Customer Reviews

Samick UK-50 Tenor Concert-size Ukulele

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This ukulele is nicely built and finished. It is easier for me to play than our little soprano ukuleles. But it seems to pretty much fit into the "concert" size, according to everything I've read. It is just a little over 23 inches in length, 8 inches wide and 2 5/8 inches deep. It has a 15 inch scale length, like the typical concert ukulele, and 16 frets. Higher-priced instruments described on Amazon and elsewhere as tenor ukuleles have lengths of 26 or 27 inches, with up to 19 frets. Unlike some of the cheaper ukuleles, this one does not come with a gig bag, and I intend to look for a bag or case to fit a concert rather than a tenor ukulele.

The intonation on this ukulele is good all the way up the fretboard, which is a big plus. The sound quality is nice. It sounds more like a guitar than the little soprano ukes do. The appearance is not traditional. The head has an unusual shape and a very thick, shiny urethane coat in front which contrasts with the very un-shiny satin body featuring a distinctive wood grain. It is an interesting look.

The UK 50 is the size of a concert ukulele. I like them so much I own two. Has a great neck for playability and sound nice. It also projects it sound well. I love the look of its headstock and it has sealed geared tuners - many ukuleles come with friction pegs which I don't like. It stays in tune well - and I've own ones that don't. An amazingly good first ukulele. And at a very nice price.

This is not a Tenor uke as stated it is a concert size which between soprano and tenor. It is a very good uke for the price and great for beginners, with a string change of course. But if you're looking for a tenor look elsewhere.

I own this particular make and model of ukulele (UK-50) and I'm very pleased with it.
I bought it before doing any research on the different sizes and manufacturers, so I guess I lucked out in getting a good one. I bought it from a local music store (and not on Amazon) about 4 years ago.
Based on the general info I could gather on the internet, the one I have seemed to fit a "concert" ukulele in size.
After checking on the mfgr's website, they list this model as a "concert" ukulele, so the description here on Amazon is incorrect.

Don't let the misleading info turn you away though. If you're looking for a tenor uke this isn't going to be the right size, but if you want a concert-sized uke this will work perfectly and it sounds great.

I like the extra length (only about 3 inches) in the concert-sized versus the Soprano-sized ukulele. I'm a pretty average-sized person so it fits my arms better and is easier to hold without having to "scrunch" my elbows in to play it and keep it held next to me.

You'll pay a little more for this ukulele, but you get good sound from it and it's very well made.
You will probably want to replace the strings on it though when you get it. The ones it comes with are alright, but aren't the best quality. I replaced mine with D'Addario concert ukulele strings.