Pono MB
Specs
Brand | Pono |
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Model | MB |
Production | |
Year | 2016 |
Type | acoustic |
Size | baritone |
tuning | C6 linear tuning |
body | mahogany |
top | mahogany, solid |
neck | mahogany |
fretboard | rosewood |
bridge | Tie bar bridge |
Frets | 20 |
neck joint | 14 |
scale length | 520 mm |
strings | Guadalupe |
Weight | 800 g |
Date of purchase | 11.4.2017 |
Price | 351 GBP (414 €) |
Appraisal
After the good experiences with my Pono MHTSH, the Pono MB was a logical choice for me – and I was not disappointed. It is just as immaculately processed, easy to hold and sounds as full and full as one would expect from a good baritone ukulele. It is, of course, much louder than all the rest of my ukuleles. It is restrained in design: however, the mahogany body arouses confidence. Like the tenor, there is a truss rod in the neck of the instrument for extra stability.
I changed the original strings in the G6 tuning for Guadalupe Custom Strings strings in linear tuning C6 tuning. This makes the Pono sound a whole octave lower than all smaller ukuleles.
Sound Samples
In G6 Tuning
Recorded with Samson Gtrack
House of the Rising Sun (strumming)
Blowin' in the Wind (single-note picking)
In C6 Tuning
Recorded with Samson Gtrack
House of the Rising Sun (strumming)
Blowin' in the Wind (single-note picking)
Danket Gott, denn er ist gut (zupfen)
Püppchens Traum (single-note picking)