Anyway, it was the cheapest model Flea with the same fretboard and strings as above. In fact the only difference was the color - mine is a sort of yellow. It came with a gigbag which is pretty good.

Can’t add anything to what Julie has said except maybe that if you want to splash out you can get them with a Rosewood Fretboard and Koa top. I can see the point of Rosewood Fretboard, but can’t see why anyone would bother getting one with a Koa top for virtually the same price as you can get an all solid Koa Uke.

Anyway, I was more than pleasantly surprised at the action, sound, and overall quality from this Flea. It is easy to play and once it was tuned in (it came loose) I was a bit shocked to find that the sound is far better than I ever thought it would be. I have heard them on youtube but have never ever seen them in the flesh so to speak. No, they are not as good as a $500 all solid wood model, but they are pretty dam good.

I would recommend them to anyone, and as they are set up to be mass produced, you would be very unlucky to get a bad one. If you wanted to upgrade it a bit you can put a better quality strings on, but in all fairness the ones they came with work very well.