£150 to spend on a concert uke

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I feel it's time to buy something better than my beginner uke.

I have £150 to spend on a concert size uke. Any recommendations please?

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I'm not in the UK so I'm not entirely sure of what's available there, but if you can get a solid top Ohana in your budget, that would be a great next step. It also looks like there are Gretsch dealers in the UK, too.
 
If you can stretch to a bit more (not sure how much), Andrew at HMS mentioned he had a lot of Concert Blems of various types. He mentioned something about having a bonfire, so you might be able to get something decent with the legendary HMS setup shipped for less than something over here. Even with the 20% VAT, the 3.2% import duty and the shipping from Hawaii, an equivalent Uke would come out at the same cost as one bought in the UK. If you buy for import, you don't pay the US sales tax.
 
I have that exact model of Ohana. It's definitely my favorite in regards to sound and ease of play. If you have fat fingers, be advised it has a very nice low profile neck and the nut width is about 1/4" narrower than my Kalas.

Unfortunately, if you look at my posts from a few months back, you'll see that the "honeymoon" is over. The top cracked, the top is now separating from the body in the endblock area (the location of the split) and some bubbles in the varnish showed up on the neck.

I can accept the top cracking due to my negligence in humidification, but the rest of the flaws are still a mystery to me.

It still plays nice though, especially with a set of Southcoast strings on it.
 
camperman said:
I'm unsure of any Gretsch yet but I've found this Ohana. http://omegamusic.co.uk/buy/ohana-ck-25s-all-solid-mahogany-concert-ukulele
Does anyone have any opinions or experience of this uke please?
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Honest opinion - it looks remarkably similar in build, looks and spec to both the actual Aria I mentioned earlier and the SUS re-branded Aria - only it's £50 more expensive than the SUS one and £25 more than the one from Clifford Essex (which includes a hard case and setup) ........ :D
 
Hi I would definitely have a look ay the Ohana CK25S and that price from Omega seems really good.
 
Can you afford a tad higher? Worth every penny, and from a UU member: http://www.eaglemusicshop.com/concert-ukuleles/main-class-mahog-uke.htm
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Ahnko Honu said:
Can you afford a tad higher? Worth every penny, and from a UU member: http://www.eaglemusicshop.com/concert-ukuleles/main-class-mahog-uke.htm
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Thanks for this suggestion. I would truly love a Mainland since I stumbled across their long necked pineapple concert and instantly fell in love lol However my budget is very limited at £150 and it's one of those situations where if I hang on hoping to gather a few more quid the £150 will get used up on paying bills, but I really appreciate your input.

Thanks
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