Why I love my plastic uke

cml · May 6, 2016

My lovely wife gave me a Korala PUC-20 for my birthday six weeks ago. It's easily been my most played uke since, as it sounds pretty good actually and is very durable. That comes in handy when you have a 1 year old or when you are making trips like below.

A plastic uke is good and so is life.

Trader Todd · May 6, 2016

My wife has a Waterman and my son has a Bugsgear plastic uke. We take them everywhere and don't have to worry about them. Each time I play them I am amazed at how well they play for what they are.

cml · May 6, 2016

Sorry for the sideways photos, cant fix that on my phone.

raduray · May 6, 2016

Are these good for taking on a boat or at the beach? Can you hose them off?
I've got a nice Pano tenor and am thinking about picking up a plastic version for my trip to Florida next month.

ukulelego · May 7, 2016

I've got a lot of time for plastic ukuleles, I like the projection that you get from them and so far the ones I've tried have all sounded pretty good too.

kkimura · May 7, 2016

cml said:
Sorry for the sideways photos, cant fix that on my phone.

No worries, great photography otherwise. I like the framing and composition.

Booli · May 7, 2016

Nice photos - makes me want to go there...

FYI: There are two other threads going on right now about plastic ukes that might interested you:

http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?120351-Beach-Uke

http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?120291-Plastic

cml · May 7, 2016

Thanks fellas!

uke552 · May 8, 2016

Enjoying my Waterman uke, it's just fun.....actually been playing it more since I replaced the stock strings with Martin's. Enjoy!

Ukejenny · May 8, 2016

Love my non wooden Blackbird Clara. Also love my Bugsgear Aqualele - it lives in the van.

igorthebarbarian · May 8, 2016

I have both the Outdoor Ukuleles - tenor and soprano. They're great for what they are. Yours looks great. Nice improvised strap too! Looks lovely there

Tootler · May 8, 2016

I have one of the Korala plastic ukes. They are useful as car ukes or for the beach and just generally for playing in locations where you wouldn't want to take a regular wooden uke.

gitarzan · May 9, 2016

I was out test driving Friday and was surprised with the Mahalo plastic uses... Tempted.

I did did find a very nice used little Terrapin case at MGR where my Outdoor Ukulele now lives.

And... FRIDAY NIGHT: I played my Outdoor uke at a Columbus Folk Music Society party. I entered a Worst Song In The World contest, did not win, but sang out the How To Treat Elves by Morris Bishop poem in C, with a short Over The Rainbow break, and wrapped up with a rollicking Mama Don't Allow.

Sonically the Outdoor Ukulele is fair, but I noticed I had some clear strings on it, that felt goosey and over drove easy. I might restring with some stiffer Aquilas.

Since this was a folk music function, I put a ptouch sticker on it that said This Machine Swats Flies as a parody of Woody Guthries guitar and Pete Seegers banjo with their This Machine... statements.

Canada Jim · May 9, 2016

Has anyone else tried one of these? A Macaferri Islander Arthur Godfrey model.

I don't own this one, but it was in an antique store down the street.

bonesigh · May 9, 2016

I've read that the Macaferri's a very nice uke but haven't owned one

I have many plastic ukes and so far I think the best are the Kealoha from Amazon and the Bugsgear. I kept one Bugsgear outside for a full year in all weather from 90 degrees to however low it got in the winter snow and ice and she still plays nice. The Outdoor Tenor is very nice but clicky when strummed with your nails. I got used to the sound and the intonation is quite nice. I keep that one next to my living room chair.

JessicaM · May 10, 2016

gitarzan said:
And... FRIDAY NIGHT: I played my Outdoor uke at a Columbus Folk Music Society party. I entered a Worst Song In The World contest, did not win, but sang out the How To Treat Elves by Morris Bishop poem in C, with a short Over The Rainbow break, and wrapped up with a rollicking Mama Don't Allow.

We were there for a short while on Sat morning! Caught an awesome banjo demonstration/concert. I wish I'd heard you too! Not much uke action that I noticed. We had to leave early because of toddler (and mama) nap time.

cml · Jul 30, 2016

From last weekend at a friends lakeside cabin

, the best uke is the one you take with you!

Joyful Uke · Jul 30, 2016

cml's ukulele is getting out and about to scenic places more than I am. Can I be jealous of a ukulele?

UkeStuff · Jul 30, 2016

gitarzan said:
I was out test driving Friday and was surprised with the Mahalo plastic uses... Tempted.

Mahalo plastic uke? That sounds intrrestinf--but based on my experiences with other Mahalo products, I would be skeptical buying one.

curlyuke · Jul 31, 2016

I have a clear Waterman that I love. It isn't a perfect sound, but it's fun to play. I work at a children's library and I've brought it along to programs and story times to play for/with the kids and they think it's the coolest thing!

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