Tigeralum2001
Well-known member
Well, I've done it now...
Back in April, I put an order in for a Pepe Romero ukulele from Ukulele Source. They had ordered a few spruce top, rosewood back & sides, rosewood finger board and bridge. I asked if they could change the fingerboard to ebony since it hadn't been made yet. They checked & Pepe obliged. So I've been waiting for delivery...
In the meantime I saw syfc was selling his Pepe spruce/rosewood. I don't know what came over me, but I bought it. It came on Wednesday. My Pepe from Ukulele Source arrived on Friday.
I may be the only one outside of the Romero family to own two Pepes... who knows?
So I am now the caretaker of two awesome ukes! That's the good news. The bad news is I can't keep them both.
The Pepe from syfc is all he said it was. You've likely seen his review and his video. Don't have much more to add, other than it is a great playing uke. It sounds great and is a beautiful instrument. I think this is the one that I will sell, simply because I prefer the ebony fingerboard.
I know there are not many Pepe Ukuleles out there, but I can not rave enough about these ukes! I have played many ukes (now that I am near two stores that carry the good stuff- Ukulele Source and Gryphon Strings), but I can tell you these sound the best that I have ever played.
In other bad news, I have scientifically proved there is no cure for UAS. I know this because despite having in my possession two of the best sounding ukes I have ever heard, I still desire a Moore Bettah and the VanPelt custom I have on order. Oh, and now I desire the other Pepe models out there- Mahogany and Koa.
So while one Pepe is soon going off to the Marketplace, I am enjoying the fool out of the other.
Here are pics of them together and of the Rosewood fingerboard Pepe.
Back in April, I put an order in for a Pepe Romero ukulele from Ukulele Source. They had ordered a few spruce top, rosewood back & sides, rosewood finger board and bridge. I asked if they could change the fingerboard to ebony since it hadn't been made yet. They checked & Pepe obliged. So I've been waiting for delivery...
In the meantime I saw syfc was selling his Pepe spruce/rosewood. I don't know what came over me, but I bought it. It came on Wednesday. My Pepe from Ukulele Source arrived on Friday.
I may be the only one outside of the Romero family to own two Pepes... who knows?
So I am now the caretaker of two awesome ukes! That's the good news. The bad news is I can't keep them both.
The Pepe from syfc is all he said it was. You've likely seen his review and his video. Don't have much more to add, other than it is a great playing uke. It sounds great and is a beautiful instrument. I think this is the one that I will sell, simply because I prefer the ebony fingerboard.
I know there are not many Pepe Ukuleles out there, but I can not rave enough about these ukes! I have played many ukes (now that I am near two stores that carry the good stuff- Ukulele Source and Gryphon Strings), but I can tell you these sound the best that I have ever played.
In other bad news, I have scientifically proved there is no cure for UAS. I know this because despite having in my possession two of the best sounding ukes I have ever heard, I still desire a Moore Bettah and the VanPelt custom I have on order. Oh, and now I desire the other Pepe models out there- Mahogany and Koa.
So while one Pepe is soon going off to the Marketplace, I am enjoying the fool out of the other.
Here are pics of them together and of the Rosewood fingerboard Pepe.