We’ve got four of the Flight travels in our family. They are decent instruments and they are basically indestructible- perfect for the grandkids and travel. I’m really excited about this new series- can’t wait for the concert size!
Yeah - just kind of feels like a more 'grown up' version. Some plastic ukes can feel a bit (well, for want of a better term - 'plastic') yet this doesn't
I have inexpensive durable ukes sprinkled across my home so I always have a uke within arms reach when the mood strikes me, this would be great for that (and travel as the name suggests as well of course). Thanks for another great review.
I'm a believer in plastic ukes. I'm glad you review them. This one seems less substantial than some you've reviewed but it sounded very good and looks like like very good value.
The wooden top of the original flight travel is what made me go for the Enya nova as my camping & boating ukulele. But I did like the tone quality of the flight travel on all the video reviews. I am glad they came out with a different model that's much more resilient to water! Could be a real contender in the waterproof market!
It really sound's like a plastic uke to be fair, but with some good build quality. And it works as a decent sturdy instrument. - And your review was really unbiased and fair.
I really like the design of the holes on the bridge. The whole Uke looks good and sounds good too. I thought the one with the wooden top sounded broader, but this one has a more focused sound. I do not like the bag it comes with. I know the Uke is strong, but I would still get some type of lightly padded gig bag for it. The price is wonderful so buying a simple padded bag would be a personal choice. Thanks for the review. I will definitely this one in mind if I need to replace my plastic travel uke. I almost lost it to the river last summer. I'm glad I didn't for the sake of the river.
Love your reviews as always! I have a flight travel concert scale soprano as my first uke, and enjoy it very much, but the waterproof one sounds great also! I personally am waiting patiently for you to review the flight iris, and compare to the anuenue uc 10 👍
HNY Baz. Nice to see you start the new year with affordable and, on this occasion, a good choice. I have owned, donated and given away a half dozen Flight Tus sopranos (4- 3 standard necks and one long neck)and Tuc 2 concerts. I have had three Enya Nova sopranos. Spreading the love of ukuleles to local schools. Anyway, I kept a yellow standard neck Flight as I think it sounds the best of the bunch compared with the somewhat brighter long neck version, the somewhat flatter sounding concert and the considerably brighter Enya. The Enya does have a nice sound too just different. But I prefer the feel and texture of the Enya. Now seeing that this new version of the Tus more closely emulates the Enya, this is a very interesting and worthwhile upgrade.
Thanks - and it's a nice thing to donate - my wife and I give most of the cheaper ukes I buy with donations to a local school - lovely to put instrument in the hands of new musicians!
Hello Just watched you latest vud re Flight carbon saprano. Well funny i just treated myself to a flight soprano model tus 50. Travel. Just wanted to say loved you views on the carbon fibre ish. Loved the strumming pattern etc, would love to know how to play like that. Been learning since pandemic. Great video
The original had the advantage of the number of frets. I'm one of those people who like to use more than 12 frets. :-) I also managed to get the original top wet a couple of times, it even had a dip in the ocean once. It still plays great, really, must be bc of the laminate, though the tuners got a bit rusty... Maybe it's time to retire the ole black original and get this. 💜 Bc I love the sound and the looks and, the way you keep touching it, it must feel great.
Love your comments about all the "carbon fiber" ukuleles in the market. Looks like an interesting and fun uke, great for beginners. For me the lack of an adjustable bridge or saddle would be a deal breaker, but probably not for the intended audience.
@besley: the injection-moulding is very tightly toleranced, so if you get the dies spot-on, there really is no need for any adjustment. And PC is quite stable in different atmpospheric circumstances. So if they got the design right, things should be pretty good and consistent...
