henpod posted:

Ok, I don't know why, but the idea of getting a ukulele popped into my head and won't get out. I don't have a musical bone in my body, and never played a guitar and can barely whistle. However, these look like a fun thing to learn, and I reckon it would be fun to serenade my housemates while they cook.

It all seems a little overwhelming, things such as tuning, string changes and so on, but can't be too tough. There are all kinds of youtube guides out there anyway. Well, the hard part here, is of course choosing one to buy. Wouldn't mind one with a cool design on it, but at this point I don't want to spend too much money on something that I might give up with a few months down the line.

I'm looking to spend £40 maximum, and have pretty much settled on this one here, the Makala MK S Soprano - http://www.dukeofuke.co.uk/shop/makala-mk-s-entry-level-soprano-ukulele/

This looks to be the same one, which has a lot of good ratings on amazon (where its actually more expensive)http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kala-MK-S-M...Soprano+Ukulele

Are they the same? One is title mk-s, and the other is mk-sn

I like the look of the Soprano because it's small and a little bit adorable.

There's a shop in the city I can go to, and I will probably get it from there, and get him to change the strings, since the consensus everywhere is that this makes them sound better, and requires less tuning. That should work out to around £40.

So, yeah. What do you guys think? This seems to be a good entry level uke.

Also, i'm a shallow bastard so hopefully they look nice too.

I won't lie, i'm tempted by a v-shaped one like this : http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahalo-Black-V-Shape-Ukulele/dp/B002ZBP49Y/ref=pd_cp_MI_0