OUR RECOMMENDATIONS FOR

UKULELES AND UKULELE ACCESSORIES


Ukulele brands

What To Consider When Purchasing A Ukulele


Be wary of fun and funky designs and colors, as you are likely paying for design instead of quality and tone.


Be wary of the popular ukulele product “bundle.”

Try to invest ALL the money you want to spend at this moment into only the ukulele instrument itself, and a tuner. The more you are able to spend on your instrument, the better the sound will be.


Plan to spend at least $60 to $100+ for an acceptable beginner ukulele. The biggest downside (besides sound quality) to the cheaper ukuleles is that they aren't made as well, which actually makes them harder to play. For example the distance of the strings from the fretboards and the frets themselves may not be filed down on the sides. They also often have a hard time staying in tune, especially when you first purchase them because of thequality of the tuning pegs.

What to look for in a quality instrument:


Wood


Ideally the ukulele will state what wood it is made out of. Elements that could be made from different woods include the body, the neck, the bridge, and the fretboard. Solid wood will have better sound quality than laminate. You might try digging in to the details to find out which parts, if any, are solid wood.


Koa is the traditional wood for ukuleles, but isn’t as easy to find for beginner ukuleles.


Mahogany is good quality for the body and will give you louder projection and a good clear tone compared to other woods available for beginner ukuleles.


Nubone is the best quality synthetic bone material.

Strings

Aquila Super Nylgut Strings

Where to purchase?

  • I suggest you support your local independent music store if you have a great one near you.
  • Sweetwater is a reliable online music equipment retailer. They have great search tools (you can search by size or brand and even specific woods or solid wood vs solid top)
  • Austin Bazaar is another online retailer of music equipment.
  • Then of course there is Amazon.


Here are a few recommendations for ukulele’s that are currently available online with direct links to purchase:

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Tenor Size Ukuleles


Oscar Schmidt OU2T Mahogany Tenor Ukulele
Oscar Schmidt OU2T Mahogany Tenor Ukulele



To purchase on Amazon: Click Here


Cordoba 15TM Tenor Ukulele
Cordoba 15TM Tenor Ukulele



To purchase on Amazon: Click Here




Luna Vintage Mahogany Tenor Ukulele
Luna Vintage Mahogany Tenor Ukulele



To purchase on Amazon: Click Here


Kala KA-T Mahogany Tenor Size Ukulele


To purchase on Amazon: Click Here

Kala Super Tenor- Solid Mahogany- XL


To purchase on Amazon: Click Here



If you have more money to spend on a tenor uke, this is a good list.

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Concert Size Ukuleles


Lanikai MA-C Mahogany Concert Ukulele
Lanikai MA-C Mahogany Concert size Ukulele


To Purchase on Sweetwater: Click Here


I do not earn a commission from Sweetwater purchases. I recommend a variety of ukuleles from a variety of sources.

Cordoba 15CM Concert Ukulele - Mahogany
Cordoba 15CM Concert size Ukulele - Mahogany


To purchase on Sweetwater: Click Here.


I do not earn a commission from Sweetwater purchases. I recommend a variety of ukuleles from a variety of sources.

Alvarez RU22C Regent Series Concert Ukulele
Alvarez RU22C Regent Series Concert Ukulele


To Purchase at Guitar Center: Click Here.

(top recommendation on Wirecutter see article here)

I do not earn a commission from Guitar Center purchases. I recommend a variety of ukuleles from a variety of sources.

Ranch Concert Ukulele 23"


We recommend this 23 inch Classical ukelele bundled with this Ukulele soft case. Item availability is subject to changes with the Amazon store.


To purchase on amazon: Click Here




Concert Ukulele 24" Pineapple Shaped

We recommend this 24" pineapple shaped concert ukulele. Item availability is subject to changes with the

Amazon Store.


To purchase on Amazon: Click Here

Ranch Concert Ukulele 24"

We recommend this 24" concert Ukulele bundled with this Ukulele soft case. Item availability is subject to changes with the Amazon store.


To purchase on Amazon: Click Here

Luna Tattoo Concert Mahogany Ukulele with Gig Bag


We recommend this beautiful Luna Tattoo 24" Concert Ukulele. The traditional Hawaiian tattoo design is laser etched with an open pore finish, so the player can feel the design. With this long-scale version, you'll enjoy the stable feel and satisfying response of comfortable action. Come with soft carrying case.

Item availability is subject to changes with the Amazon store.

To purchase on Amazon: Click Here

RockJam Concert 23"

We recommend this 23" concert Ukulele bundled with this Ukulele soft case, strap, tuner, and replacement strings.Item availability is subject to changes with the Amazon store.


To purchase on Amazon: Click Here

A few accessories that Melanie recommends


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Super Tight Snark Tuner

We recommend the Super Tight Snark clip on Tuner for your tuning needs. to purchase on Amazon you can click here.

Snark Rechargeable Chromatic Tuner


We recommend the Super Tight Snark clip on Tuner for your tuning needs. to purchase on Amazon you can click here.


Silver Snark Tuner


We recommend the Super Tight Snark clip on Tuner for your tuning needs. to purchase on Amazon you can click here.

Kyser Ukulele Capo


We recommend this Kyser Ukulele Capo. to purchase is on Amazon you can click here

Rock Tips Liquid Callus

We recommend Rock Tips Liquid Callus to help with sore finger tips. To purchase on Amazon, click here.


Gorilla Tips


We recommend the Gorilla Tips silicone finer tip protectors to help with sore finger tips. To purchase on Amazon, click here.



Batteries for Tuners


We recommend these Lithium batteries for your tuners. To purchase on Amazon: click here

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