Uke Outlet

Ukulele Outlet offers discounted, used, and slightly flawed instruments for the frugal ukester. We also sell New Kala Ukuleles at the best price possible, always bundled with lots of freebies! New instruments added regularly! If you are interested in purchasing any of our ukes that don’t have a “buy” button, email playuke@playuke.net for details. We take all major credit cards, PayPal, personal checks.

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MOVE OVER FLUKE!

Read the Kala Travel Tenor vs. Fluke review here.

SUPER BUNDLE!

$159.95, includes free custom bag, free chromatic tuner, free Tutor Gizmo (see below), and free shipping (U.S.)!!!

Every uke collection should have one. At $159.95 delivered, if you love the ukulele, you can’t afford to not take pleasure in the charm of this super cool instrument from PlayUke.net and Kala. More value… price includes free shipping, a free, custom padded, embroidered gig bag, a free $25 tuner, and a free PlayUke Tutor Gizmo! All for only $159.95!

Beautiful NEW Flame Maple Longneck Soprano – $189 Super Bundle

If you like the soprano sound but want a little more playing room, this is your uke. This Kala longneck soprano is a gorgeous instrument. Beautiful wood, nice inlay, easy playing, solid spruce top, fitted with Aquila strings, comes with our Super Bundle of free gig bag, free chromatic tuner, free Chord Tutor Gizmo, and free shipping to continental U.S., $18.95 additional for Canada. Check out the photos!

NEW Hawaiian Koa Tenor – $269.95 Super Bundle

From Kala’s Hawaiian Koa Series, this is a satin finish koa model. Crafted with hand-selected Hawaiian Koa harvested on the Big Island of Hawaii. Fitted with maple binding on the top and back. A truly magnificent instrument at this price. Beautiful koa wood, easy playing, fitted with Aquila strings, comes with our Super Bundle of free hard case, free chromatic tuner, free Chord Tutor Gizmo, and free shipping to continental U.S. and Canada. Check out the photos!

NEW Spruce Top Tenor – $189 Super Bundle

Fitted with a solid sitka spruce top and mahogany back and sides, this uke projects a rich warm sound. Traditional white/black binding accent the high gloss finish. Easy playing, fitted with Aquila strings, comes with our Super Bundle of free hard case, free chromatic tuner, free Chord Tutor Gizmo, and free shipping to continental U.S. Canadian shipping $18.95.

Used Fluke Tenor Great Shape – SOLD

Sure, after raving about the Travel Tenor above, now we offer a Fluke! Make no mistake, we’re not saying the Fluke is not a great instrument too. It is still perhaps the most popular ukes on earth, and for good reason… Especially when you can get one here for only $199. In fact, if this retailed for $199 we’d probably keep it rated a notch above the Travel Tenor, but this model retails for $295 (The retail base price for the Fluke is $190 + $20 tenor upgrade + $75 rosewood fretboard and Aquilas upgrade + shipping). It’s in great shape, I pick it up and play it quite a bit here. It has a slight scrape on the plastic corner, looks like when someone was standing it up they scuffed the corner on a rough surface.

Like all Flukes we have ever heard, this baby is loud, bright, and has great action. The rosewood fretboard and Aquila strings are a giant improvement over the polycarbonate fretboard models. (I actually hate those plastic neck buggers, my fingers get sore playing them, but the rosewood upgrade is silky smooth and a pleasure to play).

This is the “Natural” model, blond Australian Pine top. Even used though, these puppies do hold their price. You’ll be hard pressed to find one for under $250. Here’s my honest, personal opinion on Flukes (your opinion may vary and I won’t argue).

Positives: If you like Ovation and Applause Guitars, chances are you’ll like Flukes. It has a polycarbonate back that makes the sound booom. It’s a very solid, sell built, great playing instrument with volume to let you stand out in any uke crowd. And it has a flat end that lets it stand up without a stand.

Negatives: Depending on your playing position, the flat end of the body can be uncomfortable. It is for me. I want some more surface under my forearm, but I don’t hold the uke “correctly” when I play. For others, it’s no big deal. I suggest you find one in a store and strum it, see what you think. And, like an Ovation guitar the sound is not as warm as an all wood instrument, instead it is bright. Great for hearing yourself in a group. Of course, a truly great sounding wood uke can cost many times more.

So I leave it to you to research and decide. Flukes are definitely worth a try. Some people absolutely love them and they have every right to. Mr. Beloff and company have developed a truly fine instrument at a reasonable price, and they’re made in the USA! Here’s the homepage for the Flukes.

The Official Ukulele Chord Theory Tutor Gizmo!

If you’re relatively new to the uke and would like to learn to play chords more intuitively when alone or with others, this is the best $6.95 you’ll ever spend. If you are comfortable with common chords and want to advance to chord-wizardry, this is the tool for you, too! The Official Ukulele Chord Theory Tutor Gizmo™ from PlayUke.net is kind of like a slide rule for the uke! You can use it to take a quick, self-guided lesson anytime you wish. It fits in your case, requires no computer, and costs about the same as a burger (but doesn’t make your case smell like onions!). Click here for more.

The following items are all sold but are left here to give you an idea of what we move through Uke Outlet. More on the way! We buy used ukes! Trade-Ins Considered! What do you have? email us…

Kala F Hole Jazz Tenor

2000 KoAloha Concert

Lehua Tenor

Waverly Street Concert

Bugs Gear Concert Eleuke

Solid rosewood tenor

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