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What I use: Flight Maia steel stringed baritone ukulele
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- čas přidán 14. 08. 2024
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00:00 Introducing the Flight Maia
01:58 Why a steel string uke?
02:44 Not a mini guitar
03:36 What are the strings?
04:22 Why would you want metal strings?
05:56 Flight Maia specs
07:22 Design choices
11:55 4stringfriends
12:49 Strumming sound samples
14:20 Fingerstyle sound samples
17:03 Plastic pick test
18:25 Maia vs the competition
20:37 Maia vs Aurora
24:01 Summary and thoughts
WOW! Just when you think you don't need another use... they pull me back in.
Rookie error - you always need at least one new uke 😂
I have an amazing 59 year old Gianni baraton ukulele made in Brazil and it plays like heaven
I'll be one of the first owners when this instrument is available in my country. A great travel instrument.
You had me at moody mango with a racing stripe. AND triangular fret markers! 🤩Sounds fantastic, too. Thank you for the review, Sammy!
Great review! My tenor guitars, even my Ibanez parlour tenor guitar are bigger in body than even my long body steel string baritone, and my other tenor guitars are a full O size guitars.
The Flight Maia is a gorgeous looking baritone and sounds fab. I’d love to get my hands on one to compare it to my Pono. Thanks for a great video 😊🎼
AH MORGANA! I would love to hear your thoughts on such a thing as tenor guitar veteran :)
Thanks, Sammy. Great review. I love the sound of both the Aurora and the Maia. They are so different - wonder if I could justify owning them both 😻
Apples and oranges are both great 😉
Such an unreal sounding ukulele. There's something very familiar but also very different about it. Excited to know that it's going to show up a little more here before going back!
Those strings do make it a new beast!
Okay, now I want one. I've been looking at tenor guitars, but the neck is too narrow. I have an Ohana solid mahogany baritone ukulele that I love but would like to have this steel string baritone by Flight, I know all Flight ukuleles are great.
Sounds really good!
Lovely review of a lovely uke. Nice playing as always buddy.....
Cheers Paul, I loved your review on it too!
have you tried d'addario titanium uku strings? its not the literal metal its a seperat material but as of now there my favorites!
I have Flight Fireball, initially with steel strings. But - it is difficult to find scores for baritone.. 😢. So I stringed bariton high G strings fluocarbon.. I am pity of that, I like more steel string sound, and do not want to go to guitar.. did you anybody meet this problem? thank you for video.
I’m curious if you can tune it in fifths (CGDA or GDAE) like a tenor guitar… then you’d essentially have a very comfortable playable mandolin for Irish or bluegrass music
I did it high G bari strings, tenor uke are not suitable... GDAE
Hello Sammy, thanks for your thoughts about the new Steel-String Baritone from Flight. Like the Name Maia and how it Sounds - has its own Charakter. I like the Baritone Aurora with the flurocarbon strings too. These Ukes are both really a bargain - the Prize is unbelievable too. All the best to you and thumbs up for this interesting Video. Mahalo nui from Germany, Bettina
Thanks Bettina, Mahalo to you 🧡
Both sound beautiful Sammy but if I were to get one I would prefer the aurora. Unsure about the squeaky steel strings as you were fretting but hey that's subjective. Still a 👍
Yes Colin, the usual setup still works best for me, but I can see it being what certain folks have been waiting for!
I used to have a Kala tenor guitar but I was never really comfortable with the narrow neck(I have the same problem with guitars with narrow necks) so this is right up my street.
Can you share details on the thumb pick you are using? Very intrigued by it
It’s one I designed, you can grab it here: openhagen.com/en-dk/products/electric-guitar-pickgrip
Great review Sammy!!!
Thank you Gary!
Hey Sammy, nice review! This instrument seems to have a lot of potential, but a learning curve to go with it. A lot of string squeak, but harmonics are totally awesome! Not your everyday baritone ukulele. Take that baby out on the race track and push it to it's limits. I know you'll see what it's capable of. Be well, my friend!
Thanks Robert, yes she’s a squeaky girl 😅
Your playing style gives me James Taylor vibes.
Oh wow, thanks!
The Maia sounds great!
can you tell me what brand of strings are on the Maia?
Hey Fred, I asked Primoz and he said they made them specially made for the Maia!
@@4stringboy Thank you Sammy 🙏🏻
Are these strings for sale (in case they break)?
@fzelders no currently but they will be - if they do break a light gauge acoustic string (11s) would do the trick ☺️
@@4stringboy Thanks again. 😀
The tuning machines seem to me to be a faulty construction because they are not screwed to the top of the headstock with a nut as is known from acoustic steel-string guitars. Even the cheapest acoustic guitars have this. On my Maia, the tuner sleeves are already at an angle in the hole and they come out again when you push them in. Is it the same with your Maia? The sound is great, by the way.
Hey Peter, I haven’t found nuts on any ukulele headstocks like we do on guitars, so I’m not sure how much effect it has here. No, my tuners aren’t at an angle and are sat in ok - I’d maybe check that out with the store if you’re concerned!
Thank you! On my Sparrow uke with steelstrings I have such tuning machines with nuts, but it is a solid body electric. I think with acoustic ukuleles with steel strings there is simply still little experience with tuning machines. Simply because there are hardly any on the market. The Pono baritone with steel strings, for example, has tuners that are secured at the top with nuts. I am in contact with my dealer and am considering whether I should have better tuners fitted at my own expense. Simply because I really like this ukulele otherwise.
@peterukezeller4485 ah interesting! I’ll pass this on to Flight just so they’re aware 😇
Good idea! 👍
Good idea. 👍
Hi Sammy, the construction looks much the same as the fireball Baritone and both have a truss rod. Could these strings not be fitted to the fireball?
Heya Jason - from what I believe is that this kid has some extra reinforcement inside the body, as all the Flight baritones come with a truss rod, however it’s impossible to tell really without asking the main man himself!
Probably a gamble I'd regret when it snaps my fireball in half 😂. Always room for another uku though
Replacing the Fireball is the more expensive option 😬😂
I love the fireball, she's going nowhere! At some point this would make an interesting addition though.
How can I buy one?
I think they're sold out at the moment :( but more should be coming in the next month or so, check your local store or head to Thomann.de
In the final comparison segment... Hard to tell if it's the strings or just the tone wood making the difference.
Yeah it’s impossible to tell! If it were mine to keep I’d rip the strings off and try the Maia with fluorocarbon 😂
Would love to hear this Sammy I did ask southern store how it would sound if it had traditional strings on, in the end I picked up the Aurora not disappointed thanks for the review also on that ukulele also😊
@martystar4123 yeah I think it would so similar to the Aurora - not sure if the nut would need adjusting for the strings too.
That's mighty pretty......
None of my other ukes have a racing stripe ☹️
basically sounds more like a guitar to me.
Pro tip: pure steel strings means you can also add a pickup and even a rubber bridge to this!
This kid does have a piezo, but you can’t beat a good magnetic pickup 🙏
@@4stringboy Yeah, magnetic all the way
Hey brother, how can I pm you? …. I’ve an idea that’ll probably be insignificant to you, but possibly not …. 😏.
…. anyways, I hope you and yours are well and happy.