Clearly taking a nod from the success of the Makala Dolphin ukes, Mainland have released a range of plastic backed beginner ukes at the very reasonable price of $79.50
The range starts with a rather girly looking set of pastel coloured ukes called the Gecko
Mainland Gecko
Next comes a Reggae / Jamaican styled gecko uke
Mainland Reggae ukulele
Mainland Chilli Pepper uke
They are laminate spruce top ukes with rosewood fingerboards and ABS plastic backs like the Dolphins, Fleas and Fluke ukuleles.
I am longing to play one, and have fingers firmly crossed that Mike at Mainland can get them into UK stockists
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I may be the first owner, so I'll say that I played my Mainland Chili uke last night for the first time and it's a great playing uke. I've never owned a Dolphin, although I've played a few. The Mainland plastic backed uke is the easiest playing uke out of my four sopranos. It's fun, and it's super glossy. Mike made a good call using black tuner buttons on it too.
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