MAHOGANY VS ACACIA UKULELE COMPARISON
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- čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
- Everyone has debated whether they are looking and liking Mahogany or Acacia at various points in their Ukulele journey. Both woods are great at many things but which one fits the bill for you best?
Intro 0:00
Mahogany 0:51
Mahogany Sound Samples 5:24
Acacia 8:20
Acacia Sound Samples 12:33
Outro 15:32
Back to back... 16:22
The Ukuleles featured today;
Millar TM-260WG - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
L.Luthier Le Maho - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
Millar TA-260 - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
Millar Le Koa - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
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Love hearing your voice!! The Millar acacia is beautiful, like a comfortable worn shirt.
Not sure who all the weirdos that don't like the talking bits are. Sound samples are great but all the talking bits are exactly what I tune in for! You're so generous with your extensive knowledge and your passionate delivery is infinitely watchable. Keep the great content coming please 😀👍🤙
I totally agree!
Exactly.
Thanks everyone... its a minority but a vocal minority on videos the last 12 months. I honestly don't mind because sometimes when I'm researching stuff I just want a sound sample. What frustrates me is that I chapter everything and some people still complain 😄
If you understand youtube enough to comment, surely you understand it enough to skip to the bit you want?!?!? 😄 - you have to scroll past the chapters bits to leave a comment complaining. It really does make us all giggle at the shop.
Hi Alex - I'm with the majority and really like to hear your in depth take on things. BTW, you're absolutely killing it! Please keep up the great work!
100% agree.
I feel like mahagony doesn't get enough love 💕 it's an excellent tonewood !
I totally agree with Pablo Fernandez, who wrote yesterday. Mahogany create a very nice sound, and if I want a more bright sound, I pick up one if the ukes with spruce top. I like koa very much, but in competition, mahogany (and sapelli) wins in my ears and heart 🙂
Thank you Alex for a very well done review ❤
Thanks Alex! Always a wealth of knowledge, giving us the hints of what to listen for in the sound samples. Keep up the great work!
I've recently found Southern uke and I love you guys, you are extremely knowledgeable of the uke and and enjoy the teaching and tidbits of the instrument. I look forward to more CZcams lessons and fun.
I so look forward to your reviews. Thanks for your explanation and playing examples.
Thank you so much for the effort you put in to your videos. So much great information. I learn all the time.
I am always amazed at how well your explain things. Thank you for sharing all of your knowledge!
Great video and great subject matter. Very informative.
Great video, Alex --- as usual... You do a great job and put huge amount of useful information out here for us. 1 thing I would have like in this video was Back to Back Same Brand Acacia/Mahogany instead of back to back Millar Mahogany/Acacia.... Thanks, Alex
I would be proud to have any of these ukuleles, but I am partial to the Millar TA260. It just has such a sweet sound.
Alex, As always, excellent video. You are very informative and articulate . It seems the Le Koa has a bit more volume and presents .That could be the fact that the enlarged sound hole was right in front of the mic. It also looks to have a slightly larger body .
I have been a guitar player for many years, not a good one, but good enough I guess. Like playing blues and jazz standards . At 71 , I have decided to switch to the Ukulele. Looking at tenors , and devouring as many videos as i can to learn about the many brands and models . I keep going to the Flight Mustang and Fireball. They seem to have a lot for the money. Although there a part of me that says Koaloha KTM.
Im at a crossroad. Thank you again. Jeff
I like the talking! I learn so much from you
That first Miller sounded awesome! The mahogany
They all sound Great!
Great video!!! 👍👍⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Acacia sounds more magical, but to my ears it sounds more boxed in.
Mahogany sounded more expressive, i thought it had more energy around the mids.
What i noticed I preferred the L Luthier both of its Millar counterparts, and i love Millar..
The L Luthier both sounded more open.
On my speakers they all souunded great. If in the store picking one out it would be based on the feel in hand and the action.
I Recently compared a Pono Baritone Mahogany with a Pono Acacia baritone at our music store, and I found the Mahogany to be brighter, which seems to be the opposite of what I experienced here with the tenors. The baritones both had D’Adario strings.
I've listened to this video a few times now and the L.Luthier Le Maho is a winner for me!
Yeh, it was my favourite on the day as well.
