#Travel ukelele portable#
This ukulele is perfect for beginners, for players that need a portable uke but also for players looking for something a bit different. There is no binding between the body and neck, which is also plastic and so will not bend. The arched back, plastic body allows for great sound projection, but also fantastic durability. The TUS35 has a linden plywood top with wiped colour satin finish. They are made almost entirely from ABS plastic, but with a wooden top.
#Travel ukelele series#
At $379 street, they’re Martin’s most affordable ukes and are available in patterned finishes including koa (pictured below) and bamboo (in natural, green, red, or blue).“The Travel Series is a truly unique range of ukuleles.
hasn’t marketed its X-series ukuleles as travel ukes, but speaking from personal experience, these ukes, which are made from high-pressure laminate bodies and laminated birch necks with sipo fingerboards, make great travel instruments-if you can play comfortably on a soprano.
#Travel ukelele upgrade#
(Add $10 to each for a gold hardware upgrade over the standard nickel.) Available in soprano ($219 street), concert ($241 $362 in spalted maple with cutaway and pickup), tenor ($274 $318 with pickup $384 in spalted maple with cutaway), and baritone ($285).Ī pioneer in the field of nearly indestructible ukuleles, Outdoor offers colorful (and colorless) polycarbonate ukes in Soprano ($105, direct) and Tenor ($155) sizes, and now a Banjolele banjo-ukulele ($245). They feature a solid spruce top on thin, laminated mahogany sides, and an arched laminated mahogany back that make these slender ukes extra portable, yet surprisingly potent. It’s hard to find a type of ukulele that Kala doesn’t make, so it’s no surprise that they have a few travel-friendly ukes, like the popular budget Waterman series, but it’s the company’s thin-bodied Travel series that stands out. The company currently offers two ukes: The Farallon tenor (starting at $1,492, direct) and Clara concert (starting at $1,295) might be the premier ukuleles built to take a beating in some of the world’s harshest environments and still sound-and look-great. San Francisco’s Blackbird makes its ukuleles exclusively with the company’s rugged and responsive Ekoa material-a composite a natural linen fiber and bioresin. Here’s a roundup of a few ukes made for travel (quick links below to each section). Some travel ukes might ask you to trade depth of tone and richness for ruggedness and consistency, but that’s a minor trade-off for the passionate strummer who wants to play some music around a campfire, visit family across the country, or play a favorite song on an isolated beach. Instruments made with engineered materials, such as laminated woods or composites, can help prevent these issues, and also help protect your uke from the bumps that can come with travel. Traveling to places with drastically different climates can make some instruments unplayable or, worse, damaged with cracks or loose glue seams. While any ukulele can be a travel uke, instruments that are built a bit more ruggedly are undeniably preferable. Even a full-size baritone is easy to tote through airport security or stashed in a car, but sometimes a uke built to take the rigors of travel is a primo pal to accompany your trips. They’re easy to carry, rarely cause a fuss, and no one is going to hassle someone with a ukulele (I’m looking at you, TSA). With apologies to the dog-lovers among us, outside of traveling with your personal favorite people, a ukulele might be the best travel buddy. BY GREG OLWELL | FROM THE SUMMER 2019 ISSUE OF UKULELE
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