Top 10 Ukuleles of 2019 - Southern Ukulele Store

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Here we are once again counting down the top Ukuleles of 2019. This list was complied by taking each member of the SUS teams personal top 10's and then creating a shortlist that was surveyed by 500 Ukulele players on our social media channels. The top 10 doesn't 100% reflect the survey but certain Ukuleles made the list or were removed from the list as a result of the polls...
EDIT: Sorry the ending got cut off, I had to remove 5 seconds of audio interference at the end. Thanks for understanding!
TIME STAMPS - (SPOILERS BELOW)
Intro 0:00
10 - Barron River Lutz Spruce Tenor 1:15
9 - Kala ABP-8-CTG 3:22
8 - Kai KTI-700 - 6:15
7 - KoAloha KTM-00 9:16
6 - Blackbird Clara 12:52
5 - Romero Grand Tenor 15:47
4 - Kanile'a KSR-T 18:33
3 - The Rebel Particle - 21:35
2 - Snail S60C Acacia - 23:48
1 - AnueNue UT200 - 26:37
Outro 30:30
If you want to check out the top 10 instruments on our website (if in stock) see below; SPOILERS!
10. Barron River Lutz Spruce - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
9. Kala KA-ABP-8-CTG - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
8. Kai KTI-700 - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
7. KoAloha KTM-00 - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
(STOCK DUE DECEMBER/EARLY JAN)
6. Blackbird Clara - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
5. Romero Creations Grand Tenor Koa - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
4. Kanile'a KSR-T - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
3. Rebel Particle - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
2. Snail S60C - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
1. AnueNue UT200 - www.southernukulelestore.co.u...
Thanks for watching the videos throughout the year... Phil and I will be back and ready for the NAMM show just after Christmas.
#top10of2019 #bestukulele #top10ukuleles

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@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

TIME STAMPS - (SPOILERS BELOW) Intro 0:00 10 - Barron River Lutz Spruce Tenor 1:15 9 - Kala ABP-8-CTG 3:22 8 - Kai KTI-700 - 6:15 7 - KoAloha KTM-00 9:16 6 - Blackbird Clara 12:52 5 - Romero Grand Tenor 15:47 4 - Kanile'a KSR-T 18:33 3 - The Rebel Particle - 21:35 2 - Snail S60C Acacia - 23:48 1 - AnueNue UT200 - 26:37 Outro 30:30

@wylancslass 4 жыл бұрын

Alex, I actually watched this at work with no sound! I was so excited to see the line-up I couldn't wait! What a wonderful list of some amazing Ukulele's. Of course, I will watch again when I get home. Thank you for doing this video for us. Very interesting.

@Beatlefan67 4 жыл бұрын

Bought our daughter a real beut for her 30th, six years ago. An enjoyable time with the lads in shop and with a lighter wallet (and a credit card in melt-down) she went home with a beautiful model. Played a few charity gigs - only her and me allowed to touch it!

@MimiMitina 4 жыл бұрын

great list! most of the brands I have never heard before, really interesting! thanks!

@tmo7734 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent video, Alex. Incidentally, like the “gangsta wrapper” shirt... You and your family have a wonderful holiday season. Best wishes from the San Francisco Bay Area.

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim... Had my honeymoon in San Francisco. Always had a soft spot for the area. Appreciate you watching

@liannejohnson5491 4 жыл бұрын

This was a great list...so many ukes I am not familiar with. Alex you make me want them all LOL! Oh and I love the gansta wrapper t-shirt :D.

@audreygiamlayhoon 4 жыл бұрын

Come, Long Awaited Video

@girlmeetsuke2980 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to see the Clara made it on the list again. I couldn’t agree more!

@BradMaestas 4 жыл бұрын

I was happy to see the Moon Bird at No.1. I came to the same conclusion after trying many throughout the year. My concert choice is Kanile'a KPA-CP and tenor is of course the Moon Bird UT200.

@kelalamusic9258 4 жыл бұрын

Best ukulele reviews I've seen. Excellent job. You have featured some beautiful instruments, and I have to go with #1. Looks beautiful and sounds beautiful. Cheers!

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much

@kelalamusic9258 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore you're welcome (noʻu ka hauʻoli!)

@chrisbirrane6071 4 жыл бұрын

The Clara is amazing but the Baron River's at number 10, sounds SO sweet & melodic, yet loud enough to project that effortlessly, so that it carries further than it should. I've never heard of the brand before but if this is #10.... Phew! 😯

@danielward6667 4 жыл бұрын

NIce Job !! I enjoyed that :-)

@Srcsqwrn 3 жыл бұрын

I wish there was a music shop like yours within my area. Some people who just care about the instruments, and are knowledgeable.

