Got A Ukulele Reviews - Flight Diana Soundwave Tenor
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- Опубліковано 10 січ 2020
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I can't stop smiling. She's a great sounding beauty with effects to boot!
Yep!
Been watching your unbiased reviews on ukuleles I was thinking of purchasing. You had such a great time playing the Diana Soundwave, that I immediately ordered one. My first ukulele and a beginner string player. Thank you...👍🏼👍🏼
Ah, thanks - good choice that - nice ukes!
YAY!!! Great review, as always. Thanks for being so critical and so honest with your reviews. I feel like I can press the Buy button with confidence after hearing and reading one of your reviews. That's not a common thing for me!
Mine's on the way! Soundwave was the clencher for me, and I'm really looking forward to playing with it. (In both of its ambiguous meanings.)
Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you so so so much~ I’m looking for my second uku, hopefully I stay focused at getting a tendor. This is probably the best priced uku Im Gonna save for. :)
Found some of your older videos too and I am absolutely amazed by ur years of sharing. Thank you so so much for your thorough notice to the details and take on the ukus. Saw your reply to one of the comments on this ukulele. Frankly speaking, if you receive any of these ukus for your own keeping or sales, you deserve it.
During this covid period, stay safe and healthy. Wish you well happy Barry 💞❤️😃
Thanks! - no I don't keep them - after review this went back to the brand. Only way to make a review impartial - some reviewers write things for gifts. Not me!
Every time you have a Flight ukulele I get ready to see another great instrument. At this point they would be my go to beginner and mid range uke recommendations. They seem hard to beat for quality at a good price. My TUS-50 is still the uke I grab the most to work out a chord pattern or song I just heard.
Yep - they just improve each time
Super cool and interesting, Baz! Flight is really stepping up their game! Nice innovation, and I think she is a pretty thing!! Thank you for the review!
They certainly are Chuck. And they keep doing so. It's why i'm happy to keep featurng them. The established brands should take note and look over their shoulders!
Wow! I love those effects! It’s a real looker too!
Huge fun!
@John Chastain Well the Diana was available. They literally only just finalised this one though in time for NAMM.
That is amazing sounding. Sounds great with the gizmo turned off too! Nice looking also.
That's the key here. Gizmos and pickups are all well and good, but they mean nothing if the base ukulele is lousy. Knew that the review had to focus on that first. Thankfully - it does sound great too!
A great ukulele the on board effects are very good and a real good looker. I must keep playing this review while my wife is in the room to drop a hint for my next birthday. Cheers
Thanks Ian!
That was cool. Fun on a solo journey, or when soaring with a mate, ya know !
Beautifully crafted, love the colors too,
Thanks, great demo sir!
Thank you!
great concept, i first saw this on the Lava me 2 guitar looks like good fun
Yeah - loads of fun!
the ukeleke is wonderful but you are even more, loved the review and fell in love with the instrument, thank you for this!!!
Thanks! no problem!
That’s waaaay cool! I love it!
Very
Great review! Love Flight ukes!
Me too!
Great Review. I have the basic Diana with the pickup. The string height is perfect and fretboard is accurate right up the frets. Lovely Uke.
Totally agree!
Very tempting for an addict like me. Thanks so much
I’m tempted too!
Cool effects and it looks like a well made uke. 👍
I hope that is the main take from this. The core ukulele is great too - and that matters so much with electros
Just bought the regular Diana two days ago and I am totally in love! When I went out to shops to pick an ukulele for myself I never thought I would get such an amazing instrument for such a fair price. :) really good bargain!
Awesome review also! I love the effects, but I have a pedalboard with all the professional effects and I don't need effects built into my instrument, so I'm not sorry for not waiting for this one.
Yep - no need for the effects if you already have a pedalboard.. and thankfully the core ukulele underneath is very good regardless!
How much was it?
@@sopiayeoja2823, in Slovenia it costs somewhere around 220 euros. :)
wow. that Uke is crazy cool. Thanks for sharing
Yep - it really is !
That face you made when you tried the reverb. I WANT ONE. :D
HUGE fun!
It’s definitely not a good thing that I’ve come back to this review but I’m still broke🤦🏻♂️ I’ve been binging your reviews and this is by far my favorite! The price actually seems quite reasonable and I hope I can eventually get my hands on one! Great review as always! Could have listened to you play it for hours!
Thanks!
Very interesting..!!! good looking hmmm.. happy New Year Baz tooo.. :-)
Thanks!
I got the Baton Rouge 8 string after one of your reviews and I love it, this new flight is beautiful, but also sounds wonderful. I may need to save up for this, my next n+1.
Both good brands!
