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How does a pineapple body shape influence ukulele sound?

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This is a comparison of two ukuleles, one standard and one pineapple shape, to discover what difference the body shape has on a ukulele's tone. These two Uma concert ukuleles are made from the same materials, with the same set up and strings, making the body shape the only difference - and providing a good comparison.
The two ukes are available from World of Ukes...
Uma UK-20SC Concert (standard): worldofukes.co...
Uma UK-20SCP Concert (pineapple): worldofukes.co...

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@stilted
@stilted 8 ай бұрын
I almost have a tin ear, but love plunking around on my standard ukulele. The pineapple shape is so cute I wanted to make it my second uke, but didn't want to buy something just because it looked different.... but thank you for proving they sound different! I even "quizzed myself" by covering the screen and skipping around, and I could still tell which was which. Now I have the evidence I needed to treat myself, haha.
@cardinhamkilligrew9712
@cardinhamkilligrew9712 10 ай бұрын
pineapple seemed way more full and rich with more deep sound...
@JannikLindquist
@JannikLindquist 11 ай бұрын
Wow 😮 Huge difference. I hear the pineapple as darker and more "reserved" and the standard ukulele as warmer and more forthcoming. Both are very lovely!
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
Not bad for £199 I don't think, no!
@MariUSukulele
@MariUSukulele 11 ай бұрын
Frankly, surprised me is. I didn’t expect the difference to be that significant!
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
I am so pleased there was a detectable difference (or it would have been a pointless video!)
@jeffwatson4908
@jeffwatson4908 8 ай бұрын
Wow. First real comparison I have seen (heard 🤓). A clear difference. Worth having both. If having to choose it would be the standard as I like plucky brighter sopranos. But if I could only have one it would be the pineapple because of its more balanced tone. Cheers.
@chrishinks46
@chrishinks46 2 ай бұрын
Very interesting. The pineapple is, to my ear, warmer and more mellow. If there were a baritone pineapple I'd be really interested.
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 2 ай бұрын
I think a tenor pineapple with Romero UBB strings would be an interesting option - so that's the same tuning as a baritone.
@transparent_eye_ball
@transparent_eye_ball Ай бұрын
I was given a pineapple ukulele about a year ago, to learn how to play. I'm not musical at all- I love music, always have, but can't read it and haven't played anything since junior high band. I'm 55. I F*CKING love playing the ukulele now, I love the feeling of making a great sound- with my own fingers! It's kinda mind-blowing. I know I suck at it but I love it all the same. After hearing the differences between these two, I am ridiculously grateful that I got a pineapple! I love the warm round tone! Thank you!
@ckinstrumental
@ckinstrumental 11 ай бұрын
That's not just 'a little bit' warmer. At least on the recording where I hear it from. It makes a big difference!
@intoitreviews
@intoitreviews 11 ай бұрын
I really wish uma made this pineapple in a tenor or concert long neck. I've thought about buying the blue concert a bunch 😂
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
I was in touch with them directly for some photos for an advert for UKE Magazine some months ago and I asked them the same thing - please make a tenor version!
@stuartsheppard7318
@stuartsheppard7318 Ай бұрын
thank you im building 1 from paddlepop sticks and bamboo skewers wanted to make it that shape for ease of construction have never seen 1 b4 and i love that extra bass sound however i went the the norm next will be pineapple will be a 5 stringer is why im doing this
@keithgardner5818
@keithgardner5818 2 ай бұрын
Both seem to be really nice instruments. I think I agree with your appraisal/comparison of the tone, based on what I hear in my headphones. I've been coming across Uma more and more lately, I see that they make some beautiful instruments. Maybe my next one... ?!
@womanhoodisnotacostume7648
@womanhoodisnotacostume7648 2 ай бұрын
Getting my pineapple in two days! Really excited ❤
@ning_cai
@ning_cai 11 ай бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 what a cracking pineapple uke... was that a little ditty Super Mario? Anyway both sound really good so it's lovely to have different choices at the end of the day!
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
No, that was "Royalty Free Calpyso Music #1"!
@timklemons7205
@timklemons7205 7 ай бұрын
Thanks, great comparison! They both sound really nice. I think I need both.
@e.castlerock8454
@e.castlerock8454 4 ай бұрын
Nice comparison! A pineapple never interested me, but this video changed my mind. If I buy another ukulele, I'll think about a pineapple instead of the Ohana Pequeno I had looked into.
@user-pb5ke4ex3e
@user-pb5ke4ex3e 2 ай бұрын
Excellent video! May I ask if you know the song from 4:17 to 5:42 ?
@93JB93
@93JB93 5 ай бұрын
The pineapple seemed more rounded out like the sound reached. "8" shaped ukulele was more sharp. With each drum, the sound had a crazy attack. The pineapple shape was smooth
@gravityfalls618
@gravityfalls618 7 ай бұрын
Nice video dude! Totally heard the difference and helped me choose my ukulele!!!
@kerricorser4562
@kerricorser4562 3 ай бұрын
Wow. Hard to choose. Thanks for your review, and the pineapple is a rounder sound!