@questerng6900 4 жыл бұрын

OMG, there's at lease 8 uke that is voted that I want now... NOW i mean, NOW...I'm so jealous and envy. where i am, there isn't much choices of uke. Happy holidays people. May God bless everyone

@beatlloydy Жыл бұрын

i know this is old but we in Australia are about 2 to 3 years behind everywhere else in ukes and trends. i have the Kanilea KSR T and it is the easiest tenor to play and is a gorgeous uke. I just ordered the Snail S60c as it also looks and seems to sound nice. Im thinking of ordering the Kai through you guys as it also looks nice and the soundhole on the sides looks interesting. If you were a local store i would be your best client as you have the best brands and a cool layout. When you play beside all those beautiful ukes they must all resonate slightly in harmony.

@monoped8437 4 жыл бұрын

my go to is an oscar schmidt baritone. rarely goes out of tune. a great player. i just bought a kmise, thin body, tenor , which i put tenor-bari strings on. an outstanding little thing that i paid $35 for.

@wylancslass 4 жыл бұрын

Hahahaha! AnueNue. "I bet if you look hard enough on KZfaq, you could find an animal playing them!" Totally cracked me up!

@SGBass 4 жыл бұрын

+1 for Rebel ukuleles!

@garyhaynes9282 4 жыл бұрын

I have a moon bird and absolutely love it, I completely agree with everything you said about it, the neck is so comfortable to play.

@watsnu2day 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Kanile’a Super tenor 19” as my very own ukulele. I learned on a passed down Kamaka concert my sister stopped playing in my twenties. The Kanile’a has a different sound vs the Kamaka, but surprised a Kamaka didnt make the list

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Kamaka are the Kings of quiet consistency. They didn't make the list because they haven't released anything new to capture people's imagination. It's not a knock on Kamaka that they weren't featured 🙂

@seangranville2411 4 жыл бұрын

I like the snail it’s beautiful🤪👍

@qs1066 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for such a great post. I gotta know, what the heck is that fun looking reso model in the back? With the immense sound hole?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Haha that would be the Ben Bonham www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/bonham-design-tenor-resonator-ukulele-the-queen-with-hard-case-043/

@qs1066 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore wow!!!!

@biggles8917 4 жыл бұрын

Great reviews, it is the Rebel that suits my tone preferences. Why no Bass or all electric ukes in the review, my Risa ST is my go to.

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

The Risa LP in Cherry deserves an honourable mention and would have likely been featured if Risa had managed to produce more than 8 for us all year (we could have sold 40) then it may have been featured. We also shortlisted the Kala Journeyman which has been super popular but it got no votes. Both great suggestions 👍

@lestorhaslam Жыл бұрын

The Barron River sounds gorgeous, will there be any more in the future?

@SouthernUkuleleStore Жыл бұрын

Not at SUS I'm afraid but they are still available direct from the luthier himself.

@Xcorgi 3 жыл бұрын

My favorite on the list was the Snail 🐌

@michaelhitzges4071 4 жыл бұрын

Rebel, number one.

@lucascoutinho5149 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sou do BRASIL você prefere qual marca KALA ou OHANA Tenor elétrico ?????

@1967dragonaxe 4 жыл бұрын

You were playing all those right handed ukes left handed! Was the only change to swap the strings round, or did you need to adjust the saddle/nut on any of them?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

I play them in the demo videos upside down. It would take me days to film each video if I set everything up left handed and then back to right handed when I was done. If you are left handed, we don't charge to convert an instrument. We have to fill and recut the nut slots and sometimes build a new saddle to correct intonation.

@altviooltom 3 жыл бұрын

hello Alex and others! Did you drop the Barron River Lute spruce featured here as nr. 10? can't find it using the search engine on your site... have a nice day!

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

It was a one off instrument... We haven't been able to get one since 🤷🏻‍♂️

@altviooltom 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore I see. Thanks for explaining!

@neilanderson2374 4 жыл бұрын

Thought id never buy another chinese Uke again, but the Kala 8 string Bari is a phenomenal piece of kit for the money. Im guessing even better without the Aquilas. Yes its a pain to tune, but remarkably easy to play.

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, across all the sizes people tend to really dig fluorocarbon strings on the cedar top Kalas!