I have the Diana with the Soundwave pickup and the BR 8 string. I have found that you can buy the Soundwave pickup separately and and I will be having it installed in my BR 8 string as soon as I can find a luthier that is open. Would you like me to report back on how that goes?
Just added to personal wish list.
Good choice
I love your face when you hear the effects! Hahaha 😄
Such a lot of fun!
Lovely stuff. Great review. Bosh
Ta muchly!
@@GotAUkulele Any insight into how you charge the battery? Is it a completely passive system?
@@ukulelesimon No no, it's powered - it's mentioned in the full review linked below the vid. Thre's a lithium battery in the jack socket which you charge with a USB to Jack cable that comes in the bag. Bit like the MiSi pickup system.
Whoa, that's funky!
Isn’t it just?
Wow! Love this one 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Fun isn't it?
Love this! What fun.
It may just be the (passive/ aggressive, haha) electric uke I was looking for when I emailed you for advice regarding a uke for gigging out and about. Hooray! Thanks so much for your review - as always.
Though I disagree about changing the head colour. I reckon it would look *much* less tasteful.
Did you plug in and play it through an amp in this vid too, or did I miss that bit? And what are your thoughts on its sound through an amp?
Cheers and keep up the good work :-)
Thanks - works great into an amp - either as a straight up electric sound with the effects off, or you can dial the effects in and get the same chorus, reverb etc out of the amplifier.
AWESOME !!!😍
Very much so!
Love it!
Nice huh?
@@GotAUkulele Flight is a popular brand that I've seen on Amazon a lot. Next time I'm looking for a ukulele I will take them in account
@@rikoflishas Yes, I think their main seller is Musicroom and they have an Amazon storefront too
Thanks!
Thank you kindly Jim!
When I played this model in a store. I had to take it home with me, even though I wasn't in the market for a new tenor. It sounds beautiful.
Good choice
Hi Baz! I really like how you review the Ukuleles, was wondering though, do you have any top 5 or top 3 best Ukulele to recommend for intermediate players? was looking into Kala, Tanglewood or Flight, wonder if there are any other options. Hope you got any video for top best ukuleles to buy. Thanks and great videos, really enjoyed and learned a lot! :)
I never give individual recommendations beyond the scores on my full list - it's just too personal and subjective. I like Kala and like Flight though. Would never personally consider a Tanglewood i'm afraid - not great ukes.
@@GotAUkulele I understand, although it's really great to get some info from someone like you who has been trying out a lot and a variations of uke and very familiar with ukes. Thank you so much for responding, I really appreciate it. Would probably get a Kala soon. Cheers!
Just when I thought I'd never need another uke . . . you rapscallion!
Sorry!!
I didn't get my transcoustic Enya yet and I'm already toying with the idea of getting this one, nice review as always!
Thanks David!
Very cool ! Reminds me of the Tonewood Amp. (Which I have tried. Fabulous!). Have you tried the Tonewood Barry ?
I haven't, but similar concept. Just all self contained inside the uke!
I like to watch your reviews.
How important is setup when shopping for a ukulele. I see these sites like the ukulele site that advertises their setup process, and wondered if a standard setup really improves the playability or is it just hot air to advertise their quality control?
Setup in any ukulele is 110% important. A bad setup means a ukulele will not play properly and likely out of tune. Playing IN tune is critical.
Brilliant review as always. My angle on this is it has a decent pickup for putting through the peddles and amp, with the effects bit for a bit of fun. A couple of questions though, is it the same pickup on the standard Diana (obviously with the funky bits)? Does this have a low G or be ordered with a low G if it doesn't?
The regular, cheaper Diana has a standard pickup (no effects). The ukes come high G and I don't think you can specify low on ordering. Easy to swap yourself.
@@GotAUkulele That was quick :)
Just ordered one, I used the GOTAUKULELE discount code for 10% off and used the savings to buy a Freemont squeekless Low G and a couple of other bits. Eagerly awaiting it's arrival now :)
Yey, mine arrived today, phew! Fantastic Uke, Low G fitted, just need to learn how to play now :)
I was just about to buy a Pono Acacia Concert and saw the flight equivalent (the Spirit Electro). You do seem to get so much more for the money
You do - Flight are getting better and better
Hello Gotaukulele, it would be great if you could do a review of the Tenor Ukulele Mustang from flight. Thanks in advance!
Noted!
I Again, thanks for your youtube channel, good reviews and helps a lot, I already have the Flight Vitoria Concerto, I buy for my son, now I want a Flight for me, I looking for a Tenor with a Tone more warm to play with my son, do you think this one is more warm than Vitoria or maybe is better a Acacia or Koa or Mahogany top, to see more diferent tone when we play together?
