Although you'll most likely know Gretsch as the builders of such underpant-shredding majesties as the Black Falcon, White Penguin and Country Gent,...read more

In case you've never done it, let me fill you in. Trying to mic a ukulele live isn't worth it. If you want to know how frustrating it is, trying pa...read more

Gretsch, in their description of this fine instrument, posit that the Ukulele is 'experiencing a phenominal rebirth in popularity'. Anyone who has ...read more

There's a few remarkable instances of uke-use in musical history. Apart from being forever associated with grass skirts and lei's, the uke is respo...read more

There are, in case you weren't sure, a few different sizes of ukulele. Ranging from the tiny 12-fret join soprano to the almost-a-bit-sort-of-guita...read more