Kala KA-15S-S Satin Spruce Soprano Ukulele Bundle with Gig Bag, Tuner, Austin Bazaar Instructional DVD, and Polishing Cloth

Total beginner, here. Never touched a ukulele in my life. I was able to figure out the tuner, and get to some lessons on strumming! There are plenty on ytube, but I dig that Kala app is available for teaching, also. I am impressed, and excited to get learning even more! I have yet to watch the dvd.This uke has a beautiful color and sound. I was afraid to strum too hard, and am getting the hang of it in just under an hour.The only thing with the hard case is the two zipper system. Zipping closed clockwise direction, the zipper gets stuck and zipper splits opens a couple inches right at the handle. However, zipping counter clockwise from the neck to body, it is a smooth close, so I will just zip open clockwise (right to left) and zip closed, counter (left to right)!I will update, if necessary, but it all seems to be a fabulous beginner set for me :-)

I gotta admit, I never imagined myself playing a ukulele before. A while back we were doing a campfire on the beach and a friend started playing a ukulele. It sounded pretty good and was much easier to carry around than a full size guitar. After doing a little more research I came upon the Kala ka15s ukulele and placed an order for the bundle.This is NOT your little toy ukulele that those cheap souvenir shops sell. This one feels like a real instrument and not a toy. The look, feel, and finish of this uke is really nice and good quality. Im glad I didnt choose those no-brand ukuleles.Shipping was sooner than expected, so thats nice. As noted by others, the strings take a couple days of playing to break in. All guitars do this, specially with nylon strings. I broke mine in in about 2 days of average playing. Once fully stretched, they hold tune very well. The tuners are pretty good. Ive had better and worse out of guitars so I cant complain there.The bundle I chose came with a polish cloth, instructional CD, tuner, and hard case. I havent used the CD as nowadays you can find almost anything on youtube. Having said that, Im glad there is a pretty big following to these instruments so, you can always find what you need online.Im not sure exactly why it came with the polish cloth. I guess its nice to dust off the instrument with, but since its in a case most of the time, it hardly gets dusty. I ended up using the cloth for my laptop instead. Still a nice gesture, cant complain about that. It would just be nice to skip the cloth and CD and save a few extra bucks.The tuner had me really surprised. I was expecting a really low quality tuner that hardly worked. But after testing it with my snark st-2 and my iphone app, I was really surprised at how accurate it is. It takes the same flat round battery as the snark, and I guess ill find out how long it lasts. You can turn it on and off by pressing the button and holding it for a few seconds. It will also turn off by itself when not in use for a while which is a really nice feature to save the battery. As for the size, I was expecting something really huge and heavy, but its actually almost the same size as the snark. I guess it just seemed larger on the pictures.I strongly suggest you spend the extra $10 and get the hard case instead of the soft bag. It makes a world of difference. Unlike most hard cases, this particular one has a cloth like exterior, but the inside is just like any hard case should be. Its a very soft material and has a storage compartment inside. I can fit a capo, tuner, and the case strap inside with extra room for a few more small things. Of course, it probably wont protect the ukulele if you fall on top of the case, but It can definitely protect it from drops or other objects hitting it.Overall, I strongly recommend this ukulele bundle for anyone wanting to practice playing it or wanting to try it out.

This Soprano Ukulele is great for a beginner. I play guitar and I was able to use this ukulele immediately. There are online videos that are available to help beginners learn the chords and songs to play on the ukulele.

The uke was the first instrument I ever played, back in the 90s. My grandpa had an old soprano uke (presumably from the 40s?), but he never taught me how to play. I never bothered learning properly, just doodled a bit playing lead lines. Then one day, a friend came over and SAT ON IT. He said he didn't see it. I still haven't forgiven him for that.Onto this uke. I've been itching to get one for some time now. My dad's friend plays tenor banjo (4string), which got me itching to play something smaller than my too-big-for-me acoustic guitar. Soprano ukes are too small, even for my small stature. So I upgraded to Concert uke, which is still a little too small for me on the higher frets. I played a baritone uke at a local music venue about a month ago, which really got me wanting one. So as soon as I had the cash, I began researching which brand to get, and ended up with this package deal.The one thing I was disappointed with was there was nothing on what tuning the uke is supposed to have. It wasn't in tune when I got it, and had no paper on how to tune it, or what chords there are. (I ended up getting a uke book at my library) This uke is decent for a starter. The intonation needs work. The action's a little too high (due to the saddle being too tall), and the Aquila strings are decent. So far so good for a starter Chinese uke. Love the tuner, works well on my acoustic too, and small enough to fit my capo on the headstock as well!And I see that it went up to 89.99 now. Good thing I got it when it was 79.99! Edit 29 June: I see it went up ANOTHER 10 bucks. For that price, you might be better off with another (better?) concert uke. Shop wisely, folks.And for those that don't know, here's the tuning: G (octave up) C E A. Until you get strings with a round-wound G string, keep the G tuned high. It won't stay in tune if it's tuned below the C.

I've been on the hunt for an instrument that u would like and feel comfortable with. The ukulele I got is great along with the bundle accessories I got with it. At a great price even. I can't wait to play me and my fiances song for a surprise.

I bought it more than year ago and I am still happy with my purchase. It keeps tune rather long time. Looks really nice.

La verdad al principio tenia mis dudas pero acaba de llegar y es tal como te lo muestra, estoy fascinado :)

This ukulele is beautifully made, and makes good sounds.The tuner works fine, and also comes with a battery. What a nice touch!

This Uke sounds great. All the extras- tuner, carry bag, DVD, were nice too. My only worry is if I need to replace a string- it would probably need to be done at my local guitar shop since there's no pegs.

I am in complete love with this Uke! The ease of playing is amazing, it's an overall great quality instrument. The colour and lack of binding make it stunning as well. Good job Kala!I received it on time with 2 day shipping through Amazon, but it wasn't packaged very well at all. I would have liked to see it handled with a little more care.