Best regards,
Sorry to sound unhelpful, but I have a policy of not giving final recommendations to buyers - part of the problem is that we all perceive tone differently. Can only suggest you play back the Victoria and Diana videos back to back and go with your instinct.
For what it's worth, I've never played the Victoria Concert so couldn't comment on that comparison
The trans acoustic guitar is pretty awesomeness!
Never played one, but yes I hear they are great!
I think I would buy this one if it came with a passive pickup or no pickup.
I love it when you do a review on a product that rings your bell !! CRa,zy Daddy O...
It's a nice one - the one thing I hope the video gets across is that I really like the core ukulele irrespective of the effects. That's important. I'd still give it this score without them
@@GotAUkulele would you say that Flight's SoundWave is the equivalent of Enya's AcousticPlus?
I've been looking at Enya for an AcousticPlus tenor, but this may be opening up my options a bit further.
@@sup_413 Very similar and the same principle. From memory the Enya doesn't have the delay element (which I think is one of the most fun bits!). Bear in mind though - Enya may have added that since I looked last. They certainly didn't have delay originally.
@@GotAUkulele thank you for the quick response! I'm new to music altogether, and it's 10 weeks today since I began playing ukulele.
Enya Nova U is a delight, especially bc I'm a paddleboarder.
They have added the delay to AcousticPlus - reverb, delay, and chorus on the knobs.
I have been watching your reviews like crazy and learning so much about features as a result - thank you for all the valuable information!
(And for always playing every uke the same way - like a great scientist, you're eliminating variables. This is incredibly helpful in informing my decisions as a consumer!)
@@sup_413 My pleasure - glad they are helpful!
That. Is . AWESOME!
Fun isn't it?
@@GotAUkulele it is! Do you happen to know if Flight will also release a concert version of this?
@@partyontheobjective Not heard of one. The Soundwave option will be available on the Diana and the Sophia - both tenors. Suspect it would be too heavy inside a concert body
@@GotAUkulele what a shame. Tenors are a little too big for me usually.
It's actually really comfortable to hold. Not heavy either
That's great!. I really hope they put the system into a baritone - imagine the bass line reverbing into the distance!
ha ha - yes - that would be massive!!
That sounds like an interesting idea ;)
@@FlightUkulele Please, please, please!
@@FlightUkulele PS I claim retrospective copyright on the idea. However, you can buy the production rights for - one Flyte Transacoustic Baritone ukulele! Just kidding, but please make sure Baz gets an early version to let the world know.
I would like to buy either this ukulele or the flight victoria (which I think you tested as well), because it now also comes with the effects build in. Which uke would you consider to be better?
I can’t decide for you. They are similar quality - it will come down to which you prefer the look of
I love the back and sides. I kinda wish they'd stained the top to match.
Enya has the transacoustic system too. I haven't heard one though.
The top is Spruce though, not Walnut - would be hard to make it match. Yes, the Enya has a similar system, however it has no delay feature (which I think is the real fun here!)
@@GotAUkulele It woudn't match exactly, but I think it'd look better if it were at least close.
I'm probably far in the minority on that. I just don't like the look of dark bodies and those pale spruce tops.
Thanks Baz! I really like the sound with and without the effects…..plus the sound hole doesn’t have a visible pickup control. I think they’re ugly. Speaking of looks….why all the different types of wood and decoration? Enya does this too. One thing I wish Flight would do is to offer their ukes as acoustic only ….. without any pickups at all, or at least as an option.
I'm with you on the pickups - I think Flight do offer some without. Different woods - really just to offer something different to the market I guess - makes a change from the times I remember starting out when 99% of ukes looked the same!
Just an update, Musicroom had impeccable service. They overnighted new Diana Soundwave and arranged to have UPS pick up problematic one. New one sounds amazing...no rattle. Nice to see great customer service still exists. 😉
Thanks for the info!
Thank you. How long does the battery charge of the preamp have?
Supposed to be 10 hours play time, but I admit that I didn't test that specification
It appeared to me that the sound we heard in normal use was not seriously impacted by the way you held the uke or by the position of your strumming hand/arm, but in soundwave mode we kept losing the effect depending upon how you played, much more directional. Reminds me of the Behringer V-AMP I bought about 20 years ago, I was amazed by the effects for a couple of weeks, but after that it was just used as an amp modeller.
Yes it does affect it a bit - stands to reason when the actuator is on the back of the uke. The same happens with the Yamaha Transacoustic guitars. But - it DOESN'T affect the output to the jack of course
Just when you think you've seen everything! But how is it powered? Where and what battery dies it have?
