3nails4holes
Well-known member
greeting uu! :shaka:
my first post about my first uke purchase.
so, i've narrowed it down to the following three possibilities. i would greatly appreciate your collective input & thoughts.
first some considerations:
- it is my first one; i've played guitar for years but not prolifically; borrowed a friend's uke (soprano) & couldn't put it down for a week
- i have two active toddlers in the home; maybe gloss would be best for ease of cleaning off the rouge sticky hand print; would i really be more comfortable with an all nato lower qual vs. solid top just in case they bumped it or slightly worse?
- i don't want to spend a bundle; my price range (i'm sure this progression sounds familiar to you) began at $20-50, then after much research & playing the few ukes i could find rose to $50-$100. $100 firm. and then rose to $100-$150. so, i am serious this time. but... i'll need to get a hard case of some variety ($20-50), so if it's included, i would easily consider it; i could get an all nato one for $50-60, but then would be out that $ if i rapidly wanted a more exp solid top
- also looking for decent setup rather than just "here's a box with a uke in it"
the contenders (in no particular order):
kala ka-st solid spruce top (best price online $149)
lanikai s-t solid spruce top (best price online $119)
oscar schmidt ou4 spruce lam top (best price online $94)
my first post about my first uke purchase.
so, i've narrowed it down to the following three possibilities. i would greatly appreciate your collective input & thoughts.
first some considerations:
- it is my first one; i've played guitar for years but not prolifically; borrowed a friend's uke (soprano) & couldn't put it down for a week
- i have two active toddlers in the home; maybe gloss would be best for ease of cleaning off the rouge sticky hand print; would i really be more comfortable with an all nato lower qual vs. solid top just in case they bumped it or slightly worse?
- i don't want to spend a bundle; my price range (i'm sure this progression sounds familiar to you) began at $20-50, then after much research & playing the few ukes i could find rose to $50-$100. $100 firm. and then rose to $100-$150. so, i am serious this time. but... i'll need to get a hard case of some variety ($20-50), so if it's included, i would easily consider it; i could get an all nato one for $50-60, but then would be out that $ if i rapidly wanted a more exp solid top
- also looking for decent setup rather than just "here's a box with a uke in it"
the contenders (in no particular order):
kala ka-st solid spruce top (best price online $149)
lanikai s-t solid spruce top (best price online $119)
oscar schmidt ou4 spruce lam top (best price online $94)