Verified Purchase I bought this for my nephew, having had a Uke of my own for a while now. (I bought an Ashton Uke, for �54.00 plus padded gigbag and it is absolutely awesome). This one however is not as good by a stretch. There have been comments on the strings, The fact is -and anyone who has played a decent Uke can tell you, that you have to have 'Aquila' strings for a sound that is worth listening to. The nylon strings on cheaper Ukuleles produce vibration and a dull sound. 'Aquila' strings give a bright and crisp sound and you can tell one chord from another.Granted you can buy any Uke and buy some 'Aquila' to put on for 6 quid, but a cheap Uke will frusrate you because they often have lousy build quality. That being said, any NEW Ukulele will need tuning every time you get it out for a while (-until the strings settle after being fully wound).Lastly, the action on this particular fingerboard is okay really, but the face of the Uke had poor craftmanship -with one edge being 'rippled' for about an inch, then laqcuered over and the tuning keys are cheap looking in comparison to my Ashton. At �34.99 its okay, but I would have sent it back at full price (�59.99). If you think you want to spend once and have a really, really good Uke do yourself a HUGE favour and get an Ashton. There is no comparison, at �50-60 they are superb for the money and you will enjoy playing it forever.