoy it, so yep! I'll get him the concert scale, and slip in a return coupon ;) Thank you! :)

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

@@LuaBloe I hope my answer didn't come across as vague - it's just that there is no one true answer and I never want to steer people into the wrong choice. Kids adapt more than adults, for sure though. Concert is a great 'balance'

Thanks a lot for this review! I also watched your review of the TUSL 50...Do you recommend a soprano with concert scale or a "pure" concert ukulele? Does it play a role that I am a contralto when I sing and should I chose one over the other because of that? Considering also the fact that I am a newbie... Thank you! xx

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry - as I say I’m the review, I love both. Bear in mind they are both tuned identically. The. Differences are slight

@Snoopitsa0405

4 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele thanks a lot! Are there any more brands with sopranos with a long neck? I am looking for one but so far I could only find the Flight ones.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Quite a few. Kala, Kiwaya, Baton Rouge, Ohana, Shima all make them

@Snoopitsa0405

4 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele will check them out right now :)

Baz, Thanks for the great reviews and finding us many great new travel options “lately.” I’m trying to decide between three long neck sopranos: Flight TUSL, Enya Nova Carbon, and the Chinese Kiwaya KSU-1L. I’d love to hear your opinion. My guesses: Tone: Kiwaya, Flight, Enya. Even if that’s right, how much better is the Kiwaya? Durability: Enya, Flight, Kiwaya Comfort & playability: Kiwaya for the 1.5” nut? Enya for 16” scale and radius? Intonation: ? So many great choices, it’s hard to choose. Thanks again!

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Things like this are very subjective. I'd put the Chinese Kiwaya top full stop myself though - remarkable instrument for the money. Not really fair to compare it to the other two, as they are plastic. The Flight would come next for me though overall and when you consider it's half the price, maybe it should go top? The Enya may have a slight radius, but it's not noticeable and quite narrow on string spacing. Intonation isn't all that relevant as it's adjustable and not a 'brand' or 'model' thing - it's just about setup.

@subtlecomplexity

4 жыл бұрын

​@@GotAUkulele That makes sense. I waited long enough for this model & review that I'd forgotten how positively giddy you were with the Kiwaya. I went back and watched it again to refresh my memory. (The final minutes of that video were quite charming.) I feel like I've been waiting for a good, plastic, long neck, thin body, travel uke for so long and now that they exist, I'm going to take my chances on the durability of the Kiwaya. If I kill it, it's inexpensive and possibly a fun DIY project. Best case scenario, it holds up, and all the while sounds better and looks classy doing it. Why must hindsight always take so damn long?

Nobody seem to deliver to Malta😔😔

Does the action feel lower out of the box than similar priced ukuleles? The flight people seem to claim that on their website. Does the plastic fretboard bother you at all? I'm so used to wooden fretboards. It does sound great for such an inexpensive ukulele.

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah - certainly on the low side. Like the feel of the board

Hi baz fantastic review are there any more ukes like this with long knock for a bit more money? How do you find the threatboard?

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

The Kiwaya long necks spring to mind - very good ukes. I find the neck on this really comfortable!

Hey there. Love your reviews and your videos. I just ordered this ukulele in black long neck soprano. I like the feel and sound so far. I’m a bit concerned about a buzz I’m getting from the strings. I don’t know if it’s me not pushing down enough on the strings on the frets, or if it’s the action, the strings, or the frets, which look lower to me. I’m going to change the strings once I get them. I want to like this uke so that I can play outside while my kids play out back, but I’m not quite sure yet. I’m thinking of putting D’Addario clear nylon strings to calm and mellow out the sound. Any thoughts?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

The sound strings make depends as much on personal playing style and personal hearing / perception of sound as it does anything else. It’s for that reason I never give advice on strings, sorry

@melisamansueto8996

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your quick reply. I’m mainly concerned about the buzzing I hear from my fingers on the fretboard sometimes. I don’t have this problem with my other ukes. I’m wondering if the Aquila strings, being thicker strings than, let’s say, fluorocarbon strings, so maybe they are touching a higher fret when I play sometimes. I really have to focus a lot more on the pressure and placement on the fretboard than on my 5 other ukuleles. I’m going to measure the action tomorrow once I get the ruler I ordered. Just wondering what your thoughts are since you have also played on this instrument.

Do you prefer this over the enya nova u? I realize it’s comparing apple and oranges however they are both considered travel ukes. If you could only bring one on an adventure, which would you bring?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

They re apples and oranges as this has a wooden top. Whilst that means the Enya is a bit tougher overall, I'd take this one - it's much smaller and lighter. Also cheaper.

I have one, and for some reason, it’s horrible. It literally won’t play my bar chords right, yet when I’m using my friends kala soprano ukulele, they play perfectly fine...

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

How do you mean?

@lunamoone5231

4 жыл бұрын

GotAUkulele it is really buzzy for some reason, though my fingers arent touching any of the strings....

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

@@lunamoone5231 Try putting a shim of paper under the saddle piece to raise it a touch.

