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Pepe Romero Jr.

Music Guy Mic reviewed our first one here in 2011. We've been big fans ever since. Since that video we've had dozens of fantastic custom ukes from Pepe and a few of them were documented here in our blog articles-LINK:Pepe. Pepe now has an import line, one of the best options for a high quality uke in the mid-price range. ...
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Pepe Romero Series 5 in 3 Wood Options

Today Pepe Romero hand delivered these 5 series 14 fret to body tenors. The 5 series has top of the line woods (as you can see), and usually abalone purfling going around the top, and a super fat abalone rosette, but this koa one is the first of it's kind and features a unique wood rope purfling and rosette. All ...
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A New Concept from Daniel Ho – Acheived by Pepe Romero

For the last 15 years Daniel Ho has been a major force behind Hawaiian music and the ukulele renaissance. I could list all of his awards and hit albums but you probably already know. Basically, Daniel is the man. A musical mastermind and an intelligent business man. Pepe Romero is a highly acclaimed classical guitar builder who rocked the uke world a few years ...
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Pepe Romero Cigar Box Uke Prototype!

This is the second of two prototype Cigar Box Ukuleles that Pepe Romero recently made. We know Pepe makes a phenomenal, mini classical guitar style, tenor ukulele. A regular Romero model is extremely rich in tone with a full spectrum of frequencies to enjoy. This is an entirely different voicing (of course).This is a tenor scale and Pepe built the ...
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Ukulele -The New Guitar! – A Pepe Romero Review

Here, Pepe Romero has shrunk a classical guitar! And, they would compete with guitars in the low mid frequency range where most ukes are non existent. Yet there is a crystal clean articulation, and even a reverberated sustain that comes out as you attack the higher range. It reminds me of the high notes on a grand piano.

Not many people can say they own a Pepe Romero ukulele. But within less than two years they have gotten a lot of notoriety. Some musicians owning a Pepe Romero ukulele that you may have heard of include, Daniel Ho, Jake Shimabukuro, Eddie Vedder, Paula Fuga, and Jack Johnson. Ever heard of them?

So, how do I feel about Pepe Romero’s ukuleles?

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Romero Creations Spruce Rosewood Grand Tenor

When I was thinking about getting into the ukulele after years of playing guitar, I needlessly tried to make life easier on myself and ordered a guilele, averting the drastic change of just getting an ukulele because A guilele is like a guitar with a capo on the fifth fret delivered in an ukulele-sized package. It’s pretty cool, and a ...
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Romero Creations

The Mahogany line also comes in a Grand Tenor and the amazing Ron Artis plays a new original on his in our hotel room at NAMM 2017. Another recording from NAMM 17. Pepe Sr. playing a Pepe Jr. guitar and Daniel on the Koa Tiny Tenor. Check out more videos with Daniel at our artist category.

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Cordoba Ukulele

We carry a few models from the 20 series all mahogany solid top series from Cordoba but mostly focus on their top tier uke line, the 30 series. This series was done with guidance from renown guitar and ukulele maker, Pepe Romero Jr. Their all solid wood instruments and while not "cheap", are still quite a good bang for your ...
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Understanding Your Options

This is what we do every day, help people understand the different options available in the ukulele market. People come into the store that know nothing about ukulele we do our best to educate them and point them in the right direction. Emails and calls are often covering the various specifications of instruments and how they affect the sound and …

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Daniel Ho

Tia and Daniel are old friends that grew up together in Hawaii. They stopped by our hotel room at the music trade show NAMM 2017 and played a few songs for us. Daniel is playing his signature model Romero Creations Tiny Tenor. Another recoding from NAMM ’17. You know Jerome from Makaha Sons. Daniel… master of accompaniment, so musical, these …