@MrsDallimore08 4 жыл бұрын

Hello there. What is the stunning uke in the cabinet behind the closeup or behind you to the left? Thanks

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

I think you're talking about the Sumi Ukuleles.

@RicardoAldana1988 4 жыл бұрын

Hello there.. What four stringed baritone would you recommended in the American market?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

I'm not in the US market to judge what choice you have besides, we ship to the USA. There are several Baritone comparison videos on the channel covering over 30 Ukes so please, please, please seek them out. They can be found on our KZfaq channel homepage in a playlist.

@patrickkerns2022 4 жыл бұрын

only comment i have is you should have included the price of each one because most like value for the price you pay unless you have money to burn like the ones who buy 2000 dollar ukes when others sound almostr as good but dont look like sparkling diamonds lol just my opinionto me sound matters moire than looks however there are some very extravagant beautiful choices thanks for making this video i enjoyed it

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

I totally understand where you are coming from guys... Let me explain my reasoning for being vague when talking price. I tend not to bring up prices because prices change and here in the UK during the past 3 years of Brexit uncertainty, prices can change very suddenly and with little sense. In early videos for this channel I mentioned the price and when it changed shortly after on the next delivery I had customers messaging asking for the item at the old price. In the end I had to delete several videos that were only weeks old because they were suddenly out of date and irrelevant. The links to these Instruments are always in the description so you are only ever one click away from finding out the price.

@patrickkerns2022 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore yes nothing ever lowers in price sadto say lol i was looking at big island then i did the conversion rate to us dollars way to high for a big island.thanks for the reply .

@lalagab2491 4 жыл бұрын

I like how Asian brands are getting the attention they deserved. All top three are from Asia. The Rebel-Tailand/Snail-China/Moonbird-Taiwan. My Uke collection includes two ACE ukes (Hong Kong brand), they are more popular than Ponos in Asia. You should check out their K65, A3/A65 models.

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip

@lalagab2491 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore I think this model is A65Y, but it sounds pretty to me. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Z7tgopChq92Ynp8.html

@SmallUkeBigWorld 3 жыл бұрын

ACE is not a Hong Kong brand but a China workshop make.

@lalagab2491 3 жыл бұрын

@@SmallUkeBigWorld You mean mainland. HK is part of China. Your logic is off.

@SmallUkeBigWorld 3 жыл бұрын

@@lalagab2491 I merely want to point out the brand is from a different city. ACE brand is based in Guangzhou. You cannot pinpoint them as the same. Mainland China is very often simply referred to as China; it is just a matter of usage, nothing related to logic.

@OliverZelinski 3 жыл бұрын

Would you recommend the Kai for a beginner?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

Yes

@hotongyin 3 жыл бұрын

What about the aNueNue LOUT Lion Orange 🍊 Tenor Uke. Its very similar in sound to the ut200

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

That came out after this video was made. First one we had was in July 2020... It is on my shortlist for this year

@hotongyin 3 жыл бұрын

I bought the LIon LOUT 3 months ago cos I coiuldn't get the UT200. very happy with the sound. How do you find it compared to the UT200.?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

You should watch our recent AnueNue video where we compare the two and discuss it. It sounds like a video you would enjoy.

@suziofftheplanet977 3 жыл бұрын

What was that tune you played on the Clara please?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

One of my main demo songs I play on dozens of videos. It's just a riff based around the C chord. I will do a tutorial for it one of these days

@6siderafsammesag 4 жыл бұрын

What makes The Kai KTI-700 better than The solid Wood 5000-model?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

At £200 it feels better than many of the other Ukes at the price. The all solid wood Acacia one is also excellent but because we are still waiting to receive a tenor version here in the UK it has had a bit more of a limited appeal. Not nearly as many people are buying solid Acacia Concerts as Solid Spruce or Cedar top Tenors... That's why the KTI-700 made our list and not the 5000's.

@6siderafsammesag 4 жыл бұрын

Southern Ukulele Store thank you for a Quick and good response. For me The trick is, that Denmark is a bit of a 3rd World country, when comes to ukulele stores. You’ll get The usual suspects.. lover range Kalas/Makalas, cordobas and so on.. I have to rely a whole lot on KZfaq 😝 I’m thinking buying a tenor (my first) and right now I Can actually get The 5000 on sale a Price close to 200£

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Well it's definitely worth that...

