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I recently purchased a green soprano Outdoor Ukulele from @TobyDog and I gotta say, I am surprised by how good this thing plays and sounds.
First I’d like to give thanks to TobyDog for making the sale so easy.
I am somewhat new to ukulele but I’ve been around music and instruments a while. This is my second plastic uke, the first being a Kala Waterman (the truck uke), which I will review/comment on at a later date.
In full disclosure, I had high expectations for the Outdoor Ukulele and low expectations for the Waterman having had read enough reviews to know basically what to expect. In reality the Outdoor Ukulele was better than I anticipated it would be.
The Outdoor Ukulele arrived almost in tune. That's right from the east coast to the west coast, going through some rather extreme weather conditions, the uke arrived ready to play. The design seems much more rigid and stable than the Waterman and I think this accounts for the majority of the enhanced tuning stability… I also believe that the fluorocarbon strings account for a chunk of it, too. In fact, I am ready to switch all of my uses over. This is my first fluorocarbon uke but I am very impressed with the feel, sound, and tension of these strings.
Overall I would say that the Outdoor Ukulele is everything I hoped it would be and then some. Being able to pick up a very fairly priced used example has allowed me to realize that the retail asking price from the factory is actually a very fair price for a good quality, American made instrument. I plan to purchase others, like the new BLUE units just released this week. <3 So sweet they are.
At the end of the day, if you are looking for a “plastic” uke and are on the fence as to whether you should spend the extra money on an Outdoor Ukulele, I am here to say yeah, you should. If you don’t now, you probably will later. I did.
The fit and feel of this uke is great. It feels good in hand, very comfortable and well balanced. The tone is surprisingly good. It really sings with a nice well rounded tone… this may be the fluorocarbon strings, I don’t know, but it sounds good… not plastic-ie. For me this is a major win. This ukulele has accomplished exactly what it set out to do. I’d give it an A.
I am not a huge fan of typing but I do love reviewing. If you think a video review would add value to what I have offered here, let me know. If what I have left here is missing something that would give it added value, I would love to know that, too.
I hope this helps you decide to buy an Outdoor Ukulele. I am stoked with mine.