Flight TUS35YW Yellow Travel Soprano Ukulele with ABS Body, Linden Top & Arched Back – Lightweight Durable Design

📹Flight Ukulele

The Flight TUS35YW Yellow Travel Soprano Ukulele is part of Flight’s innovative Travel Series — a range designed for durability, portability, and fun. Built with a strong ABS plastic body and neck paired with a wooden linden top, this soprano delivers impressive projection while remaining lightweight and nearly indestructible.

The Secret Sauce: Why Flight Travel Ukes Punch Above Their Weight, it is because they have a Zero Fret and Compensated Bridge Saddle.

You’d usually expect to pay $300+ for these features, but Flight has managed to pack them into a $99 powerhouse. 

Thats is why they sound more "in tune" than "standard" entry-level ukes:

1. The "Zero Fret" Advantage
Most ukuleles use a "nut" (the white slotted piece at the top) to set the string height. If the slots aren't perfect, the uke is hard to press down or buzzes.

The Difference: A Zero Fret is an actual fret right next to the nut.

The Benefit: It ensures the "action" (string height) is consistently low at the first fret. This makes those tricky chords like Bb or G way easier to press down.

2. The Compensated Bridge Saddle
On many budget ukes, as you move up the neck, the notes start to sound slightly sharp or flat (bad intonation).

The Difference: Instead of a straight bone or plastic strip at the bridge, a Compensated Saddle is specially shaped with "stair-steps" for different strings.

The Benefit: This small adjustment compensates for the different thicknesses of the strings. It ensures that a C note at the 12th fret is just as perfectly in tune as the open C string.

3. Professional Specs at a Busker’s Price
Finding both a Zero Fret and a Compensated Saddle on a uke under $100 is almost unheard of in the industry. It’s the difference between a uke that feels like a toy and one that performs like a professional instrument.

The arched ABS back enhances sound projection and durability, making it ideal for travel, classrooms, festivals, and beach days. With no binding between the plastic neck and body, the instrument resists warping and bending — a major advantage in changing climates.

Summary
Featuring a zero fret for improved intonation and consistent action, open geared tuners, and clear position markers, the TUS35 is a fantastic choice for beginners, young players, or anyone needing a reliable grab-and-go ukulele.

Bright, cheerful, and tough — this yellow travel uke is built for adventure.

🔹 WHO THIS UKULELE IS BEST SUITED FOR

• Beginners wanting an affordable, durable first instrument

• Travellers needing a lightweight, climate-resistant ukulele

• Students and classrooms

• Players looking for a fun, low-maintenance soprano

• Outdoor musicians who need a hard-wearing instrument
  
  

🔹 SPECIFICATIONS

Body & Construction

• Body Shape: Soprano (12 frets)

• Top: Linden (Wooden Top)

• Back & Sides: ABS (Arched Back)

• Bridge: ABS

• Neck: ABS

• Fretboard: ABS

• Nut & Saddle: ABS

• Zero Fret: Yes

Hardware & Features

• Tuners: Open Geared

• Position Markers: 5th, 7th, 10th & 12th Frets

• Side Dots: Yes

Measurements & Weight

• Weight: 0.95 kg

• Length: 57.5 cm

• Width: 22.5 cm

• Height: 8.3 cm
  
  
  
  

🔹 PRODUCT DETAILS

• SKU: TUS35YW

• Supplier SKU: 5770

• UPC: 3831120900805

• Publisher: Flight

• Series: Flight Travel Series

• Category: Guitar & Fretted

• Instrumentation: Ukulele