I have been collecting Shimo instruments for a number of years now and consider his ukuleles to be the best on planet earth. I am lucky to be in Japan each year and this is a great opportunity to commission instruments and this year was no exception. I’ve been a great fan of African blackwood instruments with spruce tops and own a great New World Stefan Sobell guitar as well as a tenor uke made from these woods.
With this in mind a while back I commissioned a baritone ukulele and of course the new 8th addition to the UK Shimo family is superb. Japan has by far the best ukuleles and this baritone is the best I have ever played. The sound is exceptional and as usual the playability is off the scale. Shimo added a passive Fishman pickup and I was able to test it out in Tokyo with my favorite Henriksen Bud amp.
I’ll be using this for live work as well as it the studio.