Thanks, Barry! That sounds like a cracking little uke. I do like waterproof ukes, and bought an Enya Soprano after reading your review. Really accurately made - the intonation was spot on - something that I find I need. Had much fun with it in the bath! But the arthritis is now taking its toll, and I am struggling to play sopranos and many concert ukes. Tenors can be OK, but I'll be on Baritones Only in another year. FYI - there's an affordable ABS soprano on eBay UK you might approve of? It plays really well out of the box, with one exception, the nut needs to be tweaked. It then has near-perfect intonation on its Aquila strings, and sounds good too. It's a bargain, at under £17 delivered for the plain one... from 'jumpingflea-tc ' - no connections other than as a happy customer. I bought a couple and fettled them up, gave one to my son-in-law, and the other has now gone too, since 'The Arthur' is asserting itself. 🎵🎶🎼
Yay! I liked the SUS review of this, but they do sell them so I'm glad you got your hands on one. Alex says they sometimes need a set-up which is why he recommends getting it from a proper uke shop. Very true normally, but with the non removable bridge, what's left to set up? I'd support stores like SUS anyway, because they're awesome, but what about the retailers that like to charge for setting up instruments? Would that be a little bit opportunistic of them I wonder? Very keen to get my hands on one of these puppies. Great for knocking around with, I can set this being ideal for teaching kids with and for days on the beach, and for leaving in the car with no worries etc. Great value for money. Tuners are a bit yucky though, a truly minor gripe.
Great review, as always! I've been bicycle touring with my TUSL-55 and it did take a beating, still good though, frets worn out after I changed to fluorocarbons. As now fluorocarbons are default I wonder wether the compound of the freatboard and frets has been updated. Now it is really ultra travel and neck being one with the body makes it probably indestructible. Still I dream of just this with a long neck plus metal frets... Nova U Pro is a little big to carry on a bike...
Hmm. Like Baz, I don’t care for the stock nylon strings. I restrung my TUC-55 Acacia in low G with Aquila fluorocarbons the day I got it. It’s my “office” uke, and I’ve been playing that thing M-F every day for almost three years. The silver paint has long since worn off, of course, but the frets themselves are just fine. Maybe it’s the string brand? (Or, maybe you just fret a lot more forcefully? My arthritis is getting bad, so I really concentrate on fretting as lightly as possible…)
@@tracythorleifson4108 Recommendation with these is to avoid wound strings or compound strings (reds) but absolutely how hard you fret will come into it too.
@@tracythorleifson4108 I probably fret hard, that is true. Also probably depends if you push the string perfectly from above or if there is a lot od sideway movement of the string. I do the latter for sure. The string itself I guess is less important as all fluorocarbons are the same. I use Martins M600. Still would be nice to have a wound low g in a travel uke. Right now only ortega Keiki longneck soprano allow this, but has wooden fretboard and neck so less water resistant. And then there is Enya nova u pro, but tenor size. Still small for a tenor I guess.
Thank you for the review. I was struggling whether to buy the a TUS or the UTS, so I needed exactly this video :) Could you weigh the two ukuleles, please? When I am hiking Im trying to save each gramm.
My first ever soprano was this awful cheap as chips thing, though seemed alright at the time, have upgraded several times since, but always with concerts, tenors, and baritones! I do want to get a really decent soprano, but don't like the idea of having fewer frets (though I know I can get a long neck). This looks like a nice way to reconnect with a soprano size, and actually get a plastic one I can move around with. When I think about it, I don't play an awful lot up the dusty end, only a bit, so don't know why I bemone sopranos has a few less frets to play with. Anyway, £55, so gonna grab one!
Please clarify for this American fan, what does "I don't think there's a lot in it" mean? I've learned a lot from your reviews and this one has especially piqued my interest - thanks!
I think Flight have upped the game on this one. Sounds better than the travel. I have a travel and find the strings are a bit bendy. This one certainly sounds better and am thinking I might get one. Thanks Barry
Yo, as expected: a great fun banger! Cool color in this case too. Almost like a retro surfer 🏄♀️ lilac. What is up w\ the tuner blades though? Don’t like these at all! Take wood away (soundboard) but add metal!? Somewhat counterpoints the whole concept, doesn’t it?
Lots but I don’t do string recommendations. Not me trying to be difficult but it’s 100% personal choice. There aren’t really ‘ bad strings’ out there much any more so a case of trying a few and sticking with what you like
As plastic ukes go they are both good options - of course they are different scales so that will come into it. Think the Enya has a bit more about it in terms of sound though, but that is also a scale thing
Hi Baz, thanks for the review hun. Can I just ask about the headstock please? When I bought the original travel Uke from Flight I found the headstock rather sharp on the edges. It actually hurt my hand. Has that remained the same or is it more bevelled? I want to love them so much but because of my experience with the sharp edges on the headstock I sold the orginal travel Uke. Thank you. Great review as always. The sound to me on the new Flight Travel Uke is much improved.
