Official Kala Learn to Play Ukulele Soprano Starter Kit, Satin Mahogany – Includes online lessons, tuner app, and booklet (KALA-LTP-S)

This was my first ukulele, which I picked up in the beginning of quarantine and have been practicing every day since! This was a great, beautiful, well-made ukulele to start out with, especially since I went in with no knowledge of what made a ukulele "good". It's got a light, bright sound and after the first week or so, keeps its tuning very nicely. The size was great to learn on, but soon I'm hoping to upgrade to a concert or tenor.The reason this is knocked down one star is, I ordered the starter kit but it didn't come with the beginner's guide booklet as advertised. Not a big deal, since the internet exists, but a bit annoying.Also - I had wanted to learn ukulele for something like 2 years before I finally bit the bullet and bought one, and I'm so glad I did! If you're in the same boat, if this is something you're considering but you're unsure if it's something you'd like or actually commit to--I think you should do it! I'm so so happy with my uke and with the great new hobby I picked up.

I bought this ukulele as a Christmas gift for my sister, a first time player, and wow, I couldn't be happier with the quality! I own a Luna ukulele, and as a gift, a Luna uke was a bit out of my price range. I loved the look of this ukulele when I saw it on Amazon, and had heard of the brand Kala before, so I decided to buy it. Not only did my sister fall in love with the look of this cute ukulele, but she also loved all of the things it came with. She was happy about the tote bag, and thought the song book with chords and the free tuning app were all helpful. We now play together, and I really cannot tell the difference in sound quality between our ukuleles, even though mine was $100 more. I highly recommend this ukulele for a beginning, or even a long time uke player! For the price and quality, I don't think I could have gotten a better deal!

I was interested in starting my 10 yr old daughter on an instrument. Someone I was making small talk with said the Ukulele was an excellent choice for the following reasons:1. inexpensive upfront cost- totally affordable.2. there are only 4 strings on a Ukulele- a good place for little hands to start learning to read & play music.3. the Ukulele is small and perfect if you live in an apartment or small dwelling.4. very low maintenance/upkeep, only tuning. and this item provides a free tuning app!5. listening to your child practice won’t make you want to blow your brains out.6. the Ukulele is totally cool! and you can take it anywhere!Needless to say, my child was hooked right away! It is SO NICE to have her thoroughly enjoy something that doesn’t require a charging cable or WiFi.P.S. The person who recommended to me said to make sure the Ukulele is 1.) made of real wood and 2.) has real strings (not plastic) which this one does!

I gave this four stars so this small review will have positives and negatives. Negatives first.I bought this Ukulele for what it is, a "learn to play" kit. I was surprised by how nice it played, and how sturdy the body, strings, and tuning pegs felt. It didn't feel cheap. Unfortunately, about 7 months after I bought it, the higher G string wouldn't tune, and then the lower G string wouldn't tune. I figured I needed to restring it. So I restring it...and it still won't tune. My friend and I took the strings off many times and strung it just to make sure we didn't have any errors. I heard that strings needed to settle for a bit. I let the Uke sit, and a few weeks went by because I got busy. I went back and tuned it, and no difference. I check the tuning pegs and they're very lose. I tried to screw them back in, but nothing worked. I guess 7 months isn't bad, but I still have my $100 electric starter guitar that I got 10 years ago when I began to play guitar, and that still works.The positives would be, as I stated above, it didn't feel cheap. The sound is beautiful, it tuned easily, and the small ukulele guide it came with really helped. Inside it tells you the standard tuning of a ukulele, gives you a free uke tuning app for your phone, and features a few songs for you to learn as well a basic chord chart.I will rebuy this again considering it lasted 7 months, but I hope this won't be an every 7-month occurrence.Note: This was my first time restringing a guitar. I used to live near a lot of guitar shops, who usually do that stuff for free, so I would take the guitars there. My friend has experience in restringing guitars though. It is likely we messed up, but I don't think tuning pegs are supposed to be this loose, even after screwing them on tighter.