The expressions on your face as you play says it all. You cannot go wrong with a Koaloha, and this ukulele is truly brilliant! Great review!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Couldn't hide it!
@StevenDoyleLuke
Жыл бұрын
Big fan of Longneck Soprano Uses
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I like 'em too!
@rja12
Жыл бұрын
My favorite brand, my favorite sound, of any ukulele! I love mine. Excellent review as usual.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
One of my top brands too - what's not to like?
@marieandersson6655
Жыл бұрын
Pineapple...soprano...longneck...couldn't ask for more 😀 Lovely! Thanks so much for a very nice review. Have a good week ❤️
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@freddielizzard5467
Жыл бұрын
SUS are sending me this exact ukulele so I've been looking forward to this video. Can't wait to play it ❤
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@intoitreviews
Жыл бұрын
Awesome Uke, I love my koaloha soprano
@richardsnow7299
Жыл бұрын
Wow what a beautiful sounding instrument thanks Barry I loved this
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard
@seksualusis
Жыл бұрын
What a sound!
@kharmaviv
Жыл бұрын
Uuuuuu!😮😮😮😮😮 Love it! ❤❤❤❤❤ Thank you! 😊
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure.
@kenmarland5627
Жыл бұрын
Another great informative review by someone who obviously loves this instrument. The uke looks fab and backs it up with sound
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@beverlymichael5830
Жыл бұрын
I have the Koaloha royal pikake mango concert. It is amazing. Also have their royal pikake Koa tenor. It’s hard to stop playing at end of the day.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Superb brand!
@hazelpurls
Жыл бұрын
Very nice! Lovely to see and hear the top end instruments 🙂 Thank you for the review.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure Hazel
@williamhuff5641
Жыл бұрын
I am not a fan of friction pegs generally, but my Koaloha has them, (the one I posted in your Facebook comments for this video), and they are great. The only friction pegs I like. I agree with you that this would look better with them on it.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I think they've moved to gears right across the range now. I find that sad - just give me a choice
@WysteriaGuitar
Жыл бұрын
Very nice looking and sounding pineapple and great review as always!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@ernestryles
Жыл бұрын
All the Hawaiian instruments really have gone up. When I got my KTM-00 in 2013, it was $1030 with an LR Baggs Five.0 installed. The KTM-00 without the pickup is just under $1500 now.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@stellathefella
Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much Steve!
@tomco.9973
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Baz! Keep up the good work. I’m a baritone man but always enjoy your objective & informative reviews, regardless of instrument size
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!
@mickaltham8202
Жыл бұрын
I own one of the original early koaloha t2 long neck, absolutely superb, probably my favourite 👌
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
A GREAT brand to own
@threeleafshamrock
Жыл бұрын
What can you say? It's beautiful and sounds amazing. 🤷🏻♂️ Thanks Baz, it's lovely looking at and listening to the 'benchmark' instruments - makes you feel like getting your uke out for a play. 😏 Stay well mate! 👍
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@Ijcarter1962
Жыл бұрын
Koaloha for the win! They make great instruments and that price including the case is very reasonable. Great review!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@mikek4708
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Baz, it’s a beauty, and I do love mango. Koaloha are class and I always think….one day. Another great subjective review, I actually prefer the rear facing tuners they used to use on their concerts and soprano’s myself. They showcased that lovely headstock. I do wonder why they didn’t use Derjung geared rear facing tuners as they do make them. Have a great week.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Well quite Mike - if they are insistent on gears - Der Jung make rear facing gears too!
@catherinewest1302
Жыл бұрын
Your review was just what I needed to push my husband into letting me buy this model, costing 5 times more than any others I've bought. Thanks, you made my day. 😀
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Enjoy it Catherine!
@stephenbrocklehurst7914
Жыл бұрын
Koaloha are superb. I have a pikake soprano from 2007ish (the second time they brought them out). I remember trying mine against a standard gloss finish soprano and the pikake just nudging ahead with the volume. Great review, as always!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Think my first was from that era too. Always regretted selling it.. in fact I 'think' I know who owns it now.. maybe I should have a word..
@nickiemcnichols5397
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for another delightful review! The Hawaiians are so very good at coming up with the most wonderful ukuleles.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Indeed
@partyontheobjective
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Barry, and thank you Alex!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
My pleasure!
@andynew2
Жыл бұрын
The best compliment I can pay it is: It sounds exactly like a great uke should. Marvellous!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I think that hits the nail on the head!
@markattardo
Жыл бұрын
Stunning all around!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Aye!
@Dionline-nl
Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful and sounds good! 😍
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Very!
@martifingers
Жыл бұрын
Isn't this quite, simply, what a ukulele should sound like? It evokes its homeland somehow...