More bevelled if anything - constructed differently - the original has a wooden sheet inlaid into a rim of plastic - on this the cover plate sits on top of the rest of the neck
Having had several Flight travel ukes I experienced the same thing on most of them and along the body. I used a small fine file to sand down the sharp edges (carefully). That removed the rough edge along the headstock and nut and leveled the body lip to the height of the wood top. I would note that the yellow colour is through the entire neck as is the black of the body so there was no visible indication that I had filed them down. A big improvement on comfort.
@@GotAUkulele So the d'addario Flurocarbons pro arte still contain trace elements of metallic compounds? So I can't use them on enya u mini or the flight travel ones
I have the original Flight travel and really enjoy playing it. I'll have to check out the ultra version now. You said it feels different than the original travel series, so does it feel more like the Enya Nova ukes?
@@GotAUkulele very interesting. I was just on Flight's website and see that the ultra only comes in soprano while the travel is both soprano and concert. Maybe next year we will see the ultra in a concert scale. I was also delighted to see all new colors and patterns available for the original travel series and surprised they had one with a pick up. I guess there is a need for that. But at 69 euro (according to website) that's not a bad price for a soprano uke with a pickup. The amp you would be plugging into would cost you more!
Thanks for your review! It would be too heavy for a travel ukulele, and for a normal soprano anyway. I prefer my old plastic Mastro TV.Pal, which weighs about half as much. Admittedly, the sound of the TV.Pal is worse. 😆 It's a pity that Flight wasn't more consistent and didn't make the body flatter. I like the design of the neck better than on the normal Flight travel ukuleles, where the attempt to imitate wood with plastic has completely failed. Nevertheless, with these ukuleles you get a lot of value for the low price.
Hey Baz you know this plastic Flight sounds much better and very very close to a wooden ukulele sound. As you know I love the soprano and for the price this is great not only for travel but for young beginners. I agree totally.. good job Flight!..thanks ….DOC
Hmm - disagree (but that's cool). There are some plastic ukes out there that really do sound like lunchboxes - I quite like this one. Soprano sound for sure.
I do get asked this sort of question a lot, but actually have a policy of not giving recommendations. Not me trying to be difficult, it’s just that it’s really subjective and different for everyone - we all hear and play differently, but also people have their own preferences on looks, scales, features, decoration etc. What I can advise is that you look at the full review list - www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-reviews.html and look at the scores. Anything 8 out of 10 or above gets a recommendation from me one way or the other. Higher the score the better. BUT - higher is better only in MY opinion - you may find differently! Hope that helps
@@GotAUkulele But the filling or touch to play on some plastic uku compare to natural made by wood makes difference or....? I am thinking to buy white Flight soprano even I got 2 better ukuleles, Casha and Ammoon. The only reason is white color and cheap price of 25 euros.
@@damirem5006 Depends on the uke. Yes, there are some toy ones, but equally some very decent ones that sound better than some cheaper wooden ukes. THis is one of the better ones. The plastic uke actually was part of the boom for ukes in the 1950's - check out the models made by Maccaferri - now collectors items
they still cant get the tuners right horrible tuners .no exuse sopranos all need friction tuners sopranos all look bad with those pegs poking out the side there to big and you cant make them small so why bother .but these companies either dont get it or dont care maybe it is about money of course .and most dont complain so we must spend a little more to replace these .which i add into the cost i dont like geared tuners on sopranos .thanks for the review barry best wishes
Got my first Ukulele based on your flight review a while back :) thank you! Your reviews are priceless.
Glad you like them! Thank you!
We’ve got four of the Flight travels in our family. They are decent instruments and they are basically indestructible- perfect for the grandkids and travel. I’m really excited about this new series- can’t wait for the concert size!
Yeah - just kind of feels like a more 'grown up' version. Some plastic ukes can feel a bit (well, for want of a better term - 'plastic') yet this doesn't
Thanks Baz, great review, this uke has got “bring me to the beach, it’s summer”. Quite like it, lots of plus points including price.👍👍
Yep - definitely!