Thanks Alex, love mahogany, but biased as it was my first solid uke, supplied by you guys. My only gripe is the use of the term Koa. It comes across as a climb on the back of Hawaiian term. Why not call Acacia a local completely different translation wording. That said, the ukes are great. Loved the comparisons. Have a good week.
That Millar TA-260 is drop-dead gorgeous with sound to match.
Great video! Very informative. How does mango wood compare to acacia and mahogany? Somewhere in between, like one of the two, or even more extreme?
I recommend looking at my previous videos comparing Koa and Mango and Koa and Mahogany to gain a more rounded view of the various woods.
On my ukes with Alex channel I have made extensive videos about mango ukes that might be helpful too.
My first Ukulele is a Kala tenor, low G laminate mahogany, I like the sound.
My second one is a Kai Kti700, high G. It's a much brighter sound.
My loudest is my Kmise Banjolele, it is so much fun to play.
I have two tenors both are full solid acacia and full solid mahogany. To my ears the acacia wins hands down especially in the higher frequency projection..
I have a Leho Mahogany series arch back baritone ukulele but not solid mahogany Like it as a beginners but just ordered a Kala solid Acacia baritone ukulele.# KA-SA-B Hopping I made the right pick. as they are very costly hear in Canada almost double of what you pay in the USA, But the more videos I watch the more confused I am getting. One of the videos the guy seems like what ever he has in his hand is the best or the best for the cost. He stated that Acacia in one video was the best wood but then in another video for the best woods for a Ukulele he dose not even bring acacia wood in to his top choices. Gets very confusing what is true and what is just the gift of gab. But thanks for your video you did make me feel better about my choice. I like picking the strings over strumming at least for now. Also find the baritone fits my hand much better I like the 1 1/2" nut and better spacing of the frets. Thanks for your video.
nice
What's your personal preference for strings on a traditional mahagony uke Alex?
On Sopranos and concerts I've always liked Martin M600 clear Fluorocarbon. On Tenors I'm finding I really like the Uke Logic S-HG-P pink Fluorocarbon strings
... so in general , you like Mahogany for strumming , Acacia for fingerpicking ?
Hmm, what is better in your opinion? The Anuenue AMM3, or the L. Luthier Le Maho?
One isn't distinctly better... they are almost two halves of the same coin in sound and quality.
I’m listening on my phone but they two woods sounds almost indistinguishable to me.
Is the Luthier best uku for gypsy jazz style please. (With steel strings) Thanks 😁
This ukulele wouldn't handle steel strings, generally the majority of ukes are not reinforced in the way steel strings would require.
Unless you mean with wound strings for the Low G and C in which case it would be fine.
@@SouthernUkuleleStore hi Thanks. I watched the jazz player Tracy Kim teaching gypsy jazz and the tenor uku he recorded with is a sound smith
The sound smith uku had steel strings which he recommended but they are sold in USA so I wondered what type of uku was great in UK for playing gypsy jazz? 👍😁
«Formosan Koa» and «Taiwanese Acacia» - isn't that essentially the same thing? Formosa is a name previously used for Taiwan?
Yes, the same, appropriately named Acacia Confusa
I own a Pono Mahogany Baritone Deluxe... Pono uses high-end mahogany, and the sound of my uke is quite sweet on the top end. I fingerpick almost exclusively, and the sound is quite well-balanced and non-muddy.
Ohana Ck-35 is also a sweet Mahogany but is a wee bit muddy . Given Mahogany's inherent muddiness , I think Martin developed Polygut strings exclusively with Aquila to , in their words , "provide precise intonation and clear, balanced tone with exceptional sustain and projection . "
The Aquila Carbonblacks were actually on sale for a few years before Martin signed an exclusive agreement. We only recently sold through the last sets on clearance after 5 years 😄
They are good strings for sure
@@SouthernUkuleleStore the Polygut do what Martin says but I find the Ohana CK-35 lacking bass strung with them .
Before I put my ukulele in its case, I always put my face to the sound hole and inhale. The smell is divine. Must be mahogany for me.
Koa vs acacia has been a research project for me, for years.
Having badgered shops in Hawaii, the story I got was:
Hawaiian acacia is "koa". It's a Hawaiian word. Supposedly, the ONLY acacia allowed to be called "koa" is grown on Hawaii.
I find koa to be sparklier, acacia to be sweeter.