I have reviewed many budget ukuleles for beginners and I wanted to try the Vangoa ukuleles, the first being the Vangoa 26-inch Tenor Walnut Ukulele. For those not familiar with Vangoa,the company is known for providing inexpensive ukulele (especially tenor ukulele under $70). They are Read More …
I have reviewed many budget ukuleles for beginners and I have tried a Vangoa ukuleles before. But now I’m going to try the Vangoa 26-Inch Tenor Mahogany Ukulele Starter Bundle and see if its adequate for beginners. For those not familiar with Vangoa,the company is Read More …
With the popularity of carbon fiber ukulele, especially from a ukulele company that has popularized it, I wasn’t surprised if others follow suit. And sure enough, we have the Rosen Carbon Fiber Concert Ukulele, which sells its concert ukulele for under $70! That’s $30 cheaper Read More …
I have reviewed many budget ukuleles for beginners and one which I have been able to test is the Caramel MC43 Concert – 23″ Solid Mahogany Ukulele. For those not familiar with Caramel, the company is known for providing inexpensive ukulele under $50 They are Read More …
I have numerous ukulele in my collection but what is my first store bought uke? It’s actually a Lanikai LU22CGC Concert Ukulele, which I purchased at a Guitar Center store. You start to learn that many major guitar shops tend to sell Lanikai. But what Read More …
The next ukulele I am reviewing is the Islander AT-4EQ Acacia Tenor Ukulele. Kanile’a is one of the 4K’s of Hawaii that produced high quality ukulele and like the other ukulele brands that are part of the 4K’s (Kamaka, Kaniele’a, Ko’olau and Ko’Aloha), knowing that Read More …
Taimane Gardner is probably the most well-known female ukulele artist worldwide. Born in Honolulu, Taimane (which means “diamond” in Samoan) is of Samoan, German, Irish, French and Swedish descent. At the age of 13, she was discovered by Don Ho and studied under Jake Shimabukuro. Read More …
Back in 1994, Ortega was a guitar manufacturer based in Germany which wanted to produce guitars which everyone can play and afford but also crafting guitars in the Spanish tradition. They have since becoming a major guitar brand worldwide producing a large variety of instruments Read More …
When it comes to pineapple ukulele, I’m a very big fan of them. While I have the standard “figure eight” regular body sopranos, when it comes to soprano ukulele, I like playing pineapples. The origin of the pineapple ukulele is courtesy by Kamaka Ukulele’s (note: Read More …
It has been the biggest surprise that many people have found love with the Enya Concert Travel Ukulele a.k.a. the Nova U, a carbon fiber ukulele. For one, where many travel ukulele are soprano, Enya released a travel ukulele available in numerous colors but also, Read More …
When it comes to quality Hawaiian ukuleles, Kamaka (being the best and the most expensive, right up there with Pennsylvania-based Martin in terms of steep pricing), Kanile’a, Ko’olau and Ko’Aloha’s (aka the 4K’s) are right behind but their ukulele’s are typically in the thousand dollar Read More …
When it comes to ukulele, we are starting to see China developing awesome ukuleles for an inexpensive pricepoint. And while we would love to old koa, acacia, or some expensive wooden ukulele, many beginners purchasing ukulele under $300 are purchasing HPL or some type of Read More …
Flight has no doubt caught the attention of many ukulele buyers, thanks to YouTubers Elise Ecklund, Edith Ecklund, Bernadette (of Bernadette Teaches Music), Katie DeNure and numerous others. Suffice to say, Flight has taken on a proactive social media campaign and it’s working as people Read More …