Riptide ECUT-5BK Tenor Ukulele - Gloss Black Finish Review

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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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Oscar Schmidt by Washburn OU220SWK Concert Size Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)This ukulele is awesome although I didn't buy it on amazon.com I love this ukulele and I would recommend it to anyone. If this is what it says it is it is definitely worth the money.

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DeArmond Ashbory Bass - Black Fretless Mini Bass with Gigbag Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a serious instrument that sounds like an upright bass or a bass guitar depending on how you set the pickups. It is great with the small size but big tone. Go to YouTube and search for and listen to some of the clips. I love my Ashbory! I love my Fender Jazz 1978 bass but as I get older it gets heavier. Ashbory is great to carry on a plane or camping. Play it through a Crate Taxi battery amp and you are ready to make great music!

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Oscar Schmidt OU245SWK Tenor Ukulele, Mahogany Review

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(More customer reviews)Just received a brand new Oscar Schmidt tenor uke purchase on Amazon.com. Perfect condition although box was damaged and partially opened. No shipping label was included. I was pleasantly surprised to find a very plush hard shell Oscar Schmidt black case included. I re-read the description on Amazon and the inclusion of the hard shell case was not mentioned. I had already purchased a new tenor-sized case so will have to return it. I would suggest updating the description to say the case is included. The finish on the uke is beautiful. I am just a beginner player but appreciate the rich full sound compared to my soprano uke. I already recommended this uke to someone who is a guitar player and wants to learn how to play the uke.

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Oscar Schmidt OU280SWK Concert Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)The sound exceeded my expectations. I give it 5 stars. It has a full, rich, round tone. It's not as loud as my concert Koaloha, but the tone is probably a little better, though it's somewhat hard to compare, because of the difference in volume. I play it when I want a gentler sound, especially at night. Or just when I want to hear its nice sweet, bell-like tone. I seem to be playing it more often than my tenor Kamaka, and my Koaloha now. It came with Aquila Nylgut strings, which I prefer on my ukes. It's also very solidly built. The body tapers towards the neck, and I like the feel of it. The strings at the nut were a little high, so I filed down the grooves slightly. The nut and saddle are Tusq material.
The appearance fell short of my expectations. I give it four stars. It doesn't look quite as nice as what was on the Oscar Schmidt website, or what I've seen on some Youtube video lessons. It has gold tone Grover tuners, which are very smooth turning, but the knobs themselves aren't gold tone as on the Oscar Schmidt website, they are a matte black sort of hard rubberized plastic. The inlaid abalone scroll work on the neck has a lot of dark brown in it that does not shine. It gives the whole ukulele a sort of antiquish look. Also the fretboard is not solid black ebony, it's striated brown and black. The bridge however is solid black ebony. There are two small glue stains where the bridge joins the soundboard, but I was able to polish them and they're hardly noticeable now. There was some sort of white, chalky substance where the fretboard binding meets the soundboard, but I was able to scape it away with a toothpick and it looks clean there now. The logo on the headplate is not inlaid. It sits on the surface of the wood and is covered over with varnish. Also there is not really enough contrast with the headstock, so it's very hard to read or recognize from even a few feet away. (I would recommend to O.S. a more contrasting logo, so their brand could stand out more.) My uke came with a gray scrape mark about half an inch long on the white binding on the right front. Elsewhere, however, front, back and sides, the koa wood looks very nice, and the finish is immaculate. The abalone inlay of the bindings on the body is also very nice. The interior also looks very clean with no messy joints.
The ukulele case is the best I've seen, with a nice, large overstuffed handle and the Oscar Schmidt logo on it.
For the purchase price to value, I give it 5 stars.
It's really the sound that makes this ukulele outstanding. If it had the gold tone tuning knobs, and a solid black ebony fretboard, as in the photo on the O.S. website, I would have given it an overall five star rating.


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Lanikai CK-C Concert Curly Koa Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)Great ukulele. awsome sound and quality. It doesnt look anything like the picture they have but still looks very good. I have shown it to a few people and they say they've never seen one like mine and are very impressed also. I wouldnt say its for beginners because it is kind of expensive but if you have been playing for a while and enjoy it and want a nicer ukulele than you have this is one to get. Koa is the best wood for ukulele its what I have been told since i started playing and i agree after buying this one.

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Lanikai S-TEQ Solid Spruce Series Tenor Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Ukulele Gloss Natural Review

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(More customer reviews)Wow! This uke has fantastic resonance and sound projection. This is WITHOUT amplification. The action came adjusted fairly low and will not require adjustment. It is a delight to play and will likely be a favorite of mine for quite some time. Amplifier is scheduled to arrive next week, but expect the uke to excel with it. Probably will not update unless the amplification does not meet my expectations.
Decided to add a tenor ukulele due to my pudgy fingers having difficulty with some chords on the smaller ukes. The ease of play is better than anticipated.
I do not believe it possible to be anything but delighted with the S-Teq!

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KA-STE-C Tenor Ukulele w/ EQ Review

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(More customer reviews)I treated myself to this Ukulele for my Birthday and absolutely love it!
It has a beautiful, robust sound that rings out nice and sweet and holds near perfect tune.
I highly recommend it!

