This is a nice, engraved nickel plated bell brass body concert sized resonator ukulele. It comes complete with a nice semi-hard case increasing its value for money factor! It has a flamed maple neck and comes with free 'big, bold sound'! Ok... technically you are paying for the sound, but big and bold it is. As you'd expect from a metal body uke, this sound comes with a metallic tone. The action is fine, and they sound good - but, you could change the strings and improve the sound still further, perhaps to Aquila concert ukulele strings. These retain the characteristic resonator tone, while taking a little of the treble heavy harshness out that the factory fitted strings provide. That's not to say that is essential, just that it can be made to sound even better.