The ukulele is, by far, my favourite instrument. Small, light, portable YET with a cheerful quality to its sound that never fails to brighten up my day. This is also very easy to learn and play- far easier, I find, than a guitar- but then a uke only has 4 strings as opposed to 6.

About my Mahalo Ukulele:

On a detour to the music shop, the Mahalo Ukulele starter kit caught my eye (as I had been searching for a reasonably priced ukulele for a while) and after a little consideration, I decided to buy it in the tropical fruits design. I decided to buy the set because it would save me the trouble of buying my own pick and gear. In the starter kit, there was

- A ukulele (of course) in my chosen fruits design
- A pick
- A tutorial DVD (however even without buying the full kit I am sure this can be found on YouTube)
- A flimsy gig bag that is a little hard to get ukulele inside
- Pitch pipes (but I prefer to use the piano or my tuner)

All in all, a lovely ukulele set with good (though slightly quiet) sound quality. The paint has peeled a little bit off the wood, which is important only if you are looking for aesthetic appeal. Of course, the quality (of both the sound and design) is inferior to the ukuleles you have to pay hundreds of pounds for, but for its price, I am very pleased.