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S Brand Instruments Instruments mostly based on the Tahitian Ukulele, handmade in Manchester, UK Fast forward to 2020, and I'm now retired from touring.

'S Brand' Tahitian Ukuleles

I first encountered tahitian ukuleles back in 2015 during a two-week, multi-island tour of the South Pacific with my ukulele boyband. These tahitian ukuleles were so different in sound, design and playability from everything else I'd ever played. But despite the skill that clearly went in to making each and every one, they also had a bit of a DIY vibe, so I resolved to one day have a go at making one. After a few years working as a guitar repairrer, and a lot of time spent learning necessary skills and researching how best to put one of these together, I used the lockdown and a lot of late nights after work to finally make my prototype. I'm so pleased with how the prototype turned out, and enjoyed making and playing it so much, I've decided to see where this road takes me. With my handmade, custom take on the tahitian uke, I'm now proud to offer people in the UK(and abroad) a much cheaper alternative to flights to Tahiti! My shape isn't a direct copy of the 'typical' tahitian uke- instead it blends elements of the shape with my experience as a professional bassist and guitar-repairrer, incorporating an improved neck angle, more ergonomic lower bout and improved upper-fret access. As I expand my range from the initial tenor model into other sizes, I hope to one day make full-size electric guitar and bass variants of this shape as well! ..But, all in good time...

04/03/2024
Jack socket 2.0
28/02/2024

Jack socket 2.0

#008 - solidbody electric guitar, Gibson scale; maple/wenge neckthrough construction with Spanish Cedar wings, Indian R...
27/02/2024

#008 - solidbody electric guitar, Gibson scale; maple/wenge neckthrough construction with Spanish Cedar wings, Indian Rosewood fretboard, Tiger Sycamore headstock veneer, House Of Tone Pickups True PAF in the neck and DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge, plus a fancy wiring loom.

I've decided to part company with my second ever build! If you have a tahitian ukulele shaped gap in your life (or livin...
04/05/2022

I've decided to part company with my second ever build! If you have a tahitian ukulele shaped gap in your life (or living room wall for that matter), here's a rare chance to grab a handmade, one-of-a-kind instrument for roughly half the price my most recent commission sold for
-soprano scale
-glued-in neck construction
-unique experimental 'honeyburst' dye finish
-2.8 inch thick body, meaning for louder/more resonant tones from a deeper soundbowl
-lots of nice wood involved plus fishing line for strings

A rare opportunity to purchase a pre-completed build, and a prototype at that, for a massively reduced price compared to a new commission! #002 is the second tahitian ukulele I built completely from scratch, finished November 25th, 2020. It boasts some unique features not seen on my final

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