Ukulele Source — Local services in San Jose

Wish there was an option for 6 stars lol.

This is a really, really, 'akamai ukulele place! Tons of ukes from beginner specials to $1000+ beauties. Very patient, all the display ukes are in tune, and they were very nice as I tried lots of different ukes, often going back to the same ones again. Ultimately I picked out an inexpensive beginner uke, to get started out with.

Other stores will have "some" ukes, but this store has so many, and such a large selection of books and learning aids, I'm not sure it has any equal outside of Hawai'i.

In case you're tempted to go to a certain guitar-themed center, I can't speak for all ukes there but the one I got was the same price as the big mail-order retailers (I'd already decided I didn't mind paying a little extra but that was a nice surprise). Git Center may or may not take care of you but these folks will.

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The staff are super friendly and the customers are too!!! They gave me info on groups of fellow practicioners that meet in different cities.

Anyway, after practicing on a starter Uke for 2 months, I was ready for a upgrade! Perfect timing because they're having holiday sales.

I already knew that I wanted a Tenor. I just had to choose between the 3 different types of wood and finish. So I didn't spend much time shopping. I probably spent more time talking with the customers and Janet.

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This place was awesome they had everything from an arrangement of ukeleles hanging on the wall and above your head to tuners and more, and they have the cutest white dog who sees extremely well trained just really curious. The owner was this lovely lady she was so kind and wouldn't hesitate to help or even leave the store to grab the ukulele I wanted from her car. Is completely recommend going it's awesome and the...