Got A Ukulele Reviews - Kanile'a KTR-T Master Grade Tenor
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- Got A Ukulele reviews looks at the new Kanile'a KTR-T Master Grade Tenor - Review - www.gotaukulele.com/2024/05/k...
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Intro 0:00
Thank you's 0:19
Review start 0:55
Pricing 7:53
Sound samples 10:06
Summing up 13:46
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I felt the vibration from here! What a beauty. If there’s no video next week we’ll know that you’ve gone on the run with this thing 😂
Shhhhh - don't tell Alex at SUS!!
Gorgeous instrument! Thanks for reviewing such a wide range of ukuleles. I really enjoyed seeing this one.
I do try to cover all bases. Thanks!
Stunning with such sweet harmonics and an immediate attack I've been missing. Great review, Baz! ✌🏼
Thanks!
God, what a beautiful and amazing instrument. Yes, it is expensive, but quality does not come cheap. If your skill level is up to an instrument like this, it is something that is worth the investment! Great review. Thanks, Baz!
Very much agree!
What? I have to wait until my skill level is up to an instrument like this? Life is short; I hope you're not waiting, Chuck!
Speechless!😮
Just amazing
Thank you for sharing this amazing ukulele with us! Stunningly beautiful in every aspect.
My pleasure!
It’s a treat just to look upon this thing of such beauty, much more to hear it as well. Thanks for treating us to this!
My pleasure!
I thoroughly enjoyed your enjoyment. What a gorgeous instrument!
Thank you kindly!
Just in from work and this has made my day, great review. All I can say is it’s the pinnacle of instruments, with innovations at the forefront and stunning looks. Then you played it,……heavenly. Have a great week
Glad you enjoyed it!
These are new so I haven't tried one yet. I'm not sure I can afford that level of materials. I did visit one of the Kanile'a stores in Oahu, as well as some other stores that were authorized Kanle'a dealers and tried some out and all I will say is that it changed my approach to buying. The way the entire instrument vibrated and sang and shimmered, I really wanted to get it into a studio and mic it up with some 414's. While I watched the Kanile'a videos about their new models, this review has me far more interested in these and I was already interested. As a musician and audio engineer, I get it when things have certain price tags and I'm glad you addressed that topic as well.
Thanks!
Kanile'a day!! Yay!!! Enjoying this amazing video with my Ku'uipo in my arms! 💛
Hope you enjoyed it!
Dream land, indeed. Beautiful instrument, though well beyond my budget. And what a sound.
Excellent review of a MAGNIFICENT instrument.
Thanks!
Great review, as always. This is a stunner, as are most Kanile’a instruments. Their new line takes uke building to another level. They are expensive, but in my experience totally worth it. They are also a terrific family. Enjoy your time away. 😊
Couldn't agree more!
What a gorgeous instrument!! I'd have a hard time sending that one back. Great review.
Have a nice weekend with your wife!
Will be tough to see it go!
Yeah it’s pretty pricey as far as ukuleles are concerned. But the craftsmanship is world class. Corey and Kalei play these all the time and they make them sound like a million bucks.
World class indeed
Had the pleasure of visiting the Kanile'a factory last month as well as picking up an absolutely beautiful KPA Tenor: Absolutely beautiful looking and sounding instrument!
Nice!
Wow... on all levels. Don't know what else to say except I want it. As previously stated-- a lottery win dream. Thanks for showing us something of such beauty. Enjoy your holiday.
Thanks!
Beautiful instrument. Maybe if I win the lottery! Thanks for the review. Enjoy next week.
Yep - on my lottery list too!
Amazing, Dreamland! What else is there to say? 😍
Thanks for this review baz: left me kinda floating.
Stay safe mate! 👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed it!
Great review Baz. Stunning uke, I Will keep it in mind if I win the lottery 😂. Have a great holiday 😀
Thanks!
⭐️
This sounds as good as I have ever heard you play.
Yep - right up there - top table stuff
As you mentioned in the intro: Ukulele-DREAM-land! The look, sound... WOW
(well, the price...) but that's what dreams are for, to dream, and sometimes dreams come true
and if not - start dreaming again
Quite!
