Flight Maia EQ-A Solid Mango Top Steel String Tenor Ukulele w/Gigbag #5721

Back in September 22’ Alex experimented by stringing up a Flight carabao baritone with steel strings. The void of a steel strung baritone ukulele in the Flight roster needed filling however the bracing simply wasn’t up to the tension of the steel and the experiment was ultimately unsuccessful. Almost two years on the Maia baritone appeared in all its mango topped, rosewood back and side steel strung baritone glory.

After the success of the Maia baritone, the arrival of a tenor model was inevitable. Admittedly we were a little skeptical about a steel strung acoustic tenor ahead of their arrival, but they are so perfectly executed that it's arguable these are amongst the best things Flight have contributed to the ukulele world. Officially they are launching early next year, but we have managed to sneak an early release with an initial stock of nine or ten before 2026 even arrives.

The re-occuring theme of Flight producing something that seemingly should have always been is the gift that keeps on giving. The Flight Maia Tenor is a truly unique instrument, bridging a newly observed gap between the steel string acoustic guitar world and that of the ukulele. The brightness, and snap of the steel strings brings a brand new dynamic to the tenor world, with a cripsness and clarity that hasn't really existed in the until now.

If the already loud nature of the Maia isn’t enough it is also fitted with a double C1U pickup should you need to amplify or record it. Wrapped up in a Flight branded gig-bag this uke is treat, ticking boxes we didn’t even know could be ticked!

Listing shows the actual instrument you will receive. They are all so different that we couldn't not show them all off!

Please note that traditional nylon/nylgut/fluorocarbon strings are not suitable for this instrument, steel strings only!

Specification:
Solid mango top
Laminated rosewood back and sides
Steel strings
38mm nut width
19 fret tenor scale length
Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge
Bone nut and saddle
Scalopped cutaway
Double C1U pickup
Pinwell machine heads
Pearloid rosette
Padded gigbag included