Top Ten Ukuleles for 2022 - World of Ukes Favourites

[@cvalentiner7]

I loooove my Millar longneck soprano! Lucky to get my hands on one, by the sound of it. Great list!

[@WorldofUkes]

It has been popular from the start - great for me I suppose, but yes, it means you have to be quick to get one. I am glad you like yours!

[@sabinemartinschatzfinder7488]

Thank you Matt, for not dropping the Millar. It arrived safely here and I love it.

[@WorldofUkes]

Great, glad that DHL didn't drop it either on its way to you!

[@wylancslass]

Matt, I am so glad you started off with the Ohana BKT-70G. I bought one of those from you and I absolutely love it! I struggle with a Baritone scale, that's why I only have one. But the Tenor scale of the BKT-70G is so comfortable to play and with having a low G on mine, it has a wonderful beautiful mellow tone. I love quirky instruments. I hope to own a Millar one day! Those instruments are wonderful at their price point. Thanks Matt!

[@WorldofUkes]

It's definitely one I learned to love over time - as opposed to the slight oddity I thought it was to begin with!

[@simoncarr8036]

Completely agree with your #1 uke, I LOVE my Millar SP-210L, definitely my favourite ukulele! Thank you for selling me one!

[@WorldofUkes]

Great, I'm glad you like it and managed to get one. Every week I email Millar begging them to speed up making some more!

[@mikek4708]

Thanks Matt, nice to hear a specialists honest appraisal of what they like, also shows newcomers who are producing quality instruments at great prices on the list. Benefits us all when you find producers such as Millar, Uma and Uluru. Thanks really enjoyed this.

[@WorldofUkes]

Thanks Mike - that's great. I really am not bothered about selling the most expensive, unless that is what suits the customer best. I'm not very ruthless when it comes to sales - but hopefully honesty is the best policy!

[@salamancasessions3098]

Hello Matt and thank you for this wonderful video mate. It's Jon here in Tasmania. I can't believe I actually own one of these - the Baton Rouge 8-string baritone! I absolutely adore it and thank you so much for the incredibly prompt and efficient way you handled what was a big order from me a short while back. To the ukes - for me, the Millar models stood out clearly, and the Umas also very appealing. Thank you for what you do mate!

[@WorldofUkes]

That's great - glad yours got to the other side of the world safely and you've been enjoying it!

[@duncansmith5734]

Another great selection covering all ukulele tastes and budgets. Thanks Matt for a thoroughly entertaining and informative video. You clearly like your Millars! Can't say I blame you.

[@WorldofUkes]

Thanks Duncan, I suppose my obsession with the 'sound for your pound' ratio throws up some different choices!

[@mikek4708]

Thanks Matt, great selection. The Millar Soprano, what a gem. It sounds a larger instrument, surely it must be defying physics somehow🤔. Have a great week.

[@WorldofUkes]

It's a bonkers little thing - definitely magic. (Well, no, actually, definitely not magic - it's not made in Hogwarts, but you know what I mean!)

[@DanielFlores-ku8os]

Nice video Matt. I really liked the Ohana "Baritenor". I also really liked the Kiwaya Soprano.

[@WorldofUkes]

Thanks Daniel. I love that soprano too - in theory I shouldn't like playing it so much, being a tenor man, but it really does it for me!

[@migalito1955]

Honestly I like your channel. I recently as a retirement hobby built two Tenors from scratch and a Baritone from a Stewmac kit. I also the other day picked up, at a garage sale, a Kala Makala MK-B. I was impressed by the Kala made Ukulele I had picked up. I am reasonably sure it's all laminate as opposed to either all solid wood as in the scratch built Tenors or solid Mahogany top as on the Stewmac kit. Yet, it sounds really good and it's set up thus playability was spot on. I actually practice on it over my solid top Baritone. So, yes. While solid wood with the bells and whistles of wood binding and pearl inlay is almost a guaranteed great sounding instrument one can have or nearly have a similar sound from a well designed and built laminate instrument at far less cost.

[@stevenmay7269]

Great selection. I love that you always pick a wide arrange of styles and price points - not just the best quality at the highest price. I have the Ohana BKT-70G Tenor/Baritone. I put Worth brown GCEA low G strings on it I and I love it. I am intrigued with the Baton Rouge VX1/B8-CB 8-String Baritone. What a great sounding baritone at a great price. Most people would not have included that just because of the lower pricing.

[@WorldofUkes]

Thanks Steven, and glad you've tried low G with yours - I can imagine the CEA being Worths rather than Aquila would be an improvement too. I do like value for money - I suppose I could have done 10 ukes over £1,000 as 'the best' but not everyone can spend that, and there are some gems for not as much money... That Baton Rouge with silly long name is lots of fun for example!

