My company offered me a wide selection of gifts to choose from as a way of thanking me for 30 years of service at my job. I’d been thinking recently of adding a ukulele to my herd and when I saw this in the gift catalog, I jumped at it.

This is a High Tide model from Luna Guitars (the same company that manufactured my Vista Bear guitar). The body is made of koa, with a mahogany neck and walnut fretboard. Yes, that is an instrument jack, so I can plug it in and rock this baby out.