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 3 ай бұрын
It seems logical that a pineapple should be rounder and sweeter!
@kerricorser4562
@kerricorser4562 3 ай бұрын
@@WorldofUkes yes!
@nigeldavey1043
@nigeldavey1043 8 ай бұрын
I don't know whether to say"The Pineapple shape produces a richer sound" or that "It takes a lot of the jangly brightness out of the sound of a Concert size". I think it's rather like the difference between high and low g on a Tenor. In other words there's a place for both depending on your style and of course the style of the piece you play. My preference would be the Pineapple shape as it is for a low g tenor and I would consider it as an alternative to a long neck Concert with a low g string set. To my ear the Pineapple did sound more like a low g Uke when strummed. This is why so many of us develop severe cases of UAS isn't it. 🤣 And frankly, you're not helping. 🤔😁
@MustDote
@MustDote 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comparison Matt. Your playing was consistent and showed off the differences nicely. I liked both in different ways. For the price, it's hard to choose. Buy one, get one free? 😅
@paul_mitchener_ukulele
@paul_mitchener_ukulele 11 ай бұрын
Fantastic! The difference is clear, and it was a good joke. I should also apologise - I accidentally hit the thumbs down before cancelling and hitting thumbs up as intended.
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
I had imagined plenty of people doing that during the 'joke'!
@paul_mitchener_ukulele
@paul_mitchener_ukulele 11 ай бұрын
@@WorldofUkes :) I liked the joke.
@jacquietouchwood
@jacquietouchwood 11 ай бұрын
Yabsolutely spot on with your description of the pineapple shape! Only now I'm interested to hear what it sounds like compared to a Uma tenor ukulele 😁 I wonder if the pineapple shape is more difficult to hold due to its thicker body you'd say? e.g. does it sit further away from the body than a regular shaped uke? -'everything you wanted to know about pineapples and melons but were afraid to ask' 😂- And Matt, that Caribbean music... that's not being silly that's just certifiably NUTS 🤣 LOL!!
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
No sooner have I ticked one video off my list and now I have another to do! I don't find it more difficult to hold... but I may have a bit of a blind spot here as I hold all sorts of shapes and sizes (of uke!) every day. It is a bit like ukulele necks... if I had a ukulele with a neck shaped like toblerone I probably wouldn't notice!
@jacquietouchwood
@jacquietouchwood 11 ай бұрын
@@WorldofUkes Sorry... 😇
@touchwood7180
@touchwood7180 11 ай бұрын
​@@WorldofUkes'Pineapple, melons, apples, oranges...' ⚖️ 🤩 Boy, this is turning into a whole fruit basket! Oh, and a Toblerone to boot. Yum! So no favourite shape of uke you gravitate to?
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
@@touchwood7180 Nope, I'm easy!
@DanielFlores-ku8os
@DanielFlores-ku8os 10 ай бұрын
This was a really nice comparison Matt. I particularly liked the extra fullness to the high notes up the fretboard on the Pineapple.🙂
@MorphAndCats
@MorphAndCats 11 ай бұрын
Double bout = crisp/clear: pineapple = warm/ smoky
@ditchbeauty
@ditchbeauty 7 ай бұрын
Its like one sparkling water and one mineral water. Its like diamond sparkle and pearl shine 😊
@ditchbeauty
@ditchbeauty 7 ай бұрын
Its like female and male voice difference 🎉
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 7 ай бұрын
Good comparison :)
@kithg
@kithg 11 ай бұрын
I think you’re right. More changslang on the double bout, more traditional Hawaiian sound on the pineapple.
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
changslang is a new one on me, but makes sense!
@kithg
@kithg 11 ай бұрын
@@WorldofUkes Typo. Sorry. Meant chang a lang!
@tarnmonath
@tarnmonath 11 ай бұрын
Maybe not entirely scientific, but I think your feeling definitely stands up to scrutiny. Those two instruments sounded very different.
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
Thank you - I mentioned that as I suddenly had a feeling that I might be wrong, having not done any preparation in advance!
@rdfrota
@rdfrota 5 ай бұрын
Which songs did you play?
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 5 ай бұрын
Just things I made up off the top of my head.
@jessiewink
@jessiewink 2 ай бұрын
like just for the silly joke 🤣, comment cause thankss very helpfullll🙏
@mikek4708
@mikek4708 11 ай бұрын
Oh No! Matt… No sooner than I had to turn off your top ten as the 🍍sounded so nice. You then do this video……man o man. At this rate am going to have to cite your videos as the reason for my divorce 🤣🤣, am renaming it the painapple. On a serious note, I do really like the Uma pineapple, it is more bass and mids for me. Turning off again. Thanks Matt have a great week.
@WorldofUkes
@WorldofUkes 11 ай бұрын
Ah... I've got another 300 pineapple Uma demos on my to-do list for next week! ;) (If it helps, right now there's a used - but perfect - one in the special offers!)
@mikek4708
@mikek4708 11 ай бұрын
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