The Uma UK-20SCP BK is a concert scale, pineapple body ukulele, with a solid mahogany top, back and sides. This African Mahogany has been given a translucent black stain, allowing some wood grain to show through and giving an overall dark brown appearance under the gloss finish.

So, quite apart from anything else, an all solid concert ukulele at a very good price. Then, factor in how neatly it is made, and the very pretty tone, and it’s already looking a good buy for the ‘pineapple curious’ out there! With solid mahogany, you’d expect some warmth, and the larger body gives an extra does of that richness here. But the UK-20SCP is not muddy at all, and in fact, the light-gauge fluorocarbon strings add plenty of sweet trebles to the mix, which are clear when picked and chime pleasantly like a bell, when strummed.

The decoration isn’t overdone, with a nice-looking slotted headstock and a pop of colour from the soundhole decoration, with the abalone standing out nicely against the Uma UK-20SCP’s dark body.

One reason I like Uma ukuleles is how well they cope with set up work. The action will go nice and low - particularly at the nut, helping those chords down at the nut-end (a 35mm nut, while I remember). I can’t guarantee this will make you play a perfect Bb everything with one of these, but you’ll give giving yourself every chance!

This one has a gig bag, but for other common accessories (straps, strap buttons and the like) scroll down to the bottom of the page. And, if you want to hear it on a video demo, click addition info where there’s a comparison of this model with the regular-shape equivalent.