I have inexpensive durable ukes sprinkled across my home so I always have a uke within arms reach when the mood strikes me, this would be great for that (and travel as the name suggests as well of course).
Thanks for another great review.
My pleasure!
I'm a believer in plastic ukes. I'm glad you review them. This one seems less substantial than some you've reviewed but it sounded very good and looks like like very good value.
Actually this feels one of the most substantial plastic ukes i've ever picked up
Thank you for this review Barry!
I own the long neck soprano with the wooden top. With Worth Clear strings the sound is fantastic.
My pleasure!
Finally, finally, finally they now have this Ukulele in the USA.
You betn I have ordered one already.
Very good review as always. Good to see you having fun with ukeleles and what not! Have a nice week!
Thanks! You too!
Nice review. Would love to see you review more baritone ukes when and if you get a chance. Thank you
Noted!
I like the wooden top one better, also better looking.
I actually gave this a better score on looks - the plastic on the wooden topped ones looks really cheap now in comparison
Thanks for the great review! Was looking for a uke to take on camping trips, definitely considering the ultra.
Glad it was helpful!
Hard to tell from a UA-cam video but I prefer the blue on sound alone.
Fair enough
Looks like you had a bit of fun with this Uke. Love the ANueNue in the back.
Love me those aNueNue's!!
Nice looking uke, Flight are really good a fairly priced
Yes they are!
The wooden top of the original flight travel is what made me go for the Enya nova as my camping & boating ukulele. But I did like the tone quality of the flight travel on all the video reviews. I am glad they came out with a different model that's much more resilient to water! Could be a real contender in the waterproof market!
Yep!
Always invaluable information ✌🏼❤️
Glad you think so!
It really sound's like a plastic uke to be fair, but with some good build quality. And it works as a decent sturdy instrument.
- And your review was really unbiased and fair.
Thanks
I really like the design of the holes on the bridge. The whole Uke looks good and sounds good too. I thought the one with the wooden top sounded broader, but this one has a more focused sound. I do not like the bag it comes with. I know the Uke is strong, but I would still get some type of lightly padded gig bag for it. The price is wonderful so buying a simple padded bag would be a personal choice. Thanks for the review. I will definitely this one in mind if I need to replace my plastic travel uke. I almost lost it to the river last summer. I'm glad I didn't for the sake of the river.
Thanks!
Very interesting instrument. Thanks as ever
My pleasure!
Love your reviews as always! I have a flight travel concert scale soprano as my first uke, and enjoy it very much, but the waterproof one sounds great also! I personally am waiting patiently for you to review the flight iris, and compare to the anuenue uc 10 👍
Coming soon!
If I was going on sound it would be the old one, if I was going on looks and waterproofing it would be the new one
Tough choice - I like both - different reasons
Thanks for highlighting another cheap-but-good uke! Polycarbonate is especially important in case my shelf of instruments collapses. ;-)
Very true!
HNY Baz. Nice to see you start the new year with affordable and, on this occasion, a good choice. I have owned, donated and given away a half dozen Flight Tus sopranos (4- 3 standard necks and one long neck)and Tuc 2 concerts. I have had three Enya Nova sopranos. Spreading the love of ukuleles to local schools. Anyway, I kept a yellow standard neck Flight as I think it sounds the best of the bunch compared with the somewhat brighter long neck version, the somewhat flatter sounding concert and the considerably brighter Enya. The Enya does have a nice sound too just different. But I prefer the feel and texture of the Enya. Now seeing that this new version of the Tus more closely emulates the Enya, this is a very interesting and worthwhile upgrade.
Thanks - and it's a nice thing to donate - my wife and I give most of the cheaper ukes I buy with donations to a local school - lovely to put instrument in the hands of new musicians!
Hello
Just watched you latest vud re Flight carbon saprano.
Well funny i just treated myself to a flight soprano model tus 50. Travel.
Just wanted to say loved you views on the carbon fibre ish.
Loved the strumming pattern etc, would love to know how to play like that.
Been learning since pandemic. Great video
Thanks so much - tutorial to the songs I play in the links below the video!