It's a lovely thing, and I'm glad to have seen it, although it's way out of my budget. My thanks to you and Southern Ukulele Store for sharing it with your audiencel
Our pleasure!
Outstanding ukulele! If only I could ascertain it! Acquire it, yes but then I would have to go hungry for quite a few weeks/months 😢 However it is a 10 out of 10 to me. Thank you so much for sharing it with us 🎉
Pleasure all mine!
Ukulele's were popularised in Hawaii and they have the Koa wood and specialised in them they set the trends. This manufacturer certainly make top quality instruments with little to disappoint. The wood is extremely patterned.
Unsure the need for the true-relief edge, I've never found the normal edge created any problem. Sound is very nice too. Much to say about this one. Nice review.
I prefer this wedge to a comfort edge on looks. But I do personally like some more comfort on that edge as I mainly play without a strap
spectacular instrument! too expensive for me, but a fella can dream.
Wonderful, I need to contact for a,Lefty !
Easily switched on this
This ukulele is beautiful period. I like everything about it especially the arm swoop. The neck is almost perfect and 38m. The price is way too high for me but for a professional player..worth it. Wow the sound is spot on. I love this ukulele! … thanks for reviewing it for us My friend….DOC
Thank you very much!
This is why they say "You get what you pay for..." - definitely worth the money as you can only play one ukulele at a time, why not a great one...
Well put!
Amazing review. And superb uke! Thanks!☺
Have you already heard about 'Oli Koa Tenor L2-TK? What's your opinion? Maybe you'll review them some day?
Yes, looks amazing. Unless they become stocked in UK through some arrangement it's probably too big an ask for them to send one round the world though!
Really nice video as ever. Very nice instrument indeed, even if I am not totally convinced by the appointments : with such nice woods, I will prefer it without any decoration, binding and rosette (especially since that the line redesign of the brand there is no longer any understated American made Kanilea it seems). Or a more coherent decoration, ie. binding also on the back and for that price, real mother of pearl or abalone around the sound hole or even some sand inlays like they know how to do (or even better rope binding every where like a Kamaka, even if I know that it is not in Kanile'a tradition).
Taking a step back, I am not really sure what the brand strategy is since the line redesign : I guess that now if you want an understated and not quite highly priced Kanilea you are supposed to go for an Oha model made in China. And that for the American made ones, the brand is trying to go for an higher end segment of the market by limiting the number of "standard models" (3 in fact if I am following right, the KTR-T, the colorful maple topped one and another) and pushing people to go reach for a built to order model (more or less like Collings or Santa Cruz in the guitar world).
It seems that there is no longer anything in the America made line under 2500-3000 (and there was a few months ago, the beginning of the standard line was more around 1500, the ones that where cheaper to made without any appointment). Not that I am saying that the new prices are not justified with this level of finition, but clearly now owning an American made Kanile'a is reserved for the middle upper, whereas before it was still in reach of the middle class, even if it was an investment).
But is there sufficient market in the ukulele world fo that new price bracket for what it is still a small factory ? Will they be able to sell enough ukes at that price to maintain the current level of productions in the US and not fire some people ? I do not know how many people actually work at the factory in Hawaï and how many ukes they are producing a year, but I have trouble thinking that they will be able to sell as many at the new price than they used too.
Well maybe it is a different picture altogether, and maybe sales of the American made ones are declining since a few years due to the new oversea competition from the likes of Millar or Anuenue. And that anyway, they will not have been able to maintain the production at the previous level in the US factory, hence the launch of the Oha line in China and some kind of downsizing and targeting of an higher segment of the market for the USA line. A new strategy to adapt to the current ukulele market, and a solution for the family to maintain the brand in the long run. Yet, if it is the case, call me sentimental, but I find it a little sad (even if it means in practice that the quality of the ukuleles as a whole is rising and that really nice ones are now costing only a fraction of what they used to do ; and, in that regard I am pleading guilty as I personally own two really nice Millars).
I think the decor on this is still pretty understated - letting the wood do the talking. Personally I think abalone or rope work would have made it look far too gaudy - but that's a subjective thing.
Yes the prices for USA made have climbed dramatically - but that's not just a uke thing - it's linked to a host of global price pushes on materials, taxes, energy, shipping, you name it. In the UK, food prices alone have risen by over 25% since April 2022.
