Hinkler The Electric Strum Box Ukulele Complete Kit - Ukulele/Book/CD

Out of the box, this was a mess. The bridge was high and sagged and buzzed almost immediately, and the nut was way too high. No way to fret the top two frets without a LOT of pressure. I took it a a repair shop where they replaced the bridge and trimmed the nut, and now it's a sweet little instrument. However... The body is cheap cardboard, and the paper is coming off almost immediately. It has a low amount of volume, and while it does have a pickup, it sounds horrible when hooked up to an amp. I need a DI box to correct it. On the demo video it sounds amazing, but if you look they say they used a microphone. So THEY won't even use the pickup. I'm glad I have it, it works well for my routine as a folk musician (and looks very nice), but it took a lot of work to make it playable, and it'll take more to make it loud.

Bought this based on: Price Looks. The cigar box is cardboard - don't expect durability here. The electronics are cheap - don't expect great sound. The strings (I am assuming it is just the strings, as the neck is a solid piece of wood from the tuners to the bottom, and the tuners are 'ok' - open tuners) are not staying in tune. What you can expect is a lot of fun. I've been doing ukes for a few years, so this is fun. Just keep tuning... If you are a beginner, please look at something better.