So the Applause was the result of the second exchange and trade up… More accurately it was the first keeper - I went through two other cheaper sopranos first, but found faults in each of them that were only apparent when I took them home and played them in a quiet room. The Ovation Applause UAE-20 in ‘honey’ was my first uke purchase. Still, this won’t keep me from using this instrument when I play live!īy Todd Baio – Folk Musician & Ukulele Evangelist Applause UA-10 Soprano Ukulele Review The sound holes are actually on the sides of the instrument and there are two woody “leaf-like” designs in this area. The Negatives: this is purely subjective, but the aesthetics for the ukulele top don’t quite do it for me. The instrument also feels like it is a solid and well-made little unit. I also love the neck and the rounded composite back to the instrument (characteristic of all ovation/applause acoustic instruments). It has a very bright/crisp tone, it projects well, and it comes with a decent pickup so you can just plug it in instead of putting a microphone in front of it. That is, I love it when it is tuned to A, D, F#, B tuning, I tried wrapping the strings a bit tighter when I re-strung the instrument, but still, it sounded and felt a bit to “mushy” for me. The Positives: I love the sound of this little uke. If you’re in the states, it doesn’t hurt to research Musician’s Friend as they go for about a 140.00 dollars through these two retailers. They usually list for between 150.00 to 200.00 American dollars. I was fortunate enough to catch a classified ad and pick up the ukulele, a small practice amp, a gig bag, and a digital tuner for just over a hundred dollars. I purchased an applause soprano ukulele just a couple of months ago. Kaki King playing a Tenor Applause which seems to play well despite her little water spillage incident. It also features a solid spruce top on its rounded Lyrachord body. The UAE20 Ukulele is soprano size with a multi-soundhole design borrowed from Ovation guitars. Price: $129.99Īpplause UAE20 Acoustic-Electric Deluxe Soprano Ukulele Adamas Red/Black Satin The UA10 is a soprano uke with traditional, single sound hole body style and a solid spruce top. They can be played either plugged or unplugged. As well as the distinctive look, they sound good and are well made. Looks wise, they are very distinctive and look similar to the Applause guitars (made popular recently by Kaki King who also plays a tenor Applause ukulele). Ovation Applause ukuleles are the most popular brand of electric ukulele around.
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