Holiday Gift Guide for Guitarists in 2023

Welcome to Guitar Girl Magazine’s 2023 Holiday Gift Guide, where the joy of music meets the spirit of giving! As the festive season strums its way into our hearts, we’re thrilled to present a handpicked selection of the year’s most coveted gifts for the guitar enthusiast in your life. Whether they’re a budding strummer or a seasoned shredder, our guide is packed with the latest guitars, ukes, must-have accessories, and innovative gadgets that are sure to make their holiday season resonate with harmony and joy. Get ready to amp up the holiday cheer and find the perfect present that hits all the right notes!

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Martin Guitar OXK Soprano Ukulele – Life Is Good – $349

This year, Martin Guitar partnered with Life Is Good to bring a unique and vibrant ukulele to the market. The soprano uke, made from durable Hawaiian koa HPL, features a colorful collage of the most iconic Life Is Good graphics from nearly 30 years of spreading the power of optimism. It includes a sustainable soft shell case, top-notch puns, and the good vibes needed to turn moments into memories.

Fender Fullerton Precision Bass Uke – Olympic White – $299.99

Half Ukulele, Half P Bass — All Fender

Get your Fender on with this delightful instrument that merges two worlds into one cohesive tonal fusion. Sweetwater has found the Fender Fullerton Precision Bass Uke is an excellent addition for excursions across the globe or campfires in your backyard. Made with a spruce top, solid Okoume back and sides, a walnut fingerboard, and a maple neck, this instrument plays as excellently as it sounds. One part ukulele, one part Precision Bass, this diminutive instrument nevertheless takes cues from its Precision parent: Fender electronics give you superb plugged-in tone with a preamp plus volume and tone controls. There’s even an integrated tuner!

Complete with P Bass body and more

Sweetwater is enthused to present the Fullerton Precision Bass Uke to musicians who want to take their favorite Fender model on the road. While it plays and sounds like a ukulele (till you plug it in), the Fender Fullerton Precision Bass Uke has all the P Bass touchstones: double-cutaway body, 4-in-line headstock, and a 1-ply pickguard. Other appointments like a genuine walnut bridge, synthetic bone nut, and sealed tuners combine for an enhanced tone and tuning support that’ll have you loving every second of your Fender Fullerton P Bass Uke experience.

Fender Fullerton Precision Bass Uke Features:

The best of both worlds in 1 instrument: Fender Precision Bass and a ukulele
Plug in for detailed Fender preamp sound; built-in tuner keeps your intonation solid
Laminated spruce top and solid okoume back and sides dole out delightful uke tone
Maple neck and walnut fingerboard are delightfully playable
P Bass touches like double-cutaway body, 4-in-line headstock, a 1-ply pickguard, and more

Levy’s MX23ALL-001 1″ Wide Cork Mandolin, Ukulele, Guitar Strap – $24.99

Natural Cork with Garment Leather Backside
Green, Black
1″
29″
49″
Rainforest
MX23ALL-005

Snark SN-6X Ukulele Tuner – $13.89

Keep Your Uke in Tune

The Snark SN-6X chromatic tuner not only looks cool when clipped onto your ukulele’s headstock but is also a reliable tuning tool. The SN-6X’s upgraded high-definition display is clearly visible from any angle, regardless of lighting. And because it rotates 360 degrees, it doesn’t matter if you’re a righty or a lefty. Boasting more accuracy than ever, the SN-6X makes tuning a piece of cake.

Snark SN-6X Clip-on Chromatic Ukulele Tuner Features:

Features a faster chip than its predecessor for improved accuracy
Upgraded high-definition display rotates 360 degrees for easy viewing
Stay-put clip
High-sensitivity vibration sensor
Frequency range tailored to ukuleles
Tuner can be used on front or back of headstock

Kala Ukulele Capo – Beechwood – $13.99

Traditional guitar capos are too large for ukuleles. That’s why Kala — the uke company — has created a capo made especially for ukes. This capo is rugged, easy to use, and looks great. Its soft silicone pads safeguard your instrument against scratches.

D’Addario Ukulele Felt Picks – 4-pack – $6.49

Looking to add some variety to your ukulele’s sound? Try a felt pick. Conventional picks emit a plasticky click on uke strings, but the D’Addario Planet Waves Ukulele Felt Picks give you the warm tones of fingertip playing with greater projection. The elliptical cutout offers enhanced grip and flexibility for fast playing.

Ukulele Strings

There are a variety of types of ukulele strings from various manufacturers. When searching for uke strings for your instrument, make sure that you buy the right string for the right instrument, e.g., tenor, baritone, etc.