Went to a music store after watching the comparisons here. I really liked the sound of the Kamaka in thre video. There were so many negative comments about the Martin, I wasn't even going to try it out. Store salesperson was all about selling me the expensive Kamaka and I was ready to make the purchase. Almost as an afterthought, I tried a couple ukes out as he was packaging the Kamaka, a wonderful instrument. When I played the $500 Martin I told the salesperson to put the Kamaka back on the wall. I bought 2 x T1Ks, low and high G. To my ear in, person, the sound was perfect. Lowered the saddle on both and I'm happy. The Kamaka played much more smoothly than the Martin, but I still chose the Martin. Not really about money nearly as much as the sound. Do yourself a favor and at least try out a T1K before buying something else. BTW, the high end Ponos sound really good, too.

The Kamaka just sounds right. I feel something different than with any of the other uses....even though they are excellent instruments. For me the Kamaka has the magic.

Wow! Loved them all & especially loved the look of the aNueNue Moonbird! I think the 2nd most expensive is the Kamaka & the 2nd cheapest is the Bstock Kala "Doghair". Thank you Alex & Phil for these demos.....so interesting! I wondered if there was any way you could do a demo on one instrument of a few string brands? Maybe that’s not practical but just an idea! Thanks again. 😃

Really liked the first one KoAloha KTR-10AC Less gloss is good for the sound for my ears :) Might have liked the last one best (Kanile'a E-Silk Tenor 2018) if it didn't have such hard sounding strings on though!

The last two and the doghaired one were my favorite. Thanks for doing such a great AB...CDEFG for us!

The very first KoAloha was my favourite throughout. Went back to the beginning at the end just to check it was still the case. Although I love the look of the Kala Elite Salt and Pepper one!

That Takumi is LOUD. Kamaka HF3D sounded the best to me; Very well rounded. Followed by the Limited Edition Kanilea. Not a fan of the sound of the Blackbird.

The Martin T1K Koa. Very Yes. Thank you , I'd previously thought I only *really* liked the sound of mahogany ones.

That pono is nice.... That B stock is still gorgeous! ❤

Its difficult to get form a true opinion on KZfaq and the sound of any musical instrument is subjective. The Pono was my clear second and the small one with an almost concert size body was third. The anuenues and the Kanile’as and beautifully built and look amazing but they sound the same to me, its probably KZfaq. The Koalohas sound wonderful, I owned an Opio tenor from you for a while and it was the best sounding Uke I’ve Owned. I like plane understated good quality ukuleles, you can’t judge a Uke by its cover ( sorry about that ). I’ve changed to concert ukulele now. I don’t know if it’s my age but I like the slight reduction in string tension while having a bit more room than a sop size Uke. I enjoyed your presentation. P.s. I wasn’t influenced by you stroking the blackbird.

Well I love the look, sound and history of that Kamaka best. Very rounded even tone with those strings. The Platinum, KoAloha KTR, Bird UT3K and Blackbird Farallon, were the next best for different reasons. They are equally good depending on what look and sound you are looking for. I have a Farallon and love it. I appreciate the innovation and use of natural materials other than wood, to make available a high end instrument with an equally good, but unique sound. It's a little heavier than your typical light wood build, but it's very responsive, solid feel and excellent playability which is very important. For me, a much more worry free instrument as far as humidity, temperature and durability goes. I can leave it out and I could pretty much play it anywhere I chose. Also, because of the construction I believe they sound even better plugged in, though I have yet to try. All of these tenors have something to recommend, depending on what you are looking for at a certain price point. I think the Kala is good value and put along side instruments at that price point, it would excel. Also strings can have a significant impact on sound. Everybody's opinion is different on strings depending on the sound you are looking for. Personally I think tha Kamaka and Silk would benefit from a string change, others might disagree. Keep up the good work.

I ripped the audio and made a playlist of each uke so I could rapid fire compare between them and rank accordingly. Labeled 1 through 12 in order of appearance in the video. To my ear the best by a slim margin because it sounds warm yet has the definition of a steel string acoustic guitar: 3 All equally good: 8 > 1 (harp like) > 2 > 4 Mediocre: 11 > 12 > 7 > 9 (leaning toward bad) Bad, dischordant or otherwise harsh: 6 > 5 > 10 (awful)

I see Phil suffers from what my missus calls 'ukulele face', I prefer 'deep musical contemplation and concentration face'. My question is, did Phil have a favorite?

I Liked the Martin!

After about 10 viewings listening on different sound systems. I like- 1. The Two KoAlohas 2. The Kala 3. The Kamaka Great Video!

The last 2 are my favorite!!!!

my $100 mahalo has a 9v preamp and button connector, it sounds like a guitar if wanted with an amp

Thanks again for a great analysis. Have you ever played a Glyph custom?

That's a LOT of ukes on the wall. I'd go nuts there.

Do a video on round and pineapple ukes please...

What's the name of the cords.. I want to play

At this level it's more what you want than which is best. Overall, I gotta say Ekoa is the coming thing.

I've a Kanilea K-2T Koa and I LOVE it!!!!!!!!!

Please... it has been asked, but I can't seem to find a response. What is the name of that particular tune that Phil was playing?

Thanks for the links. Unfortunately, all the links are now broken.

Love Kamaka & Pono, No Ko'olau?

I love the blackbird martin farallon ekoa😍

Hello there, Please illustrate me, I have been playing the guitar for all my life but I am completely new to Ukeleles, I don't seem to find high end Ukeleles that are electro acoustic, is there such a thing?

Kala Elite Salt and Pepper Dog Hair Tenor had that tenor sound im looking for but yea sadly its discontinued, and still dont have the money for it yet anyways HAHAHAHA

Had to view it twice - Blackbird.

If I were to judge by the video alone, I don't think I'd purchase any of them. The buzzing high note present on all of them would really get on my nerves.

The blackbird won buy a nose for me.

If Martin made a uke that looked at well as some on here shown they would be 70 to 100 thousand dollars. They have lost their minds...

Which one did Phil like the best? Go on, tell us!

Hahhahah 2.08 like your humour.

Save your money get a Mainland