Your Musical Journey Starts Here
There's something special about learning your first song. With the Octopus Academy Soprano Ukulele Starter Kit, getting started is easier than ever.
Designed for beginners and built with the quality Octopus is known for, this colorful little instrument delivers bright, cheerful sound in a comfortable, easy-to-play size. Whether you're shopping for a young musician, picking up a new hobby, or giving someone the gift of music, the Academy Soprano is ready for the adventure.
Everything You Need to Get Started
Your starter package includes:
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Octopus Academy Soprano Ukulele – A 21-inch instrument with quality wood construction and a smooth, comfortable finish
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FREE Clip-On Chromatic Tuner – Keep your ukulele sounding its best
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FREE Carrying Bag – Protect your instrument and take your music anywhere
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First Chords Printed on the Box – Start learning as soon as you open it
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FREE Shipping – Within the contiguous 48 United States
Small Instrument. Beautiful Sound.
The Octopus Academy Soprano is crafted with an agathis wood body, okoume neck, and walnut fretboard. Its Aquila Nylgut strings produce a bright, expressive tone, while geared tuning pegs help keep every note sounding right.
Smoothly finished frets and carefully rounded edges make the instrument comfortable for beginners. Its compact size is ideal for smaller hands and convenient for travel.
Pick Your Favorite Color
Make it your own with six eye-catching finishes: Blue, Candy Apple Red, Natural, Metallic Black, Light Blue, and Purple.
Whether you prefer a classic wood finish or a bold pop of color, there's an Octopus Academy Ukulele to match your personality.
Learn, Play & Enjoy
Your first chords are printed right on the packaging, so you can start exploring music immediately. You can also access free online ukulele lessons through the Octopus Ukulele Academy.
A little instrument can bring a lot of joy. Choose your color and start playing today!
Octopus has been providing high quality beginner ukuleles for almost a decade, and the Academy series carries this tradition forward.
It is a core part of the Octopus brand philosophy that an instrument should encourage and inspire the player. This is especially important for a first instrument which can make the difference between a lifelong passion and a passing fad gathering dust. The selection of colors for this new wave represent a new take on the most popular finishes of previous Octopus models, re-imagined to excite the creative senses.
Explore the depths of your inner musician with the most popular instrument of the moment, and trust Octopus to deliver a standard of instrument which belies the modest price point.
Build quality
Octopus ukuleles are built to be enjoyed for a lifetime. The new range continues to surpass expectation – an improved production process bringing the highest quality sound and finish yet.
Each component has been carefully selected and constructed, delivering excellence in each instrument. A classical guitar style bridge is accurately bonded to the body for excellent sound production, tuning pegs are geared like a guitar so they hold their pitch for longer and all side walls are fully lined for stability, sound projection and a high quality appearance.
Octopus have even smoothed all edges and every fret for a finish surpassing that of many more expensive ukes.
Find your new muse
Be moved to song by the approachable elegance of the Octopus Academy series. Your first few chords are printed on the box, which will get you serenading in no time!
Aquila Nylgut® strings
Each ukulele comes fitted with Aquila Nylgut® strings as standard, the best in the world for intonation and tone. Produced exclusively in Italy, the Aquila factory produces approximately 300,000 ukulele strings every day – that’s enough to re-string 75,000 Octopus ukuleles!
Free carry case
When not in use, your Octopus can protect itself from spills and splashes by hiding in your handy gig bag which acts as a carrying case, supplied free with every instrument.
Size and range
The soprano (or standard) is the most widely used size of ukulele, measuring 21in (53cm) in total. It has twelve frets and a total range between C4 and A5.
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Specification |
| Top |
Agathis |
| Back & Sides |
Agathis |
| Neck |
Okoume |
| Fretboard |
Walnut |
| Bridge |
Walnut |
| Frets |
Copper nickel |
| Nut & Saddle |
ABS |
| Machine heads |
individual open geared with black plastic buttons |
| Body thickness |
55mm |
| Strings |
Aquila |
| Weight |
431g |