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I know what you mean!
@edwardpetersen4309
Жыл бұрын
Agree with you about the aesthetics of Koa, but I love the sound of Mango.
@PhilPage227
Жыл бұрын
What a beautiful instrument.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@steamboatmcg2197
Жыл бұрын
I had no idea mango wood ukuleles were a thing. I think the wood looks neat, especially with the dark ebony neck. The wood has a worn, antique look that somehow still looks fresh and earthy. Best of all it sounds like a mango tastes, sweet and tangy but not too twangy...sorry, I had to. It rhymed...
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
It's a great sounding wood - good alternative to Koa
@ukeleleEric
Жыл бұрын
Now, all I have to do is found a spare £1000 lying around somewhere.... :o
@NicholasColdingDK
Жыл бұрын
I really think the uke on the right side (on your right side) with the square headstock looks great - brand? Thanks for this review, of another very nice uke!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
On my right? Magic Fluke Flea Soprano
@NicholasColdingDK
Жыл бұрын
@@GotAUkulele Thanks!
@bonniedavidson936
Жыл бұрын
Beautiful ukulele 😊
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@paul_mitchener_ukulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks - I enjoyed the review a lot (both written and video). Some of the high end videos are to drool at the instruments more than to seriously aid a purchasing decision for me, but surely there’s nothing wrong with that. And this or something like it, maybe in Koa, would be my choice of K-brand ukulele. I mean, I really like the looks and sound.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Paul
@raymondstebbins5904
Жыл бұрын
Gotta say the mango sounds pretty good in my opinion one of the best sopranos yet👍👍
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Lovely sounding wood indeed.
@tommorrisey3999
Жыл бұрын
My sole issue with pineapples is that they tend not to work well with soundhole hooks, which is how I prefer to support a smaller instrument; the strap wants to slip upward and upset the balance.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I can see that - rarely if ever use straps myself on anything other than tenor or up. That's just me though. Would say though - soundhole hooks terrify me - saw someone absent mindedly forget they are just a support, let the uke tumble forward and ripped a the top of a nice Kiwaya solid soprano in the process.
@thestringlesspuppeteer3155
Жыл бұрын
What's the name of the 1 finger picking song you play all the time or is it something you composed if so can you show how to play it someday maybe ??
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
See link below each review vid!
@thestringlesspuppeteer3155
Жыл бұрын
@@GotAUkulele thanks man awesome videos btw
@drpkmurphy
Жыл бұрын
I really like the looks of this one! The only thing that looks strange is the grain color on line looks dirty like it has been played a lot. I think it is the lighting making it look dark. The headstock is real nice. I think the gears look good on this one. I really like the sound, it is rich and full! A real nice Soprano.. another nice review…. Thanks Baz… DOC
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I think that's the common mango thing I dislike - many of the wood sets have a dark, sooty element I don't like. Thankfully they book-matched this set, but I'm still not a fan. It is, however, natural to Mango I think.
@johnchastain7890
Жыл бұрын
I really like the "German Shepherd" coloring of the mango wood... but I agree about the tuners. Idea: if rear-facing aren't available, they should finish them in black so they don't distract & detract from the uke's cool appearance.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Thing is - rear facing gears by the same brand that make these ARE available - I bought some the other day!
@johnchastain7890
Жыл бұрын
@@GotAUkulele Well then those silly Hawaiians should at least offer them as an option. After all, this is (by my standards) a high-end uke!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
@@johnchastain7890 Agreed!
@christophecordier4987
Жыл бұрын
Hello from France!I have been watching your reviews for a long time, and have enjoyed them, even bought a couple ukes on your advice. However ( sorry about the however), you claim to be impartial always, and I do not always agree. By the first 30 seconds of a review ( lately anyway), we already know whether you like it or not, your favorite brands always great, the rest not so much.I know you do not handle criticism well, and I apologize. I just wish to express my humble opinion. Take care!
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
I handle criticism perfectly well, but I think you missed the opening words in both the video AND written review - i point out that brands at this level don't make dogs, and accept that the review is more for fun! As for other reviews doing that - depends what it is - the last Amazon review for example I deliberately started out looking like it would be poor - but it actually wasn't. I think you may be missing the nuances of the Got A Ukulele style.
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
Oh, and my favourite brands are NOT always great. I've played Kala on stage more than any other brand (check out recent reviews). And Flight I have championed as a newer brand more than many (but check some recent reviews of those with poor quality control). But it's no coincidence if the KoAloha does well and an Amazon 'who are they' brand doesn't..
@GotAUkulele
Жыл бұрын
But really, the impartial element is mainly based on the fact I am not paid to say nice things or otherwise. I don't work for the brands or stores.
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