Details in written review as always Nigel - lithium battery in the jack socket charged via the same socket
I just bought my husband one of these as a surprise birthday, early Father's Day gift. I was on the fence, but after watching your review bought one. I had heard that the Enya had a lot of trouble with rattling in the acoustic plus system. Unfortunately, we are getting rattling in the sound wave components of the Diana. I have contacted Music Room and am hoping they will remedy this . Have you heard of anyone else complaining of rattling coming from the sound wave in the area of the button for the actual soundwave component?
I'm afraid I haven't. Knowing how the system works (it vibrates into the body) I can see how they could work loose. Might just need sticking back down more firmly?
Mine had a couple silica packets inside the uke, I had to do a lot of shaking to get them out as they were tucked in behind the wires.
Hello! I watched your review on this beauty (about 30 times!) and ordered one February 1 and I just received it on March 16, 2020. The TransAcoustic unit only works if it's plugged in and I'm not having any luck with Flight resolving this issue. It did work one morning for about 3 minutes, then it went dead. The Green Light comes on and the yellow one comes on when charging, green when charged. Do you think it's the Transducer that's the problem? Flight told me if I send it back, due to the popularity, I might not get another one, so I'm going to try and fix it myself. I really love it, but the reason I paid so much for it was for the Soundwave effects when NOT plugged in. Thanks in advance for any advice you might give this old lady. Cheers!
Not entirely sure - sounds like the transducer is not doing it's thing in to the back of the uke. It's a really new technology, so don't really know how they are fixed. Sorry!
@@GotAUkulele Thank you!
l55centaur how did this get resolved?
😍, can it be find any music instrumental shops in Birmingham?
Not sure - you would need to ask Flight who is on their dealer list
Is this model also known as Flight Diana TE? Groth Music out of MN in the US but it’s website doesn’t mention Soundwave in their description. Please advise.
Same core uke, but the cheaper one that doesn't mention Soundwave, just has a regular pickup
GotAUkulele, yes ~ I just learned this. It appears that the Soundwave feature is done after market by another company. Waiting to hear when they’ll be in stock here in the states. Thank you for your quick reply!👏
@@iconiaman Yes - it's a different co (called Double) ,but it's not aftermarket insofar as the shops fit them to Flight Ukes. Flight fit them before sale. Flight are also going to start selling the pickup system separately so you can fit it to other ukes too.
GotAUkulele ~ Excellent! Any word how long it will be before they’re selling both the Diana Soundwave as well as this as a separate system in the United States?
Yesss some people listen.(to you 😏).
I like the Ukelele a lot, also the effects .
Can you make a Dotted 8th with the Delay 😏.
Thanks for the video.
It's just a dial Mario - not a huge amount of adjustment to it.
How good is the original pickup system. I just purchased one but not much info on it? It does seem to have an active pickup near the sound hole with controls.
Never played it - but it looks to me like a pretty generic active pickup - sort of thing you will get in Kala ukes etc
@@GotAUkulele I will let you know how it sounds when I get it next week. Thx
How do you order the Flight Diana Soundwave Tenor Ukulele? Thank you!😊
Flight website has a dealer list for various countries - they don't sell direct themselves any longer - you need to speak to a local dealer to get one.
A question came to my mind: the battery of the ukulele is changeable? What happens if the battery starts to last shorter or not work? Is it possible to fix it easily?
Yes - cell batteries - easy to swap
hey! this is off-topic for the video, but i'm looking to get my first baritone...are there any decent baritones that you would recommend for $200 and under?
Probably only the Duke models from Duke of Uke - review on the site
@@GotAUkulele noted! thanks, baz! :)
@@GotAUkulele i know it's only been two days, but i actually have another question. i'm pretty sure they've discontinued the acoustic-only version; with that in mind, do you think the electric-acoustic will sound just as good, or will the added electronics burden its sound acoustically? if you're not able to give a specific answer, thata perfectly alright. i just quite like this uke.
Sophia D not played anything but this one. What I will say is there is absolutely nothing wrong with the acoustic tone on this one
Am I a Luddite if I prefer passives and pedals?
Not at all - I do too. But a pedal requires you to plug in and amplify. This is all about applying effects to the acoustic output
hello got a ukulele! what about the neck, i know that when you are don't happy with the size of it i'm, because I've very very little fingers, (my size is about 145cm from my feet to my head )unfortunately, i' don't like the sound Hawaiian of soprano ukuleles, i 'have a kai tenor 700 but it is difficult sometimes for me with some kind of accords. i choose ukulele by chance the last year for my birthday, i first try guitar few years ago, but i felt very uncomfortable, so i like groovy and funky sound, i think i know that you are very cautious with advices but perhaps, have you got a little piece of way for me to find the right ukulele match with my soul and my fingers? Anyways we can see when you like a ukulele is written on your face! i like it!
