Captain America
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I've seen Rogues and Mahalos and Johnsons. . . any thoughts on the "best inexpensive beginner uke"?
I would say, cheapest cheapest and that sound decent would be a Dolphin!!!! Just put on a good set of strings and you're in business for having some cool strumming time!!!!
What's people's experience with the mainland gecko? A little more than a dolphin. Ukerepublic has them for 69USD right now, I don't know of anyone else who carries them. I'm not happy because the dolphin I have the action is unplayable its so bad. Bought it supposedly "set up".
The biggest issue with cheap ukulele's is QUALITY CONTROL. Two instruments from the same manufacturer could be an identical model yet one is a gem and one is a lemon.
The issue is picking the good one.
Anthony
Luna pineapple on amazon for $69 including shipping. Already comes with decent strings...
...get a bad one? Free exchange; they even cover the shipping.
IMO the dolphin comes off as a toy compared to the Luna.
Totally correct. I have a Rogue soprano that cost me $22. It was HORRIBLE when I took it out of the box, and the bridge broke once I tried to change strings. I replaced the bridge, replaced the very crappy tuners with new ones from Grover, replaced the strings, adjusted action, fixed intonation....now, it's pretty good. A cheap ukulele can be wonderful, but chances are you'll have to put in some work first to make it right. The Rogue can be seen and heard in the videos UKE STRUT and SUNSHINE BLUES on my YT channel (see signature).
Already comes with decent strings...
...get a bad one? Free exchange; they even cover the shipping.
The biggest issue with cheap ukulele's is QUALITY CONTROL. Two instruments from the same manufacturer could be an identical model yet one is a gem and one is a lemon.
The biggest issue with cheap ukulele's is QUALITY CONTROL. Two instruments from the same manufacturer could be an identical model yet one is a gem and one is a lemon.
The issue is picking the good one.
Anthony