[@paul_mitchener_ukulele]

Thank-you; I was looking forward to this. Nice to see the ukulele model I bought from you there too at number 1. It shows I have taste (albeit taste obtained from taking your advice).

[@WorldofUkes]

That's the best kind of taste haha ;)

[@ning_cai]

Thanks Matt 👍🏻👍🏻 All very good picks indeed

[@batzurei]

Number three was gorgeous, and I love the cut out hole for it

[@WorldofUkes]

That one, I've used as my main instrument for 6 years. I've never been tempted to change it, despite having lots of nice instruments here, so that must say something!

[@Hickmann]

Matt, you are simply my favourite uke seller out there, with the great guys at southernukulestore coming in at a close second. Your blessed with humour and a charming way, full of insights into the (pun intended) world of ukes, interested firstly in making your customers happy! Hope to be in touch soon! I'll give you kind regards from Martin and Sabine, too, we jammed with other guys two times in a park in Alzenau recently. And my beloved Millar Longneck Mango Soprano always gets passed around the jam people and gets a lot of praise , too! Quote: "So, Martin in Germany, I'll do my best not to drop the ukulele..." *drops the Millar ukulele* 🤣😅

[@WorldofUkes]

I'm glad you got to play in the park in Alzenau, I'd love to go back! (Although when we last went it was February, so it was more of a hurried walk through the park than a jam!)

[@joycefleming1422]

Fabulous video of your Top Ten 2022 ukeleles Matt! Oh….so much choice & so many good ones. I love the Millars for their appealing sound & looks, same with the Uma Moon SC-concert. Your own uke, the Uluru, is super smooth sounding but out of my league financially. Believe it or not, the one I want most & which would suit my playing "style" is…….the Baton Rouge VX1/B8 Baritone!! 😁x

[@WorldofUkes]

Thanks Joyce, you'll soon be able to play it in your style :)

[@marimaeabreu]

Great picks! Uluru Baritone and Kiwaya were great! I thought the Millar Mango Jumbo was also on the list based from the initial picture!

[@WorldofUkes]

Haha, yes, I thought people might think that. It was just that I already had a decent picture! It's worthy of being in there, but because it's such a small run - 4 instruments, it won't be around for ever.

[@marimaeabreu]

@@WorldofUkes so it won't run again?

[@WorldofUkes]

@@marimaeabreu I don't know. Possibly I could ask for it again - but then, I could ask for something different which might be more exciting!

[@marimaeabreu]

@@WorldofUkes OOo right of course, looking forward to that model then 😄

[@wyk3982]

Given how much you like Millars and cedar, I was a bit surprised you picked the mahogany Millar TM-260WG as your favorite Millar in the Top Ten for 2021. 🙂 It's good to hear your opinion about the cedar Millars.

[@WorldofUkes]

I do like Mahogany as well - and find that TM-260WG, with its Worth Strings and gloss finish has a bit more chime, brightness and control than some mahogany ukes. I probably like it as it's leaning towards cedar in tone perhaps!

[@johnnacke2017]

What tenor ukulele would you buy for someone at an intermediate level and you had 1000-1500 to spend?ciao, John

[@WorldofUkes]

Well I would say that budget is probably more than it needs to be. I might go for a Singer RT1M-TS (below that budget). Or if determined to spend that much, the anuenue UT-200 at £1,299.

[@johnnacke2017]

@@WorldofUkes Thank You… Anuenue Brand is new to me… I assume that you feel it is competitive with the 4K Hawaiian ukuleles?

[@WorldofUkes]

@@johnnacke2017 At this price yes. That's no criticism of the K brands, just that you get more uke for your buck.

[@johnnacke2017]

@@WorldofUkes I really appreciate your help… just one more question.. I have relatively small hands and short fingers, and some stretches are too tough for me… I want a tenor. Are there any tenor models that have fingerboards that are easier to handle, or are they all the same? What specs should I be looking for?

[@WorldofUkes]

@@johnnacke2017 The length of the fingerboard will be the same from model to model - but some are wider than others. The aNueNues are not the thinnest, but also not what you'd class as wide. (Standard is 35mm, they are 36mm, wide would be 38mm). I would think that is fine, just to steer clear of any specifically wide neck models?

[@440robin1]

Can you explain a bit more why you can get one ukulele lower at the nut than others, does the intuition go out

[@WorldofUkes]

All about buzzing Robin. Too low and it'll buzz.

[@ukuleleplein]

nice 8 string baritone

[@kithg]

Always interesting! And Bach on a soprano, no less.

[@WorldofUkes]

Thank you - not very good Bach, but Bach all the same! I've been playing that for 6 years and never get any better!