LAVA U Carbon Fiber Ukulele with Effects Concert Travel Ukulele with Case Pick and Charging Cable (FreeBoost, Sparkle Blue, 23-inch)

A very nice ukulele. It feels premium and has excellent features with a long lasting battery. The strings are a real highlight. They are some of the best strings I’ve played on in a long while. They hold tune for a long time and coupled with the manufacturing (very smooth fretboard with a slight radius and great feeling tuners) they just feel great and are very bright. The effects module is very responsive and produces great sound. The body resonates very well and does a great job projecting despite the small sound hole. This thing feels great and has a great thickness profile. But now for what I don’t like: the price. It’s a great ukulele but at the price it feels more like a fashion accessory or a show piece... even though the case is awesome. I would like the delay/chorus switch to be added on the exterior of the body. Having to reach inside kinda takes away from the possible blends you can make and reduces some of the ease of playing. In addition, the action is great up until the 10th fret where it grows very thin almost tin-like. I think it would benefit from interchangeable bridges and nuts. While not a perfect solution- I think it would be a good stopgap until something like a truss rod would be possible. Maybe a slight angle to the headstock could even out the action across the board if used in conjunction with different bridges and nuts. (A staggered bridge would be amazing as well). Lastly, at the price range for the what you get- I feel another $100 is absurd for a strap and charging cable. We’re getting into Apple territory with the “high end accessories”. All aside it looks great, and plays pretty well. It even sounds great when fed through pedal effects. If this is your first or second uke- pass on it until some upgrades are made. If you want a fun little uke to play with your friends, are able to splurge a little, and have some experience then it is an excellent piece to add to your collection and a great conversation starter.

Lava U has warehouse space at Amazon. So Amazon filled the first order. My first Ukulele didn't work the way it was supposed to. So this lovely company stayed in touch with me the whole time and was willing to do everything to make the sale right. After discussing between Lava U and Amazon, it was decided that a new instrument needed to be sent to me. So that's what they did. This Tenor Lava U is perfect. Everything works well on it and it's fun to play. As soon as I can I'm going to order the special Ukulele strap for it and the electric pickup. They have a kit that includes 3 specialized picks to assist with different play forms and sounds. But I don't use picks when I play. I have a lot to learn so maybe at some point I will do that. It's a nice kit. If you want the set, I'd encourage you to get it. This is a lovely instrument and this company is wonderful to do business with. I'm thinking about ordering the guitar from them whenever I can. More playing reviews need to be featured on the Ukulele because everyone I watched just sat and talked about it mostly. People need to see how well this Ukulele really works. So I hope that a professional will make some youtubes on this beautiful instrument. It has a very nice sound to it compared to my Makala Concert C, which was my very first Ukulele. Most professional wood Ukuleles that cost more, in the local music stores in my area, don't usually have the beautiful sound that my Makala has. The Makala was purchased from a professional performer, collector, teacher, and music business owner from Hawaii eleven years ago. So this Lava U Tenor Ukulele has a beautiful comparable tone. I'm very, very pleased with this instrument and it's well worth the price. This Tenor Ukulele has electronic features that you can use in performances. You can connect it to an amplifier or not as you choose. Whatever your playing capabilities or style, you can definitely show them off with this Ukulele. Thank you very much Lava U. :)

This is the Apple of electro ukuleles. - The build quality is top notch. - The built-in effects sound great, either acoustic or plugged into an amp. - The strings were decent, but I changed them to Uke Logic hard tension clear. - The sound is good, not great, and not as loud as a solid wood ukulele, or a solid top, laminate back/side. I highly recommend this ukulele, however the price is kind of high. I still have to say that it is worth the price, given the materials, design, and craftsmanship. This will make an outstanding travel ukulele.

The sound quality is amazing but I have many (minor) issues: My 'A' string sounded awful although 2 tuners said it was in tune (I had to change the strings). I always use a strap. You cannot connect a strap without drilling a hole in the carbon fiber body which I don't want to do. The custom strap for the Lava U is currently unavailable. This is not good and a major disappointment. For an almost indestructible ukulele I don't know why you need an indestructible case (however, it does look nice). The case comes with a compartment for storage yet the instructions, pick, and USB cable were discovered in the throwaway Styrofoam protection. Why? I almost thru then out. A pick comes with the ukulele. Who uses a pick with a ukulele? The on board effects are nice but, frankly, I don't hear any increase in volume when adjusting the volume dial. The knobs for the effects are terrible (but look nice). They are hard to turn as they are smooth and slippery with no alignment indicator. Attached to the strings was a card with a QR Code. I assumed this would take me to the Lava website to download instructions or buy a strap. Nope. It takes you to the app store to download "WhatsApp". Now that was really annoying.

ウクレレ本体は良かったと思います。 付属のケースはやっぱりと言いますか、せめて肩から下げられるようにはしてほしいです。

Very nice product, but costly, and I returned because of no availability of strap (again costly)

ビブラートもコーラスもたいしたことなかった。これが欲しくて買ったが期待外れ。頑丈だけが取り柄のウクレレもどきの楽器だった。