Tone is far more generic, but not entirely unpleasant I suppose. It has a bright bouncy feel particularly when strummed which is pleasing enough. It's rather one dimensional though and one of those generic ukuleles that I actually find it hard to write about on the tone stakes as nothing really grabs me. At any ukulele price point you find a lot of instruments fall into the very 'samey' category on sound - probably because they are built so similarly. Occasionally one leaps out at you with something else going on in the sound that sets it apart. The Hricane is not one of those. As I say though, it's not entirely unpleasant and 'works' as a ukulele, but it lacks character. That comes through particularly when picked. It's still chimey enough, but not earth shattering or anything that stands out at the price point. Regarding that setup, you may also notice from the video that despite being accurately in tune at the nut, it's affecting the intonation slightly too. It needs work.It also has that typical feature of the more generic laminate ukuleles in that it can sound a bit boxy and echoey. Not all laminates do that, and the better made ones show off a roundness and balance to the tone that removes the feeling that you are playing strings over a plywood box. I'm not saying this has rough edged tone, and compared to many cheap laminates it has more going on, but again, like the tone it's not standing apart here. It kind of sounds a bit cheap. Which, of course, it is.