Southern Ukulele Store Reviews 

541
TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

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Looking at 58 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company, consistently praising the truly outstanding dedication and expertise of the team. Customers frequently mention how helpful the staff is, providing wonderful advice and ensuring every single instrument receives a precise, careful setup before dispatch. People also express immense satisfaction with the remarkably fast delivery times and secure packaging that consistently ensures delicate items arrive safely. Though some customers noted minor quality issues or experienced strings snapping shortly after receiving their new purchases. Despite these occasional setbacks, shoppers remain exceptionally happy with the vast product selection and overall professional assistance provided by everyone.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a Kala Revelator Night Owl and it was dispatched within 2 days. Excellent. SUS photograph their ukuleles seperately as the colour and wood pattern can vary considerably. What you see i... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I can't recommend these guys highly enough. Their expertise is amazing and nothing is too much trouble. After doing a great job of helping me chose the uke of my dreams (Oli concert), they then... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I regularly buy from SUS because of the quality of both instruments and accessories. Their own reviews are a reliable guide to what you’re considering getting. Based on a review, I bought the new Uke... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've just received a Kala 20th Anniversary Deluxe Koa soprano ukelele from SUS. The uke was promptly posted, well and securely packaged and, when it arrived, extremely well set up. Service and... See more


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  1. Musical Instrument Store

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We are passionate about ukuleles and our mission is to spread the joy far and wide. Be you a starter or an expert, we'll have what's best for you, but if you're not sure what you want then please contact us for friendly advice. Alex, Romeo, Guns or Phil will be delighted to help you. And with hundreds and hundreds of ukuleles in stock at any one time, from under £100 to £7000, we'll have something to tickle your fancy.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect as always

I've purchased a number of Ukes from Southern Ukulele Store, the most recent was my Kala 20th Anniversary Pan Pacific Soprano. As always, everything was setup perfectly and shipped in a timely and safe manner. You can't go wrong!

October 15, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb place

Superb place, great people, great advice, great range of ukuleles, great setups. What more can I say? they are great.

October 22, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Baritone Ukuleles

I have a number of baritone ukuleles and a couple needed setup and fettle. Dropped in to SUS to ask for advice. New set of strings for both - one steel strung which also needed a fret stoning, and an 8-string that needed just the strings. Both came out really well.
Much appreciated to all the help given :)

July 3, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing range of great ukuleles that…

An amazing range of great ukuleles that you can see and try. Friendly expert advice from staff who are also great musicians, and a workshop that will ensure your purchase is correctly set up. And did I mention the coffee cart, the easy parking and the workshops they organise on site. And if you can't make it to the store they post reviews of instruments and have a great online sales service. What's not to like?

September 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Ukulele Store with a brilliant…

Amazing Ukulele Store with a brilliant team running it - they are passionate about Uke's, have got fantastic personal relationships with the best Uke makers in the world, play brilliantly, and have all the time in the world to help every customer. Oh, and they organise awesome day workshops on all things Uke. Definitely my go-to Uke store.

August 1, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

SUS are an excellent source of Ukes

SUS are an excellent source of Ukes, accessories and most of all their comprehensive appraisal of various ukes via their YouTube videos.
The service is also first rate. I have recently ordered a uke on Saturday and it was delivered by 10am on Tuesday in Yorkshire.
They offer a comprehensive range of instruments, for all abilities, at competitive prices. Well done all the team at SUS!

October 14, 2025
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Worth strings - Worth it??

Generally, have had good experience with SUS.
Latest order not so good. Received set of Worth BT-LG strings all nicely packaged. All strings fitted ok, bringing them upto pitch, then suddenly "ping" the A string had snapped. Not impressed

October 13, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Service

I can't recommend these guys highly enough. Their expertise is amazing and nothing is too much trouble. After doing a great job of helping me chose the uke of my dreams (Oli concert), they then came to my rescue a few months later when it was accidentally damaged!
Phil did an incredible repair job, on both my uke and my morale (both now as good as new) and I'll be forever grateful for his understanding and excellent craftsmanship.
Thanks guys, I'll certainly be back.
Gloria Chambers

September 25, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highest Recommendation!!!

Do I have to limit it to 5 stars on a scale of 5? Southern Ukulele Store (SUS) was a joy to work with from the questions I had before the purchase to even after I received the Kanilea that I purchased. Romeo helped with all of my questions about this purchase and uke care, and Alex helped with the customs process for delivery to New York. Highest recommendation!!

September 24, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pre-Ordered a Flight Aviator

Pre-Ordered a Flight Aviator, was told they would be available in October. Received a message Sept 15 that it was on the way, it arrived next day. Packaging, comms and instrument setup excellent as always, just tuned it and played. Very happy customer, would recommend and will use again.

September 16, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Service

I took my ubass in to the store to be restrung with flatwounds. I received an excellent service from SUS from start to finish. I was impressed by their great communication (both internally and customer facing), their speed of service and their kindness.
I had called ahead to make sure they could do the job and when I arrived at the store several days later I was amazed to find they remembered my call and were expecting me (even though they were super busy with the workshop going on)! They had to order in the strings and I asked them to post the instrument back to me. They did all of this in a matter of a few working days and I soon had the instrument back safely. Also, they did not charge me anything for labour (!) as the strings were quite expensive which was incredibly kind of them. Absolutely amazing service. A real pleasure to do business with.

September 6, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Flight Aviator slimline mango baritone.

I put in an advance order for the new Flight Aviator slimline baritone after seeing Alex's excellent review, and it arrived very promptly indeed, way ahead of the predicted arrival date (but I suppose SUS are wise to hold back a little in case of unexpected delays).
The uke is a little beauty, and sooo light. The volume is good, the sustain excellent, and access to the dusty end so easy. Construction is much like the Revelators in that the body is hollowed out from solid pieces, and the book matching and figuring on the solid mango top is a joy.
For the first ten minutes of playing I found a little less room at the nut than I am used to with my Kala Spruce baritone, but I quickly adapted and it is not a problem. I'm also used to Worth Browns on my baritones, so was surprised how the wound strings projected themselves better - I mean, the Worths are definitely not muddy, but I now have more attack on the D and G strings and find myself having to show a little restraint on them to give the B and E strings an equal presence.
All in all an excellent uke, well built and priced, and highly recommended.

September 16, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Time for an upgrade

It was time for an upgrade & I needed some advice. What a fantastic experience! I spent a few hours in the shop with Romeo & Alex & left with a beautiful maple top Night Owl by Kala. Thank you guys for your warm welcome & wealth of experience!

August 21, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistently top notch

A couple of weeks ago I purchased a flight carabao lite baritone in spruce/mango. My third ukulele from SUS. I am so knocked out by the build quality, finish and set up, not to mention the sweet tone and more than ample volume that I decided to purchase the tenor version to replace my all solid uke which is sweet but very introvert. Once again guided by the team demo I chose the all mango version this time. Once again I am totally knocked out by the quality and sound of this instrument. These two ukuleles are stayers. Thanks once again to Alex and the team. Cheers, Dave Reader.

August 21, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My heart desired an Enya Nova

My heart desired an Enya Nova U polycarbonate ukulele. As it is a somewhat niche product I failed to find a supplier in Ireland. Since Brexit, our UK neighbour has become a very difficult trading partner. Luckily I located Southern Ukulele Store. They ship to the EU (with UPS) whilst making all the Brexit annoyances appear invisible. Prices and product range are superior to their British competitors. Southern Ukulele Store are good people to deal with, you may trade with complete confidence.

August 8, 2025
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