Mahalo Ukuleles MR1YW Rainbow Series Soprano Ukulele

I love it!!! This ukulele is a bargain. It's Mahalo, so it's wonderfully constructed, and the colors of the Rainbow Series are so vibrant and beautiful! My ukulele was packaged very securely, too.The reviews about these ukuleles being *waaay* out of tune make me giggle. Of course they are! No guitar-like instrument ever comes tuned right out of the box. Be happy it was pre-strung!Having said that, yes. It is very out of tune out of the box. However, it hasn't taken too long for the detuning to be less often and dramatic for my ukulele. I received it last night, and tonight it's already holding its tuning more consistently. I know it'll be even better as the days go on. You just have to keep tuning and playing, and eventually the nylgut strings will stretch and will start to hold their tuning.All in all, this is a great ukulele, and I highly recommend it for first-time or long-time players!

I bought this ukulele for my daughter because she has been begging for one for months and she finally saved up some money. I figured I would purchase one that was not too expensive because it is her first one and who knows how long she will use it. Well, that was two months ago and she plays it almost everyday! Even with that much use, it still looks great and is holding up without any issues. Initially it needed to be tuned frequently. Not it keeps its tune longer.It is shiny and looks beautiful. We got the black one and we are not disappointed. It came with a carry bag wth a short strap. The bag does not provide much protection and is thin. It is nice to store the ukulele in and keep off the dust. The instrument was easy to tune and has a good sound. My other daughter has a much more expensive one and this one compares equally. A nice place to start!

The paint job is very nice. It sounds good for a soprano uke. I have bought 2 of these in different colors, blue and green. Had to return the green one because the strings were too high above the frets, compared to the other uke. So it sounded slightly out of tune when playing certain chords, even though it was perfectly in tune when playing open strings. The bridges were exactly the same. The difference was that the saddle wasn't cut deep enough for the bridge on that 2nd uke, raising the strings. Rather than fix it myself by cutting the slot deeper or filing down the bridge, I submitted a return request and got the replacement in 2 days! So great customer service!It's a soprano uke, and perfect for beginners and people with small enough fingers. I fell in love with it while getting it in tune for my daughters (be ready to tune for days before it starts to hold a tune, at first every few seconds... but that is normal), and had to get one for myself. I opted for a concert-size uke because it is a little bit bigger and the frets are slightly further apart, allowing my bigger fingers to play chords I found hard on the soprano, like a simple G7.The quality is good, and the price is great. This isn't a toy instrument like you'll find in Walmart or Target. It is perfect to learn on and sounds reasonably good. But once the person is ready to move up, get a concert-sized uke. It sounds richer and deeper (and louder) due to the slightly larger size, and not that much more expensive, although it may not come in the range of colors you can get with this one. But as a starter (esp for someone you're not sure will stick with the instrument), I highly recommend it due to the low price and good quality. And the uke is so much fun to play!No discount was received for this review. Paid full price.

I was very surprised when u received this ukulele. The carrying case it came with isn't one for protecting it but is useful. The ukulele itself has a nice finish to it, doesn't look like a toy. The strings are Aquila Super Nyglut and they are amazing as have a good feel/sound , I wasn't disappointed. For such a cheap price , this ukulele is amazing for those starting out or practicing. It's not super high quality sound and finish , but it still looks good and sounds really well. Recommend to anyone! Great ukulele

This is exactly what I wanted. It's a great little instrument to get me started with the uke. After about a week of playing, I have to tune all the [factory-supplied] strings, with the exception of the C string, before I play it, but it stays in tune well enough during a practice session. I don't notice any manufacturing defects - it all looks pretty good. I'm really enjoying learning on this instrument. I may upgrade to something nicer and possibly a bit bigger (concert-size uke) at some point, but I anticipate having a lot of fun with this one. I highly recommend this ukulele for kids or beginners who want to learn more about ukulele before plunking down a bigger wad of cash or for someone that wants an easy instrument to travel around with. Just wish I'd bought it sooner.