Great review; thank you so much; I would like to know if there is something similar with 15 frets
The regular Flight Travel has 15 www.gotaukulele.com/2018/04/flight-tus50-travel-soprano-review.html
The original had the advantage of the number of frets. I'm one of those people who like to use more than 12 frets. :-) I also managed to get the original top wet a couple of times, it even had a dip in the ocean once. It still plays great, really, must be bc of the laminate, though the tuners got a bit rusty... Maybe it's time to retire the ole black original and get this. 💜 Bc I love the sound and the looks and, the way you keep touching it, it must feel great.
Oh - it does feel VERY different!
Love your comments about all the "carbon fiber" ukuleles in the market. Looks like an interesting and fun uke, great for beginners. For me the lack of an adjustable bridge or saddle would be a deal breaker, but probably not for the intended audience.
This carbon fiber claims drive me insane - Klos / Blackbird - fair enough, but not a blanket term applied to all other plastics!
@besley: the injection-moulding is very tightly toleranced, so if you get the dies spot-on, there really is no need for any adjustment. And PC is quite stable in different atmpospheric circumstances. So if they got the design right, things should be pretty good and consistent...
Nice improvements👍👍
Yeah thanks
Danke!
Thank you kindly!
Thanks, Barry! That sounds like a cracking little uke. I do like waterproof ukes, and bought an Enya Soprano after reading your review. Really accurately made - the intonation was spot on - something that I find I need. Had much fun with it in the bath! But the arthritis is now taking its toll, and I am struggling to play sopranos and many concert ukes. Tenors can be OK, but I'll be on Baritones Only in another year.
FYI - there's an affordable ABS soprano on eBay UK you might approve of?
It plays really well out of the box, with one exception, the nut needs to be tweaked. It then has near-perfect intonation on its Aquila strings, and sounds good too. It's a bargain, at under £17 delivered for the plain one... from 'jumpingflea-tc ' - no connections other than as a happy customer. I bought a couple and fettled them up, gave one to my son-in-law, and the other has now gone too, since 'The Arthur' is asserting itself. 🎵🎶🎼
Thanks for kind words - will check that uke out!
Yay! I liked the SUS review of this, but they do sell them so I'm glad you got your hands on one. Alex says they sometimes need a set-up which is why he recommends getting it from a proper uke shop. Very true normally, but with the non removable bridge, what's left to set up? I'd support stores like SUS anyway, because they're awesome, but what about the retailers that like to charge for setting up instruments? Would that be a little bit opportunistic of them I wonder?
Very keen to get my hands on one of these puppies. Great for knocking around with, I can set this being ideal for teaching kids with and for days on the beach, and for leaving in the car with no worries etc. Great value for money. Tuners are a bit yucky though, a truly minor gripe.
I agree - the tuner gears look like overkill on a small instrument. Separate tuners would make the back of the head less busy.
Agreed - not sure what a setup can achieve on this - the nut doesn't need work as it has a zero fret, and the saddle and frets are non adjustable
Great review, as always! I've been bicycle touring with my TUSL-55 and it did take a beating, still good though, frets worn out after I changed to fluorocarbons. As now fluorocarbons are default I wonder wether the compound of the freatboard and frets has been updated. Now it is really ultra travel and neck being one with the body makes it probably indestructible. Still I dream of just this with a long neck plus metal frets... Nova U Pro is a little big to carry on a bike...
The plastic on these certainly feels very different and more durable to the original
Hmm. Like Baz, I don’t care for the stock nylon strings. I restrung my TUC-55 Acacia in low G with Aquila fluorocarbons the day I got it. It’s my “office” uke, and I’ve been playing that thing M-F every day for almost three years. The silver paint has long since worn off, of course, but the frets themselves are just fine. Maybe it’s the string brand? (Or, maybe you just fret a lot more forcefully? My arthritis is getting bad, so I really concentrate on fretting as lightly as possible…)
@@tracythorleifson4108 Recommendation with these is to avoid wound strings or compound strings (reds) but absolutely how hard you fret will come into it too.
@@tracythorleifson4108 I probably fret hard, that is true. Also probably depends if you push the string perfectly from above or if there is a lot od sideway movement of the string. I do the latter for sure. The string itself I guess is less important as all fluorocarbons are the same. I use Martins M600. Still would be nice to have a wound low g in a travel uke. Right now only ortega Keiki longneck soprano allow this, but has wooden fretboard and neck so less water resistant. And then there is Enya nova u pro, but tenor size. Still small for a tenor I guess.
