Ukejungle
Well-known member
If you are looking to buy a Ukelele please listen to the first rule of buying a UKe. Buy it from someone that sets them up. And if they are online call them a couple of times. I ended end buying a Gretsch Tenor with the pickup and tuner in it. Great value. Most companies were out of them and HMS said they would check with a store in Florida if they still had them. Never got back to me and I found one online from a store that doesn't set them up. The price was the same as HMS - I got the Uke, broken string out of the box and the action was way high. Took it to the local Guitar Center and they wanted $75 for setting it up (Fret dressing and saddle lowered) and on top of that the Uke buzzes from inside - I think it has something to do with the pickup install as I took the strings off and check for loose brace - might be the pickup wire running the jack. The Gretsch sounds ok but doesn't have much sustain. Kind of dead sounding and I even changed the strings to Low G set from Aquila.
Sorry for the rant - just wanted to pass on my experience of buying online from a shop that doesn't set then up. Next purchase will be HMS. Don't make the mistake of Rule #!.
Sorry for the rant - just wanted to pass on my experience of buying online from a shop that doesn't set then up. Next purchase will be HMS. Don't make the mistake of Rule #!.