UkeKiddinMe
Well-known member
Some of us recommend dealers here, and I thought I'd offer up my experience this week with Zenukes.
I now own two ukes. A Riptide baritone acoustic electric, and the second, a Riptide baritone acoustic. I purchased the first from Zenukes.com, and I had a great experience. The people were super friendly, the price was excellent, and the uke arrived very quickly, in perfect shape.
Since the purchase of the first one, Zenukes has now geared up to provide free Full setups. This past week, I purchased #2 from them - the Riptide baritone acoustic UB-5NS.
It arrived in just a few days - in absolutely perfect condition. The setup was also perfect - I now have a uke that plays like butter. Saddle was filed down, nut was adjusted. The result - excellent intonation and easy, low action.
They also do a little magic with the setup. I have been around stringed instruments a long time, and I know how to stretch out strings when they are installed. Still even doing that, it always takes some number of days or weeks until I see really stable tuning. This new uke is holding nearly perfect tuning just a couple of days later. Today, for the first time in my short uke life, I picked up a uke, checked the tuning before playing, only to see - it was perfect.
I recommend you give these guys consideration when purchasing. They carry several lines, and they are a big Riptide dealer. I happen to think the Riptides are really good values these days. Glen Rose plays Riptide ukes.
Uke on.
I now own two ukes. A Riptide baritone acoustic electric, and the second, a Riptide baritone acoustic. I purchased the first from Zenukes.com, and I had a great experience. The people were super friendly, the price was excellent, and the uke arrived very quickly, in perfect shape.
Since the purchase of the first one, Zenukes has now geared up to provide free Full setups. This past week, I purchased #2 from them - the Riptide baritone acoustic UB-5NS.
It arrived in just a few days - in absolutely perfect condition. The setup was also perfect - I now have a uke that plays like butter. Saddle was filed down, nut was adjusted. The result - excellent intonation and easy, low action.
They also do a little magic with the setup. I have been around stringed instruments a long time, and I know how to stretch out strings when they are installed. Still even doing that, it always takes some number of days or weeks until I see really stable tuning. This new uke is holding nearly perfect tuning just a couple of days later. Today, for the first time in my short uke life, I picked up a uke, checked the tuning before playing, only to see - it was perfect.
I recommend you give these guys consideration when purchasing. They carry several lines, and they are a big Riptide dealer. I happen to think the Riptides are really good values these days. Glen Rose plays Riptide ukes.
Uke on.