Thank you for the review. I was struggling whether to buy the a TUS or the UTS, so I needed exactly this video :) Could you weigh the two ukuleles, please? When I am hiking Im trying to save each gramm.
I can't as I no longer have them here.. Sorry.
My first ever soprano was this awful cheap as chips thing, though seemed alright at the time, have upgraded several times since, but always with concerts, tenors, and baritones! I do want to get a really decent soprano, but don't like the idea of having fewer frets (though I know I can get a long neck). This looks like a nice way to reconnect with a soprano size, and actually get a plastic one I can move around with. When I think about it, I don't play an awful lot up the dusty end, only a bit, so don't know why I bemone sopranos has a few less frets to play with. Anyway, £55, so gonna grab one!
Wouldn't be a bad choice!
Please clarify for this American fan, what does "I don't think there's a lot in it" mean? I've learned a lot from your reviews and this one has especially piqued my interest - thanks!
That two things are very close - difficult to pick one over the other
@@GotAUkulele Ah ha!
I think Flight have upped the game on this one. Sounds better than the travel. I have a travel and find the strings are a bit bendy. This one certainly sounds better and am thinking I might get one. Thanks Barry
My pleasure as always
This one certainly has a much better sound quality. Cheers Barry I really like this one. Maybe they might do a tenor version
Strongly suspect a concert will come next if anything
I've changed the strings on my Flight Travel to fluorocarbon ones. Much better.
I also tried tuning one tone higher to A-D-F#-B. Liked that, too.
Yo, as expected: a great fun banger! Cool color in this case too. Almost like a retro surfer 🏄♀️ lilac. What is up w\ the tuner blades though? Don’t like these at all! Take wood away (soundboard) but add metal!? Somewhat counterpoints the whole concept, doesn’t it?
You're right - think they are quite ugly
@@GotAUkulelehideous! … and on a sopraNO NO NO!
Благодарю, хороший обзор❤а нет ли туториал того джаза что Вы играете в каждом обзоре?
Ссылка на урок в описании видео ниже!
@@GotAUkulele спасибо
any suggestions for replacement strings for flight travel ukes? The standard ones are Nyglut, are there better ones out there?
Lots but I don’t do string recommendations. Not me trying to be difficult but it’s 100% personal choice. There aren’t really ‘ bad strings’ out there much any more so a case of trying a few and sticking with what you like
Between this and the Enya Nova U Concert, what would you recommend? I can get both at the same price.
As plastic ukes go they are both good options - of course they are different scales so that will come into it. Think the Enya has a bit more about it in terms of sound though, but that is also a scale thing
Hi Baz, thanks for the review hun. Can I just ask about the headstock please? When I bought the original travel Uke from Flight I found the headstock rather sharp on the edges. It actually hurt my hand. Has that remained the same or is it more bevelled? I want to love them so much but because of my experience with the sharp edges on the headstock I sold the orginal travel Uke. Thank you. Great review as always. The sound to me on the new Flight Travel Uke is much improved.
More bevelled if anything - constructed differently - the original has a wooden sheet inlaid into a rim of plastic - on this the cover plate sits on top of the rest of the neck
Having had several Flight travel ukes I experienced the same thing on most of them and along the body. I used a small fine file to sand down the sharp edges (carefully). That removed the rough edge along the headstock and nut and leveled the body lip to the height of the wood top. I would note that the yellow colour is through the entire neck as is the black of the body so there was no visible indication that I had filed them down. A big improvement on comfort.
For this uke can you use D'addario flurocarbon strings?
Normally I’d say ‘no reason not to’ / but with plastic frets I find Titanium’s quite a hard compound so would personally avoid them on a uke like this
@@GotAUkulele So the d'addario Flurocarbons pro arte still contain trace elements of metallic compounds? So I can't use them on enya u mini or the flight travel ones
No they don’t - the name is misleading. But I still find them a hard string on the fingers - as such wouldnt personally risk them on plastic frets
@@GotAUkulele thank you for the reply!
Looking at the thing I get a Flea vibe.
