I loooove my Millar longneck soprano! Lucky to get my hands on one, by the sound of it. Great list!

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

It has been popular from the start - great for me I suppose, but yes, it means you have to be quick to get one. I am glad you like yours!

Thank you Matt, for not dropping the Millar. It arrived safely here and I love it.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Great, glad that DHL didn't drop it either on its way to you!

Matt, I am so glad you started off with the Ohana BKT-70G. I bought one of those from you and I absolutely love it! I struggle with a Baritone scale, that's why I only have one. But the Tenor scale of the BKT-70G is so comfortable to play and with having a low G on mine, it has a wonderful beautiful mellow tone. I love quirky instruments. I hope to own a Millar one day! Those instruments are wonderful at their price point. Thanks Matt!

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

It's definitely one I learned to love over time - as opposed to the slight oddity I thought it was to begin with!

Another great selection covering all ukulele tastes and budgets. Thanks Matt for a thoroughly entertaining and informative video. You clearly like your Millars! Can't say I blame you.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Duncan, I suppose my obsession with the 'sound for your pound' ratio throws up some different choices!

Hello Matt and thank you for this wonderful video mate. It's Jon here in Tasmania. I can't believe I actually own one of these - the Baton Rouge 8-string baritone! I absolutely adore it and thank you so much for the incredibly prompt and efficient way you handled what was a big order from me a short while back. To the ukes - for me, the Millar models stood out clearly, and the Umas also very appealing. Thank you for what you do mate!

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

That's great - glad yours got to the other side of the world safely and you've been enjoying it!

Thanks Matt, great selection. The Millar Soprano, what a gem. It sounds a larger instrument, surely it must be defying physics somehow🤔. Have a great week.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

It's a bonkers little thing - definitely magic. (Well, no, actually, definitely not magic - it's not made in Hogwarts, but you know what I mean!)

Thanks Matt, nice to hear a specialists honest appraisal of what they like, also shows newcomers who are producing quality instruments at great prices on the list. Benefits us all when you find producers such as Millar, Uma and Uluru. Thanks really enjoyed this.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike - that's great. I really am not bothered about selling the most expensive, unless that is what suits the customer best. I'm not very ruthless when it comes to sales - but hopefully honesty is the best policy!

Completely agree with your #1 uke, I LOVE my Millar SP-210L, definitely my favourite ukulele! Thank you for selling me one!

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Great, I'm glad you like it and managed to get one. Every week I email Millar begging them to speed up making some more!

Honestly I like your channel. I recently as a retirement hobby built two Tenors from scratch and a Baritone from a Stewmac kit. I also the other day picked up, at a garage sale, a Kala Makala MK-B. I was impressed by the Kala made Ukulele I had picked up. I am reasonably sure it's all laminate as opposed to either all solid wood as in the scratch built Tenors or solid Mahogany top as on the Stewmac kit. Yet, it sounds really good and it's set up thus playability was spot on. I actually practice on it over my solid top Baritone. So, yes. While solid wood with the bells and whistles of wood binding and pearl inlay is almost a guaranteed great sounding instrument one can have or nearly have a similar sound from a well designed and built laminate instrument at far less cost.

Thanks Matt 👍🏻👍🏻 All very good picks indeed

Nice video Matt. I really liked the Ohana "Baritenor". I also really liked the Kiwaya Soprano.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Daniel. I love that soprano too - in theory I shouldn't like playing it so much, being a tenor man, but it really does it for me!

Great selection. I love that you always pick a wide arrange of styles and price points - not just the best quality at the highest price. I have the Ohana BKT-70G Tenor/Baritone. I put Worth brown GCEA low G strings on it I and I love it. I am intrigued with the Baton Rouge VX1/B8-CB 8-String Baritone. What a great sounding baritone at a great price. Most people would not have included that just because of the lower pricing.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Steven, and glad you've tried low G with yours - I can imagine the CEA being Worths rather than Aquila would be an improvement too. I do like value for money - I suppose I could have done 10 ukes over £1,000 as 'the best' but not everyone can spend that, and there are some gems for not as much money... That Baton Rouge with silly long name is lots of fun for example!

