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Best ukulele for $300- Kala ASAC-T All Solid Acacia Tenor

What is the best ukulele 300 dollars can buy? Well, it’s not exactly a calculus equation anyone can prove, given the fact that personal taste and opinion exist. But we thought we would put our 2 cents in the pot anyway, and who better to judge than people that sell ukuleles every day, us. After discussing it at length, the Kala ASAC-T came out slightly ahead of the competition. As John Gonzalez, one of our guitar instructors put it, “The intonation is always on, and they sound good!”. With a nice looking slotted headstock and the swirls of pearl inlay on the fretboard, the look is right on point for what many people like. The Makai LC-80R was a close second and is also all solid wood -Cedar top, rosewood sides and back. It may have won, because the sound is HUGE, if it didn’t come with friction tuners . It may have also lost because it is a concert, and pretty much all of us here are bias to the tenor size, most of the time. Any ideas for reviews or ukes you were wanting to hear and see more of? Leave a comment.Thanks for the look. Enjoy the video!

Core Fujimoto gives a chilling performance on a Ko’olau CS cedar/rosewood Tenor – “Close to You”

The Ko’olau CS (contemporary series) is a slightly rounder body shape from the traditional Ko’olau shape, which is closer to a Martin tenor shape. It also differs from the regular Ko’olau by having a tapered headstock, which provides a straight string pull, making it easier to stay in tune. Also unique to the CS model, the fingerboard and saddle have a slight radius similar to a hybrid nylon string guitar.

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New Pono Pro Classic Ukulele – Custom shop quality at an affordable price

Pono is a production model version of the custom shop Ko’olau, but when you look at the build quality, and attention to detail, you can tell that only very skilled and experienced craftsmen could have such a critical “artist eye” for this precision and beauty.John Kitakis, owner of Ko’olau, didn’t want to just “move boxes” with a cheap import line. He wanted to make the quality and depth of a Ko’olau instrument available to you at a price. And even though their is an unsurpassed refinement to the Ko’olau custom models, Pono is built the same quality, design, woods, and most importantly, there is meticulous oversite by the builders at Ko’olau, and it shows!

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Koolau T100 Cutaway Semi-Gloss – Awesome Hawaiian Uke!

Noa Bonk is doing 100% of the build and setup on these higher end Koolau’s and it resonates with the feel and sound of a custom shop, master built instrument. Check out the video – Corey and Aaron give you a listen in on this beauty.

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How To Choose Your First Ukulele

Shopping for your first ukulele can be confusing if you don’t know what to look for.  There are a lot of factors to take into consideration.  You want your first ukulele to be something that you enjoy playing.  The more you enjoy it, the more you’ll play it, and the more you play it, the better you’ll become! and the …

Mike Love gives us a beautiful rendition of a Zepplin Classic on uke

Yesterday I asked Mike to figure out and play this song on ukulele. 2 hours later this is what he came up with. Mike doesn’t own a uke, but being an accomplished musician allowed him to figure out a really cool composition. We printed the lyrics and he said he would give it a shot, telling me it was a …

Ko’olau Tenor CS – Sequoia Redwood- Kolohala back and sides

This wood is also called Pheasant wood because of it’s grain and colors resemblance to the Hawaiian pheasant. This beautiful piece was from a tree here on Oahu. It is a rare and expensive wood that Ko’olau has been using, when available, for over 10 years now.