The first model, moreso - as that has a wooden top
A bit late to the party, do they still do the long kneck version
Yes - TUSL35 - not in the Ultra series though
I have the original Flight travel and really enjoy playing it. I'll have to check out the ultra version now. You said it feels different than the original travel series, so does it feel more like the Enya Nova ukes?
Kind of more like the Nova, but still quite different. Hard to describe. Very smooth and tactile
@@GotAUkulele very interesting. I was just on Flight's website and see that the ultra only comes in soprano while the travel is both soprano and concert. Maybe next year we will see the ultra in a concert scale. I was also delighted to see all new colors and patterns available for the original travel series and surprised they had one with a pick up. I guess there is a need for that. But at 69 euro (according to website) that's not a bad price for a soprano uke with a pickup. The amp you would be plugging into would cost you more!
I wouldn't be at all surprised to see a concert come along
Thanks for your review! It would be too heavy for a travel ukulele, and for a normal soprano anyway. I prefer my old plastic Mastro TV.Pal, which weighs about half as much. Admittedly, the sound of the TV.Pal is worse. 😆 It's a pity that Flight wasn't more consistent and didn't make the body flatter. I like the design of the neck better than on the normal Flight travel ukuleles, where the attempt to imitate wood with plastic has completely failed. Nevertheless, with these ukuleles you get a lot of value for the low price.
Can't disagree with any of that
Hello there , is this beginner friendly or is it for intermediate level?
Will suit beginners just fine!
Hey Baz you know this plastic Flight sounds much better and very very close to a wooden ukulele sound. As you know I love the soprano and for the price this is great not only for travel but for young beginners. I agree totally.. good job Flight!..thanks ….DOC
Totally agree
Hello. what do you recommend me Enya nova u pro or this Flight ? I'm looking for a travel ukulele. Thanks.
Couldn't compare the two - the Nova U Pro is a tenor with metal frets - this is a soprano. This is better than the equivalent Nova U Soprano though.
@@GotAUkulele ok. I understand. which tenor size travel ukulele do you recommend me?
@@badboyblues57 The Nova U Pro or the Outdoor.
Thank you 😬👍
Sounds like a toy to me. Maybe because I don't have any non wooden ukes.
Hmm - disagree (but that's cool). There are some plastic ukes out there that really do sound like lunchboxes - I quite like this one. Soprano sound for sure.
I have the eny and I don't like the overtones resonance it's just unnatural sounding. Is this one similar?
The Enya Soprano? I think this edges it a bit on sound. The Enya Nova tenor is my favourite
hey ! what would you recommend for a tenor ukulele pricing 100-150 $
I do get asked this sort of question a lot, but actually have a policy of not giving recommendations. Not me trying to be difficult, it’s just that it’s really subjective and different for everyone - we all hear and play differently, but also people have their own preferences on looks, scales, features, decoration etc.
What I can advise is that you look at the full review list - www.gotaukulele.com/p/ukulele-reviews.html and look at the scores. Anything 8 out of 10 or above gets a recommendation from me one way or the other. Higher the score the better. BUT - higher is better only in MY opinion - you may find differently! Hope that helps
@@GotAUkulele thank you very much, I will look through the list
Good review but it is ABS plastic toy!
Whilst some plastic ukes are indeed toys, this isn't.
@@GotAUkulele But the filling or touch to play on some plastic uku compare to natural made by wood makes difference or....? I am thinking to buy white Flight soprano even I got 2 better ukuleles, Casha and Ammoon. The only reason is white color and cheap price of 25 euros.
@@damirem5006 Depends on the uke. Yes, there are some toy ones, but equally some very decent ones that sound better than some cheaper wooden ukes. THis is one of the better ones. The plastic uke actually was part of the boom for ukes in the 1950's - check out the models made by Maccaferri - now collectors items
@@GotAUkulele You are so kind. Thanks for responds and greetings from Serbia!
they still cant get the tuners right horrible tuners .no exuse sopranos all need friction tuners sopranos all look bad with those pegs poking out the side there to big and you cant make them small so why bother .but these companies either dont get it or dont care maybe it is about money of course .and most dont complain so we must spend a little more to replace these .which i add into the cost i dont like geared tuners on sopranos .thanks for the review barry best wishes
Nor me!