A Cocobolo Super Soprano Ukulele
1,215 views · Published 8 August 2017 · 2:58 · Indexed 23 October 2026
Channel: Life The Basic Manual · 2017 · Education
Nick introduces us to a highly unusual ukulele, a cocobolo super soprano ukulele. He was sent this ukulele to review by Kevin Keith of Cocobolo Ukuleles. Nick did warn Kevin that if he liked the instrument, he would be reluctant to return it, and of course, it ended up joining its peers in Nick’s uke collection. It has an exceptionally sweet sound. It’s slightly smaller than the average ukulele, and the one Nick is playing is strung with Guadalupe Custom strings from Los Angeles. These instruments are hand-built in Nicaragua. The example that Nick is playing looks stunning, and sonically is simply beautiful. Cocobolo wood is not easy to come across, but it’s worth the search because Nicaraguan cocobolo is ‘quality tonewood that produces warm acoustics with impressive volume and sustain’ (quote taken from the Facebook group, Cocobolo Ukuleles Marketplace). Cocobolo ukuleles can be sourced from the website listed below. Nick tells us Kevin sometimes do raffles for instruments - so if you’re feeling lucky, check it out. For more on Nick’s work, that of his band, or his platform for launching original ukulele artists, please see: http://nickcody.com http://smallchangediaries http://cocoboloukuleles.com SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE VIDEOS https://www.youtube.com/c/lifethebasicmanual?sub_confirmation=1 FIND LIFE THE BASIC MANUAL HERE http://lifethebasicmanual.com http://www.facebook.com/lifethebasicmanual http://instagram.com/lifethebasicmanual http://twitter.com/BasicManual
