Mahalo Kahiko Soprano Ukulele for Beginners, Quality Musical String Instrument with Geared Machine Head & Instrument Case, Small Ukulele for Kids & Adults, E-Book Guide, Butterscotch

This has proved ideal for a beginner. The strings take a while to stretch but now hold tune for a day or two at a time. Construction seems solid and the tuning mechanism, while not the smoothest, is effective. Most importantly the fretboard seems to be flat and the frets smooth and level. The carry bag offers minimal protection but does at least give a handle for transporting and some weather protection. I use a phone app for tuning and you don't really need a pick with a uke and there are myriad uke tutorials online so I only bought the basic instrument and so far am very pleased with it.

A nice beginner uke, importantly fitted with the Aquila strings that make all the difference.To get a tuner, spare strings and picks for only a few quid extra more than buying the uke by itself means this is a great value package.

For the price, this ukulele is absolutely worth it. First off, I cannot recommend ukuleles in general highly enough. It's so easy to get started and have something that sounds pretty good; with just 3 easy chords you can sing dozens of songs (if you can't sing, maybe try a different instrument as you do need the voice part to make it sound good as a beginner). I tried learning guitar several times and it just didn't stick, but ukulele was the one for me.This is a great beginner's item (for £25) to see if you like the instrument enough to get a higher quality one. There are some minor defects (my 2nd fret needs filing, the 3rd is a tad too far down, it doesn't stay in tune long and I think the pegs will loosen up eventually) but it's perfectly playable and sounds just fine for a beginner! Despite the minor issues I'd still rate it 5 stars since you can't expect perfection at this price. Buy this to try it out, then get something better if you like it.If you have kids who like music, I absolutely recommend getting this. Look up a tutorial on strumming and then teach them the first basic chords (C, Am, G) and then there's a range of songs they can play with just that... then go from there! I can almost guarantee it'll keep them entertained longer than any other £25 toy.

Clear sound. Keeps tuning better than many cheap ukes I’ve played.

Great instrument for my 9 year old daughter

Great little starter, but you do have to retune alot while playing.

My nephew has started lessons at school so this has been perfect for practice at home and was great value for money.

My teenage son needed this to practice what he’s learning at school. It’s great!