Comments on: Mahalo Ukulele

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:37:29 +0000

Just go the starburst Mahalo uke, was very nervous after reading reviews, but so far so good. My students like the sound better than my Washburn. I guess a uke is like a golf club, it’s the quality of the user and not the price that matters.

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By: Stubottle

Stubottle — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:27:57 +0000

I got a nice soprano uke for christmas. Mahogany and Aquila strings, in a hard flight case. Then I thought, I’ll get a cheapo to carry on the motorbike when I go camping, so I don’t spoil it. The black Mahalo fitted the bill, as I was working on “Bat out of Hell”, and I could customize it with a few stickers. Problem now is, my chrissy present is neglected, ‘cos the Mahalo’s so good!

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By: Nicolás

Nicolás — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:22:43 +0000

Well, when i decided to start playing the ukulele, I decided to bought a cheap one, so I came to the store and buy a stagg ukulele, it sounds great and i stet enjoying it inmediatly, then someday I was passin in front os a music store and there it was, the mahalo u30rd witha very cheap price, so I decided to buy it, when i quit the box the first thing that i notced was that it wasn´t like my old ukulele, the sound wasn´t better and at firt time i have problems when I tune it… By the way,with the past of the time I fix the tune problem and Now I enjoy a lot playing my Mahalo red so I recomend it!!

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By: Gage

Gage — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 00:24:37 +0000

I recently came across a julia nunes song on youtube (weezer keep fishin) and after hearing her i was hooked. i have been playing harmonica and piano since i was young and have had trouble with guitars in the past but i figured i would take up the challenge anyway and have a go. I purchased the mahalo 320s for around $40 on amazon (originally $70) and i can’t believe how amazing it sounds!! it has geared tuners and a solid mahogany body, no buzzing, doesn’t need tuning..although i bought aquila strings for it i couldn’t be happier!

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By: Claire

Claire — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:28:50 +0000

Great for a beginner. You may want to buy new strings with your purchase though because the ones it comes with aren’t the best. It was the first ukulele I bought and great for just learning at a very affordable price (I bought the black soprano for only 20 dollars on Amazon). The soprano is a great size, I can even fit it in my backpack. However, they do go out of tune pretty quickly so I would advise buying a ukulele tuner on your iPod.

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By: Eva Ruth

Eva Ruth — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:23:35 +0000

Mahalo U320C/G is my first ukulele and maybe my last. I love it and it works well. Even though the price is cheap, it is very affordable! It’s not like those fake cheapo brand. It has an affordable price and the sound is cool and awesome. I love it and will stay loyal with it. Mahalo <3

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By: Maddy

Maddy — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 08:29:55 +0000

My name is Maddy and on the twelfth of March 2011, I purchased my first ukulele, Luka.
People!
Despite being a ‘cheap soprano by Mahalo’ as he’s been described, there is not much difference in the playing and sound quality compared to more expensive ukes. I’ve spoken to ukulele masters and they’ve agreed with me.
The fact is Mahalo is offering a good quality ukulele for an affordable price, and some more pricey companies are unset by this.
The strings are brand new when you first buy them so of course they’ll take a while to stretch! I tweak my ukulele before gigs every Saturday, but every since July-ish, he’s never been out of tune.
My model (i think it’s the U30) is made solely from Maple, which is one of the best wood’s for ukes, apart from traditional koa.
Luka travels everywhere with me, and I’ve gotten quite attached to my little Purple uke. I learnt everything I know on him and wrote my best songs on him too. When his original strings break I plan to replace them with black nylon.
Mahalos have made good ukes in my experience and I’d buy another. I reiterate, talk to a uke pro, they’ll probably tell you the same thing as me. I’ve got a musical ear and I can tell what is good and what is not.
Don’t put down the little Mahalos guys, just because it’s cheap doesn’t mean it sounds it.

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By: Claire

Claire — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 04:13:49 +0000

I recently bought a Mahalo uke (the sparkly kind, U2K). I bought it as a gift for a child, but I chose the ukelele because I know plenty of hitchhiking or trainhopping friends who love their Mahalos.

I feel like there’s a general misunderstanding of nylon strings – they take forever to keep tune, even on classical guitars. They stretch, and need time to stretch. So, my advice would be to take a few weeks, play every day, and tune every time it goes out of tune until the strings are properly stretched out.

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By: Danyell

Danyell — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:27:31 +0000

It sucks. The strings don’t stay in tune for more than two strums. The plastic-y rubbery strings have a poor quality sound. I was looking for something like a NeverShoutNever sound, but no luck there. It definatley wasn’t worth 35 dollars. Heck no. I wouldn’t reccomend it.

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By: Nancy Bowker

Nancy Bowker — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:26:55 +0000

I bought a tenor uke which I gave as a gift and it will not stay in tune. I took it to a local music store where they tried to help me tighten it and finally said it needed ‘geared tuning pegs’ or something like that. Anyway, that will cost more than the instrument is worth. What are my options? Can I trade ‘up’ or can you fix it more reasonably? It’s useless as it is. Thanks,
Nancy Bowker, Lafayette In.

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