Ambient Doughnut
Well-known member
I'm in 'eat my own words' mode here!
Generally when anyone's asked me what uke they should by I've always said Kala/Makala depending on budget. NOT a Mahalo and NOT anything shaped like an electric guitar.
However at the weekend I was looking for a uke for my brother's birthday. The shop I was in had a pretty poor selection but the guy there insisted I should try one of the Teles. Well, here goes nothing I thought but I was very pleasantly surprised! It was very well set up with nubone bridge and nut. Decent strings (I think aquila but not sure) and absolutely spot on intonation. Sound is on the thin side but not at all unpleasant and it's extremely playable. In fact I think I'm going to keep it. It's that good!
Quality control on the finish a bit hit and miss as the first one I picked up had some shoddy paintwork here and there but the second one out of the box was near perfect. For a £35 uke at least. And they both sounded good anyway.
Generally when anyone's asked me what uke they should by I've always said Kala/Makala depending on budget. NOT a Mahalo and NOT anything shaped like an electric guitar.
However at the weekend I was looking for a uke for my brother's birthday. The shop I was in had a pretty poor selection but the guy there insisted I should try one of the Teles. Well, here goes nothing I thought but I was very pleasantly surprised! It was very well set up with nubone bridge and nut. Decent strings (I think aquila but not sure) and absolutely spot on intonation. Sound is on the thin side but not at all unpleasant and it's extremely playable. In fact I think I'm going to keep it. It's that good!
Quality control on the finish a bit hit and miss as the first one I picked up had some shoddy paintwork here and there but the second one out of the box was near perfect. For a £35 uke at least. And they both sounded good anyway.