TOM 26" Solid Top Mahogany Tenor Ukulele – Beginner Kit Includes Quick Locking Strap for Kid & Adult, Professional Ukelele with Deep Tone & D’Addario Strings (AM3-T)

The Tom Am3-T has a solid mahogany top and laminate mahogany back and sides. Laminate means that it’s a sort of thin plywood, with several layers of wood sandwiched together. Laminate is more resilient than solid wood, generally, creating a tougher, more stable instrument. The top is responsible for 90 percent of a ukulele’s tone character, and solid wood, properly done, is the premium standard. The sides and back can color the sound and affect projection, and what is to be hoped for is that laminate sides and back don’t color it with a scratchy, “boxy” sound. Good laminate usually sounds fine, sometimes very good, as is the case with this Tom instrument. The solid wood top is thin, under 2mm; it produces a rich, warm, rounded sound, the kind typical of a traditional ukulele. Low tones are mellow and resonate, high tones are clear and bell-like. Mine came with a good setup – that is, the strings were neither to low --which can create an unpleasant buzzing sound -- or too high, which can render the instrument more difficult to play and make it play out of tune. Mine was neither – it plays great. If you are a beginner, it is much easier and less frustrating to learn on an instrument that plays well. If you are experienced, you appreciate the “action” and intonation. I think it looks really nice -- spare, classic, traditional. It’s a satin finish and nicely done. Mine has a maple rosette around the sound hole, which plays into my tastes, but you can get the AM5-T, which is the same instrument but with abalone. It has side dots on the fretboard. It has two strap buttons and comes with a cool snap-on strap if you prefer to play with one – many players do, especially when standing up. The tuners aren’t awesome, but they work just fine. Premium tuners would probably have bumped this $74 dollar instrument to well above $100. Check out my attached video. It’s recorded with a phone, nothing fancy, but you can still hear it sounds great. On my Instagram or Facebook (@Gregkeyes1) you can hear me playing longer pieces on it. It comes with a very nice padded gig bag, the strap I mentioned, a microfiber cloth for cleaning it, a capo, a few picks, an extra set of strings and a beginner’s guide to playing. If I were a beginner, I would also love to see a tuner included. That would be pretty helpful if I didn’t already have one. You can use a phone app, though, or buy a tuner yourself. This ukulele is a good value. It’s inexpensive, but not cheap.

I had written a negative review about my Tom Ukulele. I was blown away when I was contacted buy them, they were wondering why gave them a bad report. I explained my thoughts. I figured that was the end of it. Then I received another email offering to do what ever they could do to fix my problem. WOW, that was amazing that they cared enough about me to fix everything. I have never been treated that good. If you are looking for a very good quality ukulele I would say get the TOM Ukulele. You cannot go wrong.

I'm thrilled with my Ukelele and all the accessories were a lovely surprise.

Good value for the price. Nice appearance. Would make a nice gift as the case and added items give the user most of what they need to get started. Would be even better if it shipped with an optional low G string and better instructions on how to re-string the instrument. Sounds nice for the price.

Definitely a beautiful instrument. The sound quality is excellent and tuning is not a problem. I love the fact that it comes with a "goodie pack" of useful things for the ukulele. It's a wonderful instrument.

This tenor uke is perfect for people with larger hands. It’s got more space between strings than my concert uke. It took a while to stretch the stings, but now it rarely falls out of tune. For the price you can’t beat this deal.

Great color and projection of sound. The mahagonay gives it a rich tone and traditional look.

Beautiful solid mahogany body and bone nut/saddle produce a rich, resonant sound with extended sustain, perfect for professional players and live performances. Wonderful deep tone, Fretboard design offers wider fret spacing for complex fingerpicking and chord variations, ideal for beginners, professionals and musicians with larger hands, comes with solid quick locking strap, a heavy-duty gig bag, capo, picks, and spare carbon fiber ukulele strings. Chrome closed-gear tuners and high-density construction ensure tuning stability and durability, even during rigorous play by beginners professionals. Ease of use, and feels like great quality and is comfortable to hold