• Great Uke at a great price

  
  As reviewed by Lazlo on 3/15/2011

  I got this Uke under recomendation from the salesman two weeks ago. I've played guitar for over 45 years and was looking for a new instrument to quickly play/learn that was inexpensive if I lost interest and it had to be something I could transport on my motorcycle on road trips. This is a great Uke, has bright, loud sound and is well constructed for the cost. It does tend to go out of tune, but uniformly....I attribute this to the nylon strings and don't find it to be a problem. I recommend this highly to anyone looking for something new and interesting.......and at the price it is not a toy Uke but a well made instrument.

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• Perfect “starter” uke!

  
  As reviewed by Lucas on 8/24/2011

  I?ve been a guitar player for more than 15 years, spending a lot of time doing punk, hardcore, noise rock and metal. The distortion is almost always on ?10? and the volume is usually cranked. But sometimes you want a different approach to interacting with your instruments. Maybe you heard some solo Eddie Vedder or had a nice day at the beach and thought, ?You know? Volume is great, but it?s not everything.? If that resonates with you, try stepping into the world of ukulele playing. And when doing so, start here with the LU-21C. You?ll quickly see that the uke responds better to a calm touch ? it?s a bright, encouraging little instrument that has a sweet, natural character. If you?re a guitar player like me, consider it to be like going from playfully wrestling a black lab to gently playing with a puppy. Precious, to be sure, but rewarding as well. I made the transition to the uke via the Yamaha Guitalele (which I also reviewed on this site), and I?m glad I didn?t stop halfway. Learning on the LU-21C has given me a good testing ground to delve deeper. With a few basic transpositions (think of the 4-stringed uke as the bottom 4 strings of a guitar, pitched up to the 5th fret, with the ?low? string set an octave higher) it doesn?t take long to go from shredding a strat to plucking out melodies on the Lanikai. I genuinely love this instrument, but after only a month, I realize its limitations. It doesn?t hold tune exceptionally well (remedy: get one of those Snark clip-on tuners and keep it with you at all times). And the intonation isn?t spot on. In short, I need more. I?ll probably upgrade to a Lanikai zebrawood acoustic/electric with a cutaway in the near future ? until then, I?ll be happy with this inexpensive little gem. For the price and the pros (nice sound, easy playability and handsome looks), you won?t be disappointed with the LU-21C, even if you decide it?s not your bag. If you play this uke and hate it, you?re only out a hundred bucks. On the other hand, if you like it and want to keep going, you?ll want to upgrade sooner rather than later. It?s an okay hobby instrument, if you?re into just having a lukewarm approach to playing (which is, of course, totally fine). But in any case, it?s a good, affordable and decently-constructed bridge into a larger world of playing that rewards the patient practitioner looking to carve out something unique and ? can I say it? ? even beautiful.

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• this amazing little thing

  
  As reviewed by lucho on 4/25/2011

  this is truly a beautiful instrument i got my first uku. around 2 months ago, and now i can?t stop my guitars are full of dust now..the action is amazing, great for beginners and trust me you?ll have tons of fun with it. and the prize don?t even worry about it, in fact it even sounds great with the original strings, all though i would suggest you to get some aquila nilgut strings.. 11/10 <-- thats how amazing it is

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