Aldrine Guerrero’s Mika Ukulele Case and Accessories

 
Aldrine Guerrero, one of the people who inspired me to play the ukulele, currently plays a custom Kanilea Tenor.  He protects it in an Ameritage case which is rather plain, with the exception of a Domo Kun sticker on the front.  Last time I saw him, he did not have much inside the case: just a dried-out stick of GHS Fast Fret, a microfiber cloth, and a Planet Waves string winder.

However, back when Aldrine still toured with his Kamaka Tenor, Mika, I was entrusted with her care for a day, and took the chance to capture what a professional ukulele player carries in his ukulele case—not just the ukulele itself, but also the goodies in the case.  And when you use the space under the headstock, you can store a LOT of goodies in your case.

 The case itself is a Kala Tenor Tweed Hardcase, a very durable and well-built case.  You should have no fear flying with it as your personal-item carry on, as Aldrine did many times.  The case can be had for about $90 (street) as of the time of writing.  He decorated it with stickers and drawings including: a Weird Hawaii sticker, Kauai with Rooster sticker, Purple skull and crossbones with glitter sticker, In and out Burger sticker, Suite 409 stickers, Storm Trooper sticker, Ukulele Underground sticker, One Love Rasta sticker, Guava Town sticker, GSUS Sindustries sticker, Arnette sticker, and some sharpie drawings.

In the inner compartment under the neck, he had: a dollar bill folded into bow-tie, silica gel to reduce humidity, a piece of paper which had a child’s drawing on it, keys for the case, another dangly thing, a decapitated Mika head, and a Sandisk 2gb thumb drive.

And in the headstock area, he had packed it with: GHS Fast Fret, D’Addario strings (sadly, I cannot find my original-resolution image, or remember what gauges they were), Savarez Strings (seemed to be a full set, but I did not open it), Car air freshener: New Car Scent, ET-3000 digital clip on tuner, Planet Waves string winder, ukulele strap, Maryknoll Schools visitor guest pass sticker, some business cards, some pieces of paper, a patch cable, and a Microfiber cloth.

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And there you have it: a list of things that one of the world’s greatest ukulele players carries in his ukulele case.