@lunamoone5231

4 жыл бұрын

GotAUkulele oh ok thank you!

Great review. Is there any difference in sound between a standard concert and long neck soprano? Thanks!

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't notice much with this example

@rubeeparthipan963

3 жыл бұрын

Many thanks for your review! My TUSL should be arriving in a few days :)

Any idea how one could get the flight tusl-40 in the states? I contacted flight and they did not respond. Sounds like it’s impossible at this point.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

I do know many with Flight ukes in the USA. I think the store Uke Republic stock them. I'd encourage you to email Flight again.I know they are run ragged with the virus so normal service has been affected.

Hallo, excuse me, is this an ukulele sòprano or concerto?is this a long neck?thanks

@GotAUkulele

2 жыл бұрын

It's a concert with a soprano sized body. Scale is always dictated by the distance from nut to saddle.

I know there's a huge price jump but how does this compare in your opinion to the Martin OXK?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Cor - there's a tough question Brent! And apologies in advance for my long winded answer! First up - I think the more fair comparison here is to the Flea. I think the Flea is a bit more robust but sound wise.. honestly they are very similar. Remarkable really. Which begs the question - is the Flea better than the OXK? Well they sound different, as does this Flight. The Martin really does sound to me like a wooden uke. This and the Flea do sound a touch more artificial. However - compared to all plastic ukes, ths and the Flea are leagues better on sound and having a more 'natural sound'. It's why I love the Flea so much (and own two!) In terms of longevity though you have to come back to the plastic frets. I am NOT sayng the Flight will wear down as they are too new to be sure of that. However - the Flea - masters and originators of the modern era plastic fingerboards DO wear. Slowly, but they do. The oldest Flea I have is 11 years old and is starting to wear. The metal frets on the Martin should really last a lifetime - so the Martin wins over both on that score. Short version - I think this sounds like a Flea, and I love the Flea, but it doens't sound as traditionally uke as a Martin OXK. It's close though. So I think the Martin just edges it on tone and certainly edges it on robustness. But.. the Martin is ten times the price..

Got one of these for more than a year now. Ordered as a first instrument to learn uke. There's things that makes want change it for a better uke. Bad points : Plastric frets. On the most played chords, really used, the paint job disapeared quickly. Also it makes some buzzy sound on those mostly used chords cos bits of frets are really worn out. / The paint job on wood is not varnished so any strong picking can leave a trace. Good parts: the sound, the zero fret. But those frets... errrrr... real pain to hear when curved parts make buzzing the chord... is there way to fix this ?A method to rebuild the missing parts of them ?

@GotAUkulele

3 жыл бұрын

Had one for few years now and no fret wear. What strings are you using? I ask because wound strings, or compound string like Aquila reds will kill plastic frets. Once worn, they are worn though. Can't see a repair would work.

@MrVilou

3 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele those are the original strings, did not touched anything. It's not a huge buzz sound but still, noticeable by moments.

These strings sound better on this one than on the soprano. On the soprano they were really barky and just awful. Here, they are acceptable. I own the soprano btw, and can confirm. These instruments are nigh indestructible. So far it survived freezing temperatures and 170km/h winds, severe rainfalls, scorching desert heat and aridity, altitudes over 4000 meters, several plane flights, and a boat trip around a glacier, all in that flimsy bag. There's hardly a mark on it and it plays just as well as when it was new. I can't recommend it enough as a travel instrument. ❤️

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't find the soprano barky at all. I found it quite warm.

@partyontheobjective

4 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele no i meant the aquila strings. Hated the tone, had to change them. Same strings on this sound much better to my ear.

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

@@partyontheobjective Same strings - probably down to the slightly higher tension on the longer scale - though the string gauges may also be different which affects it too.

@partyontheobjective

4 жыл бұрын

@@GotAUkulele yeah must be the case. :-D Anyway. Its a fantastic ukulele.

@robbuzz88

4 жыл бұрын

Surely if the scale is increased, then so is the tension.

Would this be easy to restring to play left handed? I think I heard its got a compensated saddle?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

The earlier ones were fixed and compensated. This example is removable and straight topped.

@1967dragonaxe

4 жыл бұрын

GotAUkulele interesting! So would it be a fairly safe bet that the long-neck soprano would be a straightforward (string only) conversion?

This one or makala dolphin? which one would you suggest for beginners?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Too different on construction to choose - I own both.

@christaloveslaw8871

3 жыл бұрын

Kala ukudelic cheap easy to tune and great to jam with

How many ukes do u have?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Personally only about six. Virtually everything that features on this channel is loaned to me only

what is the ukulele in the back?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Blimey - there are loads behind me in videos - which one!?

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

I can spy a Flea Case, a Flea, a case holding a Hamano solid soprano and a Gear4Music soprano

@andreaalba9799

4 жыл бұрын

Haha it’s the blue one

@GotAUkulele

4 жыл бұрын

Andrea Alba Gear4Music Soprano - review of it on Got A Ukulele. It's NOT great!