I suspect that this may be another review that raises eyebrows with some. There we go. Time to look at the Vox Ukelelectric 33 series concert ukulele!
Let me say a couple of things from the off. I said in my review of the Les Paul ukulele that I was not a fan of ukes that are built to look like electric guitars. I still hold that view, but if ever there was a model to make me change my mind, it would be this Vox. I mean.. just look at it! (probably because I am such a fan of the original Vox electric guitars, and it just looks... so... damn different!). Second, these cost around £150, but being late to the party I am advised that Vox have discontinued them now. There are still some in dealers for sale, but I don't think there will me any more. No matter, there is still the used market so I hope that this review comes in handy for that.
So what we have here is a concert scale electro ukulele branded with the Vox name. If you think that these are handcrafted by Vox in Kent, you would be wrong. Of course, these are made in China and have the Vox logo slapped on them. Still, they are modelled on a classic teardrop shape guitar and something about it screams Vox idiosyncrasy. Technically, it is a solid body and not an acoustic, but it does have an unusual trick up its sleeve in the form of an onboard amplifier and speaker. More on that later.