@@GotAUkulele Yes in with the gap that are becoming bigger between the Euro and the Dollar and the Pound and the Dollar, Kanile'a are unlikely to become more affordable in the near futur 😅.
At 3000 euros, even though Kanile'a are really nice, I am more likely to buy a luthier made one, it is possible to find really nice one in Europe at that price (even if it is not like owning a piece of Hawaï, or that the resale value is unlikely to be the same, but most of the time I am buying long term anyway). It is always a pleasure to exchange with you.
Great instrument, way out of my league, but so good to see. Thank you for the review Baz, have a good 2 weeks rest. Cheers 👍🥃
My pleasure! Thanks!
Absolutely beautiful ; I have a kanile’a koa ; what would be the best strings for it ?
The ones on it seem pretty decent to me!
*#£& me, that’s beautiful in both looks and sound. Thanks for the review - really interesting to hear about the technical innovations, and I can tell how responsive it is.
Of course I can’t remotely afford it, but drooling at it was really enjoyable.
Stunning isn’t it?!
@@GotAUkulele seriously, when you first lifted it into view in the video, I gasped out loud.
i think i caught myself drooling.
It seems decent.
Just kidding - jawdropping! I can't justify getting one but yeah, fantastic.
Just take my money! (In my dreams)
🤗🤤🤤
I think Martin Guitar company is making a guitar with those cutout bracings. A first for Martin. Wonder if Martin copied them?
Kanile’a were certainly the first I saw in commercial brand ukes. But… have been told of a couple of luthiers that had done this years before… so who knows. Nothing new under the sun I guess.
The VISA and Mastercard devils thank you very much for this review. 😈
Ha ha!
I’m in a process of saving for a Kanile’a. 3000 is out of my reach, but I think is worth it. So beautiful. But I will get my dream brand. What would you suggest for a self taught non professional player in this brand. Although I my sell my house for this😂 and make sure my wife never finds me😂
Honestly -like I said to Alex at SUS in an interview with him - when you are looking at ukes at this level, there really isn't a bad choice. Just slightly different feels and tones, but they are all out of this world. Kanile'a, Kamaka, Koaloha - all as good as each other.
@@GotAUkulele from reviews from you and others on these. I guess cost also. They seem to be as beautifully sounding and pretty at the 1500 cost range.
Yep - tone wise when you get up to that level they are all good - the extra cost tends to go on fancier woods and decor as you go up
come on. I love your content. I bout my kani lisitening to your review years a go.
that being said, have you ever played anything that sounds better. I get the price knock (sort of) but this is a fairy tale.
It really is!
I bet you are loathe to return it Barry what a beautiful beautiful instrument.
Totally…
Have a nice weekend with your wife !!!
Thanks 👍
The only downside for me is that gloss! EEK! It makes the beautiful wood look plastic….
Honestly - the glosses on Kanile'a are like few others - really thin and perfectly done. I don't think the grain on this would look anywhere near as pretty without it.
I'm donating a kidney to get one!!!😄
I can see the temptation!
Can a beautiful musical instrument be too precious to play? A friend bought a Pinarello race bike that was so beautiful we said to him cut off the left handle bar and pedal and mount the bike over your fireplace. 😊
I’d play the hell out of it!!
Not in my tax bracket but it doesn't get much better. I would feel like a 25 handicapper with a set of 3k custom clubs playing that uke. #Someday
You and me both!
Good ukulele good review my only gripe is for that kind of money I don't want plastic nut and saddle and fret marker's logo ect enjoy time with your wife🏝️💪
Can I ask why plastic? Understand if an ethical thing, but NuBone IS actually technically plastic. It's not real bone.
@@GotAUkulele I wood or sand would have been a better choice for a master grade model but I understand there are vegans in the world but if prefer a beef and taters uke but that's my taste 🏝️💪
@@raymondstebbins5904 sand?
@@GotAUkulele They use beach sands for inlays looks very nice
@@raymondstebbins5904 oh yeah, right, sorry
Expensive - Yes
Beautiful - Very
Should it have been a 10 - Probably you miserable sod 😂😂😂
Ha ha! Can’t see me ever giving a sound score of 10 - you never know what’s round the corner!