JS-Soprano [All Mahogany x Long Neck] [Condition] New

JS-Soprano
Shima Ukulele was founded in 2018 by ukulele virtuoso Jake Shimabukuro and his brother, Bruce Shimabukuro. Jake Shimabukuro himself was in charge of the design, ensuring that playability and tone quality are not compromised while keeping the price affordable. This JS-Soprano model, created with the aim of being accessible to beginners and having the quality to be used in concerts, is a soprano-sized long-neck model. It offers comfortable playability not only for chord playing but also for solo ukulele style. The distinctive neck shape is a rounded, thick profile, similar to the neck shape of the tenor ukulele that Jake Shimabukuro himself uses. This specification is not too thin and is easy to grip for those switching from guitar.

Jake Shimabukuro
Jake Shimabukuro is a 5th-generation Japanese-American ukulele player from Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. He is a ukulele master and an excellent songwriter, possessing lightning-fast playing and flawless technique. He is widely known for composing the theme song HULA GIRL ~Yume wo~ for the movie Hula Girls, which depicts the history of Japan's Joban Hawaiian Center (now Spa Resort Hawaiian Islands). A video of his skillful arrangement and performance of While My Guitar Gently Weeps was posted on YouTube without his knowledge and gained worldwide views, leading to his international fame in 2006, the same year Hula Girls was released. Since then, his concerts, collaborations with legendary musicians, media appearances, and music production activities have significantly increased. He continues to actively engage in musical activities and promote the charm of the ukulele itself, and Shima Ukulele can be considered the foundational ukulele brand for these efforts.

A portion of the profits from Shima Ukulele is donated to Give Ukulele, a non-profit organization founded by Jake Shimabukuro to promote ukulele education worldwide.