Thank-you; I was looking forward to this. Nice to see the ukulele model I bought from you there too at number 1. It shows I have taste (albeit taste obtained from taking your advice).

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

That's the best kind of taste haha ;)

Matt, you are simply my favourite uke seller out there, with the great guys at southernukulestore coming in at a close second. Your blessed with humour and a charming way, full of insights into the (pun intended) world of ukes, interested firstly in making your customers happy! Hope to be in touch soon! I'll give you kind regards from Martin and Sabine, too, we jammed with other guys two times in a park in Alzenau recently. And my beloved Millar Longneck Mango Soprano always gets passed around the jam people and gets a lot of praise , too! Quote: "So, Martin in Germany, I'll do my best not to drop the ukulele..." *drops the Millar ukulele* 🤣😅

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

I'm glad you got to play in the park in Alzenau, I'd love to go back! (Although when we last went it was February, so it was more of a hurried walk through the park than a jam!)

Fabulous video of your Top Ten 2022 ukeleles Matt! Oh….so much choice & so many good ones. I love the Millars for their appealing sound & looks, same with the Uma Moon SC-concert. Your own uke, the Uluru, is super smooth sounding but out of my league financially. Believe it or not, the one I want most & which would suit my playing "style" is…….the Baton Rouge VX1/B8 Baritone!! 😁x

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Joyce, you'll soon be able to play it in your style :)

Number three was gorgeous, and I love the cut out hole for it

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

That one, I've used as my main instrument for 6 years. I've never been tempted to change it, despite having lots of nice instruments here, so that must say something!

Given how much you like Millars and cedar, I was a bit surprised you picked the mahogany Millar TM-260WG as your favorite Millar in the Top Ten for 2021. 🙂 It's good to hear your opinion about the cedar Millars.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

I do like Mahogany as well - and find that TM-260WG, with its Worth Strings and gloss finish has a bit more chime, brightness and control than some mahogany ukes. I probably like it as it's leaning towards cedar in tone perhaps!

Great picks! Uluru Baritone and Kiwaya were great! I thought the Millar Mango Jumbo was also on the list based from the initial picture!

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Haha, yes, I thought people might think that. It was just that I already had a decent picture! It's worthy of being in there, but because it's such a small run - 4 instruments, it won't be around for ever.

@marimaeabreu

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofUkes so it won't run again?

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

@@marimaeabreu I don't know. Possibly I could ask for it again - but then, I could ask for something different which might be more exciting!

@marimaeabreu

2 жыл бұрын

@@WorldofUkes OOo right of course, looking forward to that model then 😄

nice 8 string baritone

Always interesting! And Bach on a soprano, no less.

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you - not very good Bach, but Bach all the same! I've been playing that for 6 years and never get any better!

What tenor ukulele would you buy for someone at an intermediate level and you had 1000-1500 to spend?ciao, John

@WorldofUkes

Жыл бұрын

Well I would say that budget is probably more than it needs to be. I might go for a Singer RT1M-TS (below that budget). Or if determined to spend that much, the anuenue UT-200 at £1,299.

@johnnacke2017

Жыл бұрын

@@WorldofUkes Thank You… Anuenue Brand is new to me… I assume that you feel it is competitive with the 4K Hawaiian ukuleles?

@WorldofUkes

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnacke2017 At this price yes. That's no criticism of the K brands, just that you get more uke for your buck.

@johnnacke2017

Жыл бұрын

@@WorldofUkes I really appreciate your help… just one more question.. I have relatively small hands and short fingers, and some stretches are too tough for me… I want a tenor. Are there any tenor models that have fingerboards that are easier to handle, or are they all the same? What specs should I be looking for?

@WorldofUkes

Жыл бұрын

@@johnnacke2017 The length of the fingerboard will be the same from model to model - but some are wider than others. The aNueNues are not the thinnest, but also not what you'd class as wide. (Standard is 35mm, they are 36mm, wide would be 38mm). I would think that is fine, just to steer clear of any specifically wide neck models?

Can you explain a bit more why you can get one ukulele lower at the nut than others, does the intuition go out

@WorldofUkes

2 жыл бұрын

All about buzzing Robin. Too low and it'll buzz.