This is a tough one - neck width and profile is VERY personal. However I just prefer wider, flatter profiles because those ARE the trad Hawaiian style - regardless of scale. Really hard for me to advise though as it's not about how tall you are, or even how big your hands are - it's more about dexterity, finger length, finger width. It's totally personal. Now is not the time you can do this, but when lockdown ends I can only advise you go to a good shop and try as many as you can and work out what sort of profile and width works best for you and go for those.
OHHHHHHHHHHH, I want one!! hehe
I suspect there will be a lot of pre-orders!!
@@GotAUkulele I suspect you are correct. That's okay. I can't afford it now anyways. Blew my bucks on family for Christmas..lol
@@GotAUkulele but what a looker it is! You are right thinking if that headstock was the gray and red it would be over the top
@@queentatonka It's lovely!
Very nice! Do they make a lefty?
Don't think so
@@GotAUkulele Thanks, that’s a beautiful uke. New player here and really enjoy your reviews. 👍. On your recommendation I bought the Flight acacia travel concert and love it.
Sometimes being a lefty is such a curse LOL
When you have the ukulele against your body it does seem to cut the effects signal some what.....
Yeah - it has that effect - its because the whole effect thing is created on the back of the uke. Doesn't affect the jack output effects of course
I bought a Flight Sophia that is similar. Unfortunately the internal speaker of mine burned after a few uses. Perhaps the cons of this instrument.
Faults happen - not sure they can be applied to all instruments. Customer care matters too - never needed to use Flight customer returns but I am told they are helpful?
@@GotAUkulele I slaped it and it works again! 👌
WOW, like it so much and I think you too:-)???
Yeah - really great uke!
@@GotAUkulele ok just believe in you, I ordered it :-)
'tis witchcraft! I can't get my head around how that works but work it does. Those grey/red back and side look great, if the top & headstock matched it would be even better.
Think of a transducer pickup - it reads the vibrations a uke makes and turns them into a signal. It's essentially one of those conncected to a vibrating disk which runs in reverse. The processes sound then vibrates back into the body. Very cool concept
@@GotAUkulele Cheers, yes I see, I'm just amazed at how well it works, testament to how resonant the body must be.
we took note of matching the headstock :)
You didn’t mention the price
I did.
No batterey required??????????????????????
Rechargeable with a USB cable
@@GotAUkulele AHA! said the mime.
Thanks.
Thanks for the Bax Music shout-out in your written review!
We added your review video to our product listing:
www.bax-shop.co.uk/ukulele/flight-princess-series-diana-soundwave-tenor-electro-acoustic-tenor-ukulele-with-built-in-effects
Thanks!
I don't like to color scheme at all. To many colors. It is to busy. Between the abalone purfling, the red edging, the color of the top, the wood of the head stock, and that gray color, it's just not visually appealing to me. It reminds me of the color scheme of McDonald's. A McUke. They should have left the back and sides a natural wood color. Get rid of the red and replace it to match the Abalone Purfling of the sound hole. However...the deal breaker is the pickup. You can dress it up with as many effects as you want, in the end, it is a black square drilled into ukulele. I will stay with my passive pick up. I love Flight too. I have the Flight TUSL-35 , and the TUS-50. This one was just a let down for me.
Interesting - I like the padauk trim a lot and think it goes well with the walnut. And darker backs with lighter tops (cedar / spruce) is as old as the hills a combination in guitars and the like. Each to their own of course, and I get that the electronics wont be for everyone. Certainly different though!
@@GotAUkulele It always puzzels me why more uke companies don't do passives. You have more knowledge of this than I. I just like relying on my amp and pedals for control. When I look at the higher end ukes, they always have the passive option for pick ups. I hardly ever see active ones being offered.
@@Bob_Amaral_Photography Well, obviously a passive wouldn't work here - the whole system relies on power and processing to make it work - it's why I understand the controls being there as it's NOT just a pickup. But I am with you on regular pickups. I think there are lots of reasons. They are 'plug in and go' for beginners and run hot enough output into poor and small amps without needing a pre-amp. They are kind of worry free out of the box. But good passives will always sound better and it's why the higher end offer those and I know virtually no professional who plays anything else.
@@GotAUkulele I agree. I forgot to say thanks for another great review. Myself and others always appreciate the hard work you put in every week. You truly are a rare breed in the ukulele community. With the world of Social Media Influencers pushing sub-standard ukes, you always tell it like it is. Bravo my friend.
Thanks Bob!