Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele

dropDavid, on Twitter, asked me the following, "hey uke guy 😀 i need professional advice, should i buy the lanikai lu21 concert uke? is it a good buy for the price?"

Well friend, I think you are gonna be psyched.  Let me start out by saying that I have been the proud owner of a CK-TEQ Lanikai Ukulele for about 5 years and I absolutely love it!  I know we aren't talking about me or my ukulele, but look at this pretty thing!

Lanikai CK-TEQ Tenor Curly Koa Acoustic Electric Ukulele
Lanikai CK-TEQ Tenor Curly Koa Acoustic Electric Ukulele

Anyway, I did some research on the Lanikai LU-21 and it looks like a pretty great ukulele for the price.

Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele
Lanikai LU-21 Soprano Ukulele

$49 is a great price for your first ukulele and looking through the reviews, it sounds like a good value.  There were a total of 12 reviews with an average rating of 4.5 stars.  Not too shabby!  Lanikai ukuleles are well made and they sound great.  Like I said, I'm totally in love with mine.  I don't think you'll be disappointed at all.

Another uke you might look at is the Oscar Schmidt OU2 Concert Ukulele.  It's only $7 more and it looks beautiful.  I've never personally played one, but I hear people say that they are quality instruments.