My first ukulele was an Aklot concert. I have purchased several different brand ukuleles since - one being over five times the price of the Aklot. As far as I am concerned, I’d rather have the Aklot than have all the others put together. Although the other brands are certainly well made, I think I love the Aklot sound, which I imagine comes from a combination of the solid mahogany top and the fact that the strings go through the sound board. I appreciate the 18:1ratio tuning pegs and I just love the feel of the Aklot - I seem to gravitate to the Aklot every time. Ian McArthur (Tasmania).

I've had this for about a month (my first uke), and I love it. The sound, the rounded edge, the thin neck. I have no complaints. Yours was one of the reviews I watched when I was trying to decide, so thank you!

Hi Steve, I could not agree more. Aklot has an elegant simplicity and warm and comfortable feel. I have one on order from eBay for $51.28 (great price). After watching your review, I'm confident that I will like it also. Thank you. Take care, Bob

I was part of Aklot's original social media/Amazon push for the AKC-23, and I liked it. I'm not a fan of the doves on it (originally, the company told me they were "pigeons," and apparently the word for pigeon and dove is the same in Chinese), and I also don't love the very orangish color some of these have. Other than that...they are killer bargains for beginners, and the action of every Aklot I have tested has been wonderful (Kmise as the sister brand has not been as reliable on the instruments I have tried). I'm a fan of fluorocarbon strings, and I felt like fluorocarbons really opened up the AKC-23 to new heights...so if you want to try an experiment...change the strings to something like inexpensive Martin 600 strings and see what you think. I gave mine away to my niece, and bought a couple more to give away as prizes for a fundraising campaign a couple of years ago. There is an electronic version of this for $65 or so that I get tempted to buy every now and then...

I have the Aklot concert a Aklot Banjo and a Kmise Tenor., for a view years now. The Consert I play the most even I have a real nice Flight Mustang that is 6x more expensive it hangs more on the wall then my Aklot Consert . Love this sound so warm and for that price you can not believe it.

I agree. I love my Aklot low G concert ukulele. It sounds beautiful.

I like what Aklot is doing. The bird theme and the rounded edges set it apart. I tried one a couple of years ago, and liked it a lot. Since I have quite a few ukes, I ended up giving it to a kid in the neighborhood.

I have an Aklot tenor, AKC26 I think. I love it. There is absolutely nothing about it I don't like. Even the bridge. I have played a Martin uke. It cost around $500.00. It was a nice ukulele, but I didn't think there was enough of a difference to justify the cost. If you get a chance, review a Vtab. Another Chinese built uke of high quality. Costs a bit more than the Aklot, but are very nice. They will sell me my next ukulele. My niece will be getting an Aklot. But not mine!

Thanks Steve for a great review, and I hope to learn to play mine.

I love this Aklot a lot. The concert mahogany is cuter than the tenor and in my mind a bundle of joy. You can get the concert bundle for less than $50 and hard to find a better buy anywhere. I have never been a real fan of the looks of these (the tenor is not so lovely as this one), but I love the way they feel. Smooth edges and the soft mahogany wood! As Chris mentions below the red ones aren't quite as pretty as the darker ones.

Very useful video, many thanks and best regards from Italy.

Hey Steve, thanks for the review. I've been good during the pandemic and haven't purchased a ukulele for about two years. I have 5, the most expensive one at $150+ bucks I don't play much at all. The ukes I play the most have all been way under $90 bucks. I have 3 concerts, one I don't play which is the Oscar Schmidt. Electric Donner mahogany and Aosdin koa laminate. Also have a Luna soprano. I only have one tenor which is a Kmise. Would like to get another tenor so I can string one instrument as a low G. Your review has been helpful. I will check some reviews on Amazon on both sizes. I love getting solid, good sounding instruments for a low price. Not ready to put out even $200 unless I can play well enough to play a more expensive uke first and really love the sound. Til that happens, I'm concentrating more on my playing and having a few decent, good sounding, low cost ukes around.

I am absolutely ordering the 8 string tenor by Aklot! I'll keep you posted!

Last week I bought the Aklot concert which I really love the sound of. And I've just ordered Aklot tenor electric I hope it is as good. If not better than the concert

Steve, great reviews! I keep listening to your Aklot mahogany concert and tenor reviews. Can't make up my mind... It seems the depth and tone is nicer on the tenor, but the Concert seems more traditional sounding... Which do you prefer?

Maybe its an eagle I like to think that!

Do you have tips on how to restring this model?

I purchased both the Aklot AKC23 and the Donner DUC-1 for comparison. As an absolute beginner, I would appreciate any help you can offer as to which of these 2 Ukulele's, the Aklot or the Donner, I should begin with and why? Thank you.

Great uke but a bear to restring. I want to change the low G only, but I can't take the old G out. It's stuck in there. Am I supposed to change all four strings to pull the old ones out? Help!!

Hi! Can you make a video changing strips of this ukelele? Thank you

The Amazon ad now says this uke is all solid mahogany. True or no?

Hi Steve! Looking to buy my first ever ukulele, which would you say is better this one or the Donner DUC-1 that you also reviewed?

I can't believe I have pronouncing it ukulele instead of ukelele all my life. wild