Straight up with another review of a very affordable uke, and perhaps a viewpoint that may put the cat amongst the pigeons (again!). Say hello to the Alic Soprano ukulele.
Remind you of anything? You know, when I first saw these I immediately thought 'Flea' - what with the moulded plastic back, wooden neck and plastic fingerboard and all. But somewhat surprisingly found that there are people who totally disagree with that. Hmmm. Maybe, maybe not, but if you agree this is not the first uke I have seen to borrow ideas from the Flea concept. Some say its just the same concept as the Applause Ovation system of bowl backed ukes, but I think the plastic fingerboard is really the giveaway here - the Ovations don't have those. Either way, its lazy to me.
LEGAL DISCLAIMER - I am NOT saying that Alic have deliberately set out to copy to the Flea directly. I am saying that the concept is very similar and seems to me to be lazy in its inception...read on...
