Holiday gifting · Ukuleles · Weissenborns · Acoustics
Island instruments,
made to give.
Thoughtful gifts for players and beginners — Hawaiian-style ukuleles, Weissenborns and acoustics, designed on Vancouver Island and shipped across Canada and the United States.
Gig bagIncluded with every uke
From ~$96Pioneer · US / CA stores
Uke stringsIncluded with every uke
Give something they’ll actually play. Beginner ukes arrive set up with Aquila strings and a padded Twisted Wood gig bag — ready to open and strum.
Wrapped & ready
Gifts under the tree — or the tarp
Three easy wins for the season — starter uke, bags and strings, or a plug-in travel guitar. Same Twisted Wood quality; arrives ready to play or use.
Starter gift
Pioneer ukulele
Our popular first uke — gig bag and Aquila strings included.
From about $96 USD / $135 CAD →
Accessory
Gig bags & strings
Soprano, concert or tenor — upgrade or spare sets.
From $20 USD / $20 CAD →
Starter gift 2
Drifter DR-140-CSE
Tour Series travel guitar with Fishman ISYS+ pickup included.
About $227 USD / $280 CAD →
In stock now
Players' picks
Every uke ships with Aquila strings and a padded Twisted Wood gig