Blackbird

Blackbird guitars are a San Francisco company who make their instruments from carbon fiber (and a bit of kevlar if your uke playing is so bad getting shot is a serious danger). That means they're waterproof, tough and loud. They have one ukulele, a tenor. But the technology doesn't come cheap. Their website lists it at $1,180.

On Video

Jake Shimabukuro tests out the Blackbird tenor ukulele.