Reddit reviews Hamano U-30BR Colorful Soprano Ukulele - Brown
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Strong maple body and neck in addition to a clear, high gloss finish make for long-lasting durabilityGenuine Aquila Nylgut strings handmade in Italy give clear, bright tonesEquipped with geared guitar style tuners to ensure your uke stays in tuneAccompanied with a colorful Learn to Play chord chart to get you startedIncludes color matching gig bag for easy storage and transportTo learn more, please see our Product Description below
I have an overload of energy in the Summer, so I really love going on runs and doing running workouts occasionally. It's also what I do when I'm feeling down, so that's another reason I run. I also love love love love love doodling. I have a blank little journal that I just bring around with me to doodle in whenever I'm bored.
Summer is a time for bonfires with friends! I enjoy both the silly just-for-funsies bonfires as well as the deep-bonding type bonfires. I kinda prefer the bonfires where you bond over more though, because it really unearths any negativity and allows you to just be open with your friends.
A ukulele would be fucking awesome because I was stupid and broke mine :( Nothing's more fun than a bonfire with ukuleles, yo. Some of my friends play too, so perhaps it'll even be a giant ukulele jam session! haha
Thanks for the contest!
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If you're buying in store, be sure to ask the people there for help. Guitar Center is really good for buying ukuleles too! If you have the time, learn what GCEA sounds like, because these are the notes you tune a ukulele to. If you can recognize those notes, you'll be able to tell that the ukulele you're inspecting is tuned correctly, try a C note (with the neck in your left hand and the body in your right, press your ring finger on the bottom string on the 3^rd fret and strum all four strings). This will let you know how the sound is, but if it's subpar be sure to ask an employee what's up--the ukulele itself could be constructed poorly or it might just have cheap strings on it--one will cost lots of money to fix, the other about $5 and half an hour.
With a cheaper ukulele, I recommend geared tuners as they're much easier than friction tuners. The little turner things at the top of your ukulele are tuners, and (no duh) they tune the strings. Geared tuners have little gears, or sometimes tiny boxes that conceal the gears (you may or may not think these boxes are ugly, that's a personal choice). Friction tuners are just pegs that the strings are attached to. Friction tuners work by just stretching the string a little bit--I don't think that they affect the life of the strings in any way, but I do know that most people find them more difficult to use than geared tuners, as the movements are more precise. Geared tuners use a system of gears to tighten the string around the peg, and usually make it easier to accurately tune the string.
Obviously, check for any scratches, dings, or dents in the instrument. The fret wires (the metal lines on the board where your fingers go) shouldn't jut out over the edge of the neck, and they should be sanded down so you don't cut yourself when you play. Make sure that all the pieces of the ukulele fit together well--poorly attached pieces will affect the sound and might even fall right off!
If you're buying online, obviously you can't check for most of these things. Do a ton of research (lots of people have already given great resources, GotAUkulele is one of my go-to sources!), or go with one of the standard /r/ukulele favorites:
The Makala Dolphin is an unofficial gold standard for starter ukes. It's relatively cheap and not half bad for its price, and it comes in a lot of colors and has a cute lil dolphin for a saddle!
The Mahalo U-30 is cheaper and uglier than the Dolphins, these ukes are also not bad for the price. This was my first uke, and while the other one I own now is a lot better, I don't regret buying this one for a moment! It's probably the cheapest ukulele I would recommend to a friend--anything cheaper than this is going to be junk. It also comes in a variety of colors.
I got this one. The reviews says it plays fine once you change the strings for it.