Kherome
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Me too. I found the message this morning.
I'm not unhappy with the Cordoba, but I don't "love" it either. Being a beginner it's hard for me to articulate exactly what I want. I don't come from a musical background. Perhaps the issue is that the cordoba didn't come with any setup and I'm not advanced enough to know what it needs? So I am looking at uke republic and mims this time.
Hi everyone! I am absolute beginner to ukulele. My friend from work brought ukulele with him, I tried it out for an hour or two and got urge to buy one for myself, going through some performances by guys like Kalei Gamiao, and getting super inspired by it.
Right now I am trying to decide which brand and model will be the best for me for learning and playing for some period of time, until I get one of those beautiful Kamakas, hopefully
I am considering only Concert and Tenor, because of their more rich and deep sound, with getting more towards Tenor for this same reasons plus more comfortable size.
Here are some of my picks. Will be very grateful for your help in this decision. I tried to post amazon links, but system recognizes it as spam. If there is a way to prevent this, I could've included links so it would be easier for you to take a look at them:
Ukulele Concert Size Bundle From Lohanu
Kala KA-C Mahogany
Official Kala Learn to Play Ukulele
Enya EUC-X1 - I like this a lot, from a looks and packaging
Donner Mahogany DUC-1
Bondi Ukulele Starter Kit
Kala KA-T Mahogany
Do not buy from Amazon.
Kherome,
Assuming you don’t end up returning your uke, Barry (UUer Bazmaz) has made a video series about amateur ukulele setup. You can find it on his GotAUkulele handle on YouTube.
Try looking at
https://www.dukeofuke.co.uk
https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk
https://www.themusiccellar.co.uk
All are UK based which may make things easier for you than buying from the USA.
The last one is my local shop where I bought my Risa electric from, I found them a good company to deal with especially since I got the Risa for a good price.