Lohanu's Cutaway Electric

I am not an expert on Ukulele's, but I do own three of them. Each one has its unique value in terms of sound, presentation, and utility to a song. I bought this one because I wanted a cutaway as I am teaching myself primarily fingerstyle techniques. As such, I love classical which can be challenging at times do to the use of scales which range across several octaves and therefore a broad range from lower notes to high ones. The cutaway helps me to manage these scales easier.The Ukulele is a well-made, uses good wood that produces a great tone no matter where I am on the scale. I have used the company's customer service several times primarily through email and their responses have always been timely, beyond my expectation in terms of results. I wish more company's follow their model for being committed to an excellent customer experience.It can connect to an amplifier, but I am not a public musician anymore but do send a lot of time on composing music. Therefore, it can have a benefit when connecting to my DAW software and hardware for recording. The Ukulele comes with good action where it counts, but if I had my choice, I would prefer a little lower on the frets towards the upper end of the scale.It doesn't affect my ability to play or does it hard to press down on the strings but when you're playing faster scales towards 16th or faster notes like in some traditional Irish and Old English tunes it can make a difference. This was my first purchase of a Ukulele although I have owned guitars for years and so knew what to look for in an instrument.Would I recommend it to another, absolutely without hesitation! The three pillars of sound; wood, quality of construction, and strings are well represented in this instrument. I would rate this of medium depth in terms of the build. It is not a slim, it is certainly not like a dreadnaught guitar, but falls somewhere between. I was looking for one like this as I live in a small home with my wife and son where not everyone wants to hear me practice as I come up to speed on this instrument.Ending this, I will also say once I had the instrument for about a month it stayed in tune and didn't fall off by more than a quarter way down from where it should be if in tune. That's good and speaks well to the strings and nuts used on this instrument.When I get better on the instrument, I will post a couple of tunes so you can hear how it sounds. I hope this helps anyone considering a purchase.

I purchased the tenor cutaway model. Prior to getting it, the only ukulele experience that I had was a soprano Kala Makala that I had been playing for about 4 months. I consider myself an "advanced beginner" player. I can play some scales, several single note songs, several fingerpicking songs, and a few strumming songs but I'm not quite and intermediate player. I was looking for something larger than the Makala so that I could practice longer without getting fatigued. This ukulele solved that issue.I'll start with the bad since the list is short:- Compared to the Makala, the finish is just not as nice. It's not poor but the finish is dull and a little thin. There's some finish residue in the rim of the soundhole where it looked like someone missed a little bit when buffing it after it was sealed. The color is nice and I think if I keep it stored in a dry A/C-controlled house, it'll last a lifetime but it's just not as pristine as it could be. For what I paid, that's okay.- The battery compartment for the tuner is really stiff. A youtube review pointed that out. It came with a battery so I haven't needed to remove the cover. However, when I tried to remove the cover, it felt like I was going to break it. I'll cross that bridge when the battery dies.- Buzzing notes. Other reviews have pointed out that some notes have a buzz to them. There are a few notes where if you don't fret them perfectly, they'll buzz. The same could be said for all notes on all ukes but on certain notes, this ukulele has noticeably less forgiveness for poor fretting.Those are my only complaints. The good:- It sounds like an uke. As a beginner, I'm no critic of tone. However I can confidently say it sounds like a ukulele. I think anyone looking for this price-range ukulele is looking for an instrument that simply sounds like an ukulele and this will satisfy that requirement.- The strings hold their tuning after they get set. It does take about a half dozen to a dozen sessions before the strings settle in but when they do, they sound great. This was my same experience with my Makala, and I think it's typical for all ukuleles.- The strap and strap studs do what they are supposed to. I do a lot of practice while standing and pacing around my house. It's perfect for that.- The built-in tuner works. I have an accurate tuner that I've used on my other instruments for years. When I tuned the uke the first few times, I used both the built-in and my trusty ol' tuner. The built-in tuner was consistent with my old one. I have not used the second tuner that the ukulele comes with. There's no point.- The electric pickup, volume knobs, and equalizer works. I use it with my Roland Micro Cube. With a little reverb, it has a really soulful sound. I didn't think the equalizer would be necessary but for some reason, the sound doesn't come out of the amp with the correct tone. The equalizer corrects that. With the amp, this instrument sounds like something that I'd expect to hear in a live performance at a bar or coffee shop.I think overall it's a great uke for a total beginner looking to pick up a new instrument, as well as an advanced beginner looking to advance their playing to the next level. I've been playing on it nonstop since I got it 2 weeks ago. If I ever wanted to busk or to play in a coffee shop for money, I think this instrument will get the job done just fine.