Kay Deluxe Soprano Ukulele with Koa Finish, Nickel Silver Frets, Chrome Machine Heads

Decent beater baritone. I got it for $40, and at that price I'd highly recommend it. However, I see that now (just a few days after my order was delivered) that the price has gone up to $80. Not so sure I'd recommend it over simiarly priced Kalas or other models.Anyway, it's pretty standard fare for a cheap instrument - thin wood (although this has a surprisingly thick "thud" to it when I give it a knock), poor fret work, etc. All the frets crossed the entire fretboard and at least seemed like they'd been marginally cleaned up in the factory. The machined tuners on this thing are actually quite nice though - the sort that I'd expect to see on a slightly more expensive instrument.The worst problem with this (and I assume all other sub-$50 ukes) is dialing in the action and intonation. On mine it looked like they'd just thrown in a blank saddle without even trying to cut it down to size. I spent an hour or so filing it down so that I could get the action down a little lower. For those of you who buy this, take note of any discrepencies in the space between the strings on the first fret vs. the 12th fret, then remove the bridge with a set of pliers (gently) and file it down to accomodate. There's a ton of youtube videos that show you exactly how to do this. Be careful though - better to under-file than to over-file.All in all, it was a good purchase for the price. Compared to the Rogue and other lower-end models, this seems to have a few features that make it worthwhile. However, if you start to consider the time spent setting it up, and especially if you'll need to buy tools to dial it in, then you might be better off going for a slightly more expensive model that'll be set up out of the box.

I ordered this uke because I’ve had a red Kay ukulele for years now, the exact same model and all, and it’s been perfectly reliable for about 5 years; I just wanted another one. It arrived in a dented box, one of the strings was already broken, the neck has some spots where it’s uneven and just… wrong. The paint job is faded, there’s a scratch on the front, and the frets have some sort of rusty buildup on them. I am WILDLY upset with how this arrived but it’s too late to return. I wish I could have gotten one in presentable condition so I could give it the 5-star rating it deserves.

Good value

Ordered several Ukuleles and Guitars. Tuned but not played this one yet. Good product fast shipping

The paint job is lightly chunky and crack flaking, i do get a vibrating noise if i play it off to

The ukulele is fine and sounds great, however ive only had it one day and the top string snapped while i wasnt even playing it and another looks ready to snap.

Very nice sound; well worth the money. Good mid-priced baritone uke.

It's cute and sounds nice- I'm still learning but this is a good starter instrument.

Tremendous! This ukulele-shaped object looks almost just like the real thing!! It arrived with strings already installed and ready for the joys of quickly replacing them.They weren't, strickly speaking, installed in the correct order, but that's neither here nor there....Literally, the strings were in a dismal state of decay, producing flakes of string-dandruff all over this instrument's silly paintjob.The neck features wildly sharp fret ends, sticking out on both sides for the full length.You'll love this brand new fixer-upper right out of the box!Thank you, KAY!