Comments on: Fender Ukuleles

By: Stando

Stando — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 18:33:22 +0000

Thanks Josh (it’s gone up to over 300 on there now..:()
Paid £237 at DolphinMusic and got it a week ago.
I love it!!
It sounds amazing plugged into an amp I’m surprised how much the sound amplifies compared to a guitar. It’s brilliant.

I’m glad fender decided against the wound C string, that would have ruined it completely!! AA++ for Fender on that 1.

By: Mikey Mike

Mikey Mike — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:46:21 +0000

I just bough the Fender Pa’ina today. its really nice.

Music room are currently doing in at £199.99. I really cant find it cheaper anywhere else!

By: Josh Ward

Josh Ward — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 19:50:06 +0000

@Stando It was on DV247.com, but it’s gone up now. :( I think they used the VAT rise to increase the price even more, or it might have been on sale.

By: Stando

Stando — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:17:16 +0000

Sorry for double commenting, I needed to click notify on any more comments on this page.

By: Stando

Stando — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:16:05 +0000

@Josh Ward where can I find the Fender Pa’ina Ukulele for that price? That’s exactly what I’m looking for!!
Thanks a lot.

Great article by the way!

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 12:11:00 +0000

Dopefish: Thanks very much for the review. Good to know things are getting fixed.

By: Josh Ward

Josh Ward — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 11:03:41 +0000

Thank you for your review Dopefish. I agree with you that it looks nice. Best of the three fenders, I don’t much care for all the fancy borders and patterns on the other two.

I hope I get lucky too, I’m going to try and get a chance to play one of these before I take the plunge.

P.S. UK people… where can I buy a Fander Pa’ina for cheaper than £197 inc. VAT and delivery? That’s looking like the best I can find. If you could help that would be super.

By: Dopefish7590

Dopefish7590 — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 04:10:08 +0000

@Josh Ward: I have the Pa’ina, and it has been probably the best Ukulele I’ve played in a long while… The sound is good, it holds tune well, the pickup works great, and it looks sleek in my opinion. I will admit I had a problem with the ‘A’ string coming undone from the base of the Uke, but I merely had to tie the end of the string in a slightly larger knot to remedy this.

Perhaps I have gotten lucky but it would appear as if Fender has ironed out most of the instrument’s quirks. It still may have a few left, but overall it appears to be a great instrument.

By: Josh Ward

Josh Ward — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 00:01:38 +0000

Does anyone know if Fenders are a safe choice now? I would love one. I was planning on getting a RISA Solid, but thought I would go for a more “proper” Ukulele first before branching out, my only Ukulele is a £20 Maholo. It’s between this and a Kala. I’m looking for a Tenor in the £100-£200 price range.

One other Q, is a pickup important to consider when purchasing a Ukulele?

By: Steve PP

Steve PP — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 00:07:28 +0000

Anybody else seen or have pics of an electric uke with a whammy bar on?