@Srcsqwrn 3 жыл бұрын

I'm commenting before the video is done, so maybe this will be answered before the end. I will edit if it is. I am looking at that beautiful orange/red resonator on the left of the video. I want a resonator, and I want that so bad suddenly. Can you/ anyone provide the brand?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 3 жыл бұрын

Beltona

@Srcsqwrn 3 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore Thank you! Those are super expensive, but seem nice! But I know now roughly what I should save for!

@rafaeloviedo9473 4 жыл бұрын

could you make a video about tenor ukes that have 12 frets to the body?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Can you give me a list of Tenor Ukuleles that have 12 frets to the body? I can think of maybe one I've seen ever...

@rafaeloviedo9473 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore hi there! i'm a classical guitarist, so i'm used to the 12fret to the body setup. i was wondering why almost all tenor ukes are built in the folk guitar style. more sound board, better tone i think.. what i've found so far are: 1. vintage martin style 1 tenors (1930s-40s) 2. vintage gibson TU1 (also 1940s) 3. Farida KTT-2NC tenor (currently in production) 4. Hive tenor ukes (not certain about this one) ps did you guys finally hire someone? may i send my resume? i majored in music in college

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

So the positioning of the bridge on the body is going to be a key reason for not seeing 12 frets to the body Ukes often. It's probably just the evolution of the uke - the Hawaiian style of Tenor remains the popular style. Both the vintage Martin and Gibson Tenors are rare for a reason and part of that may be because putting the bridge so low down warped the top. Either way it's not something I can make a video on 🤷🏻‍♂️ Send a CV. 🤙

@Hooligans-N-Frames 4 жыл бұрын

What are the names of the ukulele brands that are behind you? The ones in the glass case.

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Sumi Kobo

@Hooligans-N-Frames 4 жыл бұрын

Southern Ukulele Store still available?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Nope. Sorry.

@BirdWhisperer46 4 жыл бұрын

You should know, if anybody does. Can any brand or make of Uke be set up right or left handed?

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Most of them yes. It would have to be something really complicated like a fan fret instrument or something with a fixed bridge saddle for it to be not possible... Like a Magic Fluke for example or something with a preamp on the side which would be majorly annoying on the underside of a uke. We do conversion on instruments to Lefty's for free when you order. It takes about 45 minutes to refill and recut a nut and build a new saddle with the correct compensation.

@BirdWhisperer46 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore Wonderful. By this weekend I will be ukulele rich. I have one coming tomorrow, an Oscar Schmidt in flame mahogany and Saturday a Kmise Tenor. Now, if I don't cut off a finger or something by the weekend I should be good til July 4th? :o)

@dmbsubsesp 4 жыл бұрын

You look like the toy collector guy from Toy story 2 xD

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

I look fantastic in a chicken costume and I have no problem stealing your favourite childhood toys - good day to you sir!

@johncody9162 Жыл бұрын

KTM00 should have been 1 !

@dionchu2232 4 жыл бұрын

Anuenue is Taiwanese brand !

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Designed in Taiwan made in China. It's written on their website. www.anuenuemusic.com/en/about

@dionchu2232 4 жыл бұрын

Southern Ukulele Store That's right, but it is still our brand in Taiwan! Many products are now manufactured by Chinese or Vietnamese foundries!

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Well, wherever they are made - you can be proud of the way they represent Taiwan!

@phenixreturns 4 жыл бұрын

not the c1K ?lol

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@levis5230 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@petermusto3704 4 жыл бұрын

The Best Ukuleles that were ever made were Most Vintage Martin's, and Collings Ukuleles made in Austin Texas. No Ukulele comes close to either.

@lalagab2491 4 жыл бұрын

Two words. Moore Bettah.

@iBudrow 4 жыл бұрын

I found that you guys don’t feature sopranos or even concerts🤔

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

We have made 30 concert videos this year out of 70 videos. Sopranos are trickier because they only make up about 6% of our sales. It's worth going back through the channel - the content is there.

@iBudrow 4 жыл бұрын

@@SouthernUkuleleStore i meant for this list. looks like the winners are mostly tenors?

@davidmc8478 4 жыл бұрын

Pugaholic , number 6 and number 2

@SouthernUkuleleStore 4 жыл бұрын

If it helps, you can safely assume if we recommend the Tenor model of something that the Concert version will also be good... If 60% of our sales are Tenors then the choices will naturally curve in that direction. The Moonbird Concert, Kai KCI-700 and Kanile'a models featured would more than hold their own in a concert size against the competition. I will try and feature more Concert ukes this year 👍