More expensive ukuleles are made of solid hardwoods such as mahogany.
Plastic ukulele vs wood.
Cheaper ukuleles are generally made from plywood or laminate woods in some cases with a soundboard of a tonewood such as spruce.
It is as others have suggested fuller and deeper to my ears.
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Plastic ukulele vs wooden ukulele.
Wood is the standard material for ukulele construction.
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Like a lot of the plastic ukuleles on this list the tone is a bit hollow without a ton of sustain.
Regular wooden ukuleles tend to get damaged by extreme humidity and temperature while the plastic ones will stay in perfect shape.
A plastic ukulele is much tougher and more resistant to weather changes than the wooden one.
Most companies offer these only in soprano size and there are several brands to choose from.
The woodi won t win any competitions against a solid wood ukulele anytime soon but it s actually fairly respectable.
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It s got some punch and it s not completely devoid of resonance.
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I can t say whether all wood sounds better than all plastic but i prefer the sound of my wooden over my plastic.
Ukuleles can be made from a wide variety of materials ranging from recycled bamboo to carbon fiber.
In a similar way my favourite bargain ukulele for beginners the makala dolphin is now manufactured with a plastic back whilst it was no doubt done to save money many players who have played both the original all wood dolphin and the newer version claim that the plastic backed instrument has bags more volume and tone.
For the purposes of music therapy two categories are noteworthy.
Some are better than others some come with gig bags and some don t.