This electric jazz tenor is my second Sound Smith purchase. It played great right out of the box as did the resonator uke I purchased a year ago. These ukes are a gift to myself when I come in off the road from Broadway tours. The uke with the purple hat is signed by Jimmy Buffett when I was on the first national tour of Escape To Margaritaville.
I'm having great fun playing this through effects pedals and an amp but it also sounds lovely un-plugged. I also have a Fender Mustang headphone amp for late night practicing and exploring effects.
The frets are finished nicely and the neck/action is very playable. The overall body is also finished nicely.
The tuning machines are smooth and seem to be doing their job.
The output jack collar needed tightening against the body and the barrel seems very snug. I'm hoping with use it will become smoother.
Otherwise, it looks like I've purchased another fine instrument from Sound Smith