Risa LP vs Flight Centurion & Pathfinder - Battle of the Electric Ukuleles

There are currently two brands vying for attention in the Ukulele world offering up multiple models for those that want to try their hand at a solid body instrument with steel strings strung GCEA. Risa have been doing it a long time and have made such convincing Gibson and Fender copies that it even got them into a bit of legal trouble at one point... Since around 2011 these models have been the market leaders and with good reason.

In November 2020, Flight released both the Pathfinder and Centurion models to much fanfare. They are much cheaper than the Risas but do they really match up? Yes and No, as we try to explain in the video - it's exciting that Flight are bringing an affordable solid body to the masses but it does also open a can of worms as the adjustment from nylon acoustic to steel electric brings its own challenges and necessary changes to how the instrument needs to be used.
The Flights do all the right things in all the right ways but they do need lots of tweaking to get the most out of them. Even so, the Flight Centurion is stunning value for money and hopefully this video will help some of you figure out whether it really is the right instrument for you, whether the refinement of the Risa is a must or perhaps you will hear them and think something different altogehter?

Our old Risa videos can be found here;

Risa TE
   • Risa TE style Electric Tenor Ukulele ...  

Risa ST
   • Risa ST style Electric Tenor Ukulele ...  

The full range of Risa Electrics can be found here (stock may vary);
https://www.southernukulelestore.co.u...

The full range of Flight Electrics can be found here
https://www.southernukulelestore.co.u...