Nickie
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This is my 1st attempt at reviewing an ukulele, so please bear with me.
Well, since I have been playing this uke since I got it in February, I feel qualified to review it for you.
It is a concert scale. It's an even better uke than the tenor I tried out last year, which I fell in love with, but couldn't reach all the chords on.
My favorite thing about the uke is that it is striking in appearance. The contrast of the heartwood and the sapwood is impossible not to notice.
My only gripe (not really a grip, but an observation) is that it is a bit on the heavy side.
However, this seems to help give it great sustain, which it has gobs of.
Of the 15 ukes I've owned, it blows away everything else.
The Grover planetary tuners are smooth as silk, and when I pick it up, I almost hope it's out of tune so I can play with them. They look like they belong on a violin, which isn't a bad thing, and they don't stick out of the sides of the headstock, which improves the appearance.
The fretboard is radiused, as are all other Cocobolo Ukuleles. This is standard on their ukes. The frets are nice and smooth on the ends, rough fret ends is no longer an issue with Cocobolo. There are 15 frets, 12 off the body. They look like brass, but I don't know what metal they are.
The saddle and nut are bone, that may give it more sustain, I'm not sure. The action seems perfect.
It came with side fret markers. Also a side port was put in, and I love how it throws music up in my face.
There's a K&K pickup inside, and I LOVE not having to deal with those !@*&^%#$@! batteries anymore! It has real WOW factor when plugged in.
The neck is mahogany, with a cocobolo "truss rod" through it.
The headstock is a pretty common shape, but looks good due to the cocobolo wood work done on it.
I can't find a single drop of over-glueing inside.
It came with Aquila strings, which I don't love but don't hate. The bridge is through the body stringing, which Cocobolo says also gives a boost to sustain. I'll restring it with something else when I wear these out.
The intonation is pretty darn near spot on all the way up the neck, which I think is very important.
I wasn't loud at all when I unboxed it. But the more I play it, the louder it seems to get.
What I find so amazing about this uke over anything else I've every played is, it seems to darn near play itself, I mean it's very easy to play, to me. Everyone else that tries it says that too.
One thing that makes it so comfortable to play, is Silvio rounded the left hand side of the lower bought of the top of the uke, so that my right arm doesn't get nearly as sore when I play a lot. It's barely noticeable looking at it, but it feels great.
All this for less than $650, delivered with a hard foam case.
My UAS is cured, for now.
If you are looking for something better-than-average, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Cocobolo.
Just sayin'....
Thanks for reading.
Well, since I have been playing this uke since I got it in February, I feel qualified to review it for you.
It is a concert scale. It's an even better uke than the tenor I tried out last year, which I fell in love with, but couldn't reach all the chords on.
My favorite thing about the uke is that it is striking in appearance. The contrast of the heartwood and the sapwood is impossible not to notice.
My only gripe (not really a grip, but an observation) is that it is a bit on the heavy side.
However, this seems to help give it great sustain, which it has gobs of.
Of the 15 ukes I've owned, it blows away everything else.
The Grover planetary tuners are smooth as silk, and when I pick it up, I almost hope it's out of tune so I can play with them. They look like they belong on a violin, which isn't a bad thing, and they don't stick out of the sides of the headstock, which improves the appearance.
The fretboard is radiused, as are all other Cocobolo Ukuleles. This is standard on their ukes. The frets are nice and smooth on the ends, rough fret ends is no longer an issue with Cocobolo. There are 15 frets, 12 off the body. They look like brass, but I don't know what metal they are.
The saddle and nut are bone, that may give it more sustain, I'm not sure. The action seems perfect.
It came with side fret markers. Also a side port was put in, and I love how it throws music up in my face.
There's a K&K pickup inside, and I LOVE not having to deal with those !@*&^%#$@! batteries anymore! It has real WOW factor when plugged in.
The neck is mahogany, with a cocobolo "truss rod" through it.
The headstock is a pretty common shape, but looks good due to the cocobolo wood work done on it.
I can't find a single drop of over-glueing inside.
It came with Aquila strings, which I don't love but don't hate. The bridge is through the body stringing, which Cocobolo says also gives a boost to sustain. I'll restring it with something else when I wear these out.
The intonation is pretty darn near spot on all the way up the neck, which I think is very important.
I wasn't loud at all when I unboxed it. But the more I play it, the louder it seems to get.
What I find so amazing about this uke over anything else I've every played is, it seems to darn near play itself, I mean it's very easy to play, to me. Everyone else that tries it says that too.
One thing that makes it so comfortable to play, is Silvio rounded the left hand side of the lower bought of the top of the uke, so that my right arm doesn't get nearly as sore when I play a lot. It's barely noticeable looking at it, but it feels great.
All this for less than $650, delivered with a hard foam case.
My UAS is cured, for now.
If you are looking for something better-than-average, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend a Cocobolo.
Just sayin'....
Thanks for reading.
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