This Uma UK-15SC concert ukulele is a great example of how ukuleles have come on in the past decade. It has a solid acacia top, laminate acacia back and sides, rope binding and fluorocarbon strings, oh AND it comes with a gig bag. At this price? When I first started selling ukes late in 2009, for this money you’d get something overbuilt, heavy, and probably all laminate too. For all the talk of the rise in the cost of living, ukuleles seem to have got better and cheaper. Bonus!

This one, with its solid top and satin finish, has a woody, natural tone, well balanced with some nice clarity, but also a more old-school earthiness that really lets the wood do the talking. Yes, the build and materials are good for the money but the tone doesn’t let you down either.

Quite apart from anything else, it looks the part, with attractive acacia grain and a bit of sparkle from the abalone soundhole decoration. It reminds me of the Kala KA-SA-C, except this is half the price, and twice as ‘alive’ sounding. A good deal indeed.

The Uma UK-15SC concert uke comes with decent quality geared tuners and has a 35mm nut width.

For a video demo of the Uma UK-15SC concert ukulele, click additional info below.

Although it comes with a bag, other common accessories like strap buttons and low G fitting can be found at the bottom of the page if you scroll down.