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(More customer reviews)I just received a Riptide ECUT-5BK-Tenor from my wife for the holidays and I have to say I am extremely pleased with this ukulele, giddy in fact.
I was shocked to find it set up correctly and ready to play right out of the box. The only way I modified this uke was to remove the High G string and replace it with a wound Aquila Low G. This ukulele is the tenth in my collection, and the first of them that didn't require me to remove and shave the bridge piece to bring the action down. This uke sounds great unplugged, especially for the player with the side ported sound hole. I was a bit shocked when I noticed the depth of the body in comparison with the others I own, the Riptide has a nice deep body that provides a deep lush tone, especially in the lower registers, perfect for Low G tuning. The inlay and finish are beautiful, the binding and rosettes around the top and side sound holes are neat and clean and the black finish is deep and super glossy. The tuners are excellent quality with smooth, sealed gears and attractive black ebony colored buttons. The nut and bridge are neat and well crafted out of a synthetic bone material, not cheap molded plastic, and the intonation is excellent. The frets are one of the highlights of this uke, not the frets themselves, but the attention to detail during their installation, not a sharp edge, high/loose fret on the neck! The electronics are very good as well, but the kicker is the built in tuner! So convenient I now want one on all my ukes.
On a scale of 1 to 10 in the 'Bang For Your Buck' category, I would give the Boulder Creek / Riptide ECUT-5BK a dead solid 10!
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