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Lanikai O-8 Ovangkol Series 8 String Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)This ukulele is beautiful and it sounds great too. Don't get me wrong it's no Cordoba
like my other uke, but for being an 8 string it gets the job done. I would replace the strings
to get the most out of this uke.

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Oscar Schmidt OU250BELL Bell Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)It is very good design and material. This ukulele keeps in tune very well. Sound is good enough for the price. To be honest what makes this ukulele so special is the case which comes with it. I'm pretty sure that just the case by itself would cost about $50. So far i haven't found anything wrong with this ukulele

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Lanikai CK-TEQ Tenor Curly Koa Acoustic Electric Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)It's not often you find a KOA ukulele at such a great price. This ukulele has a beautiful tone and sounds fantastic amped! I own four ukuleles now and this one is by far my favorite. Lanikai, although made in china, makes outstanding ukuleles. When I first got it, it made a buzzing sound when strumming loud. This is an easy fix. There was a wire resting up against the soundboard. I just reached into the sound hole and adjusted the wire so it was no longer resting on the soundboard. As a result, the best ukulele ever! The tuning pegs are phenomenal. The cutaway design really helps when playing the higher frets. To top it all off, this ukulele looks fantastic. If you are considering a tenor ukulele to add to your ukulele family, I highly recommend this one.

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Lanikai Concert Banjolele Review

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(More customer reviews)Good value for this great instrument. Looks much nicer in life than these pictures show. Sounds great! Just buy one already!

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Lanikai LU-6 6 String Tenor Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)I could not be happier since buying my new Lanikai Ukulele. It is excellent quality, and very nice to play and to look at, and well worth the money. I think I have fallen in love with my little Tenor 6 string, whenever I play it I feel a healing power coming out from the inside of the instrument to my Head & Body. There is something very special about the sound and the tunes that come from a Ukulele. I hope you like my "Happy Tune" on the video that came from the inspiration of playing the Lanikai at home after just 3 days of owning it. Get yourself one and experience the relaxing gift and the peaceful vibe they produce......

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Hamano H-100 Vintage 1920 Style Concert Ukulele (Mahogany/Rosewood) Review

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(More customer reviews)I have teaching myself ukulele for about 3 months now.
This Hamano is my second ukulele. My first was a Kala soprano I bought from Amazon for about $50.
It had a nice sound, but it never stayed in tune. I took it to a guitar repair shop, and the neck was warping. The guy basically told it that it would cost $100 to fix. At that point, I was 6 weeks in, and was really enjoying the Uke, so I decided to buy something a TAD more expensive.
Word of mouth on the web lead me to consider a Mainland Uke or this Hamano. The Hamano Concert was at a local music school, and for the same price as Amazon, so I picked it up after being impressed with its fabtastic appearance, easy action and truly sweet sound.
This Hamano is very well constructed, has a very sweet, rich sound, and plays loud. In fact, my friend was just over with his Tenor Uke he got in Hawaii and he paid a lot more than I did and our ukes sound almost identical. He was VERY impressed. The "action" on this uke is very light-- very easy to learn to play on! Cannot say enough good stuff.
I broke down and bought a tenor uke from Mainland, and it has a very un-rich, hollow sound to it next to this Hamano. The Hamano is smaller but plays louder, and the tone is just really rich and beautiful. I am sorry I spent the money on the Mainland, frankly. I never play it. I just play the Hamano constantly and it is a real pleasure.
For beginners, I would suggest buying a plastic, $20-30 uke to see if you stick with it, and then I would unreservedly recommend this Hamano or its Tenor or Soprano cousins. The construction and finish are gorgeous.
The only con is: friction rather than geared tuners. They work, but I just prefer geared tuners.
You cannot get a better ukulele for this price.

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Lanikai Solid Zebrawood Tenor Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)I had no problem with the delivery, and the uke is great. Only bad thing, is that i had to tax it in to norway, so the prise got higher.. But im still very happy for this uke.

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Hamano H-100 Vintage 1920 Style Soprano Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this ukulele from Amazon and it is a beauty. It is light and has a lovely vintage tone. No adjustments were necessary.

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Recording King Metal Body Resonator Soprano Ukulele Review

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(More customer reviews)For a long time, the only review for this outsanding little resonator uke has been the one-star review, which said awful things about it. So, as much as I wanted a resonator uke, and especially at this amazing price, the little thing sat on my wish list, unpurchased for a very long time. But I never quite gave up on it, and I looked at the listing every so often, trying to make up my mind.
Then recently, somebody with "Ukulele" in their screen name posted a vindicating review, and it tipped the scales for me. I clicked "Add to Cart", and I'm really, really glad I did.
This instrument is everything I wanted. It looks great, sounds great, and feels great in your hands. It has the solid weight of quality, with terrific plating and smooth fit and finish everywhere. The intonation on mine is just fine, and the little beast roars with a classic room-filling resonator sound. I just couldn't be happier.
I honestly don't know how the one-star review guy could have had such a bad reaction to anything like the same Ukulele I received. It's a shame how many people his review might have scared off. Making the problem worse was that until now, there was only one pitiful little picture, so prospective buyers couldn't judge for themselves if the item looked "cheap". I just posted a few of my own pictures, highlighting what I think are some of its nicer features.
If you're in the mood for a resonator Uke with lots of great sound and character, and at a bargain-basement price, don't waste as much time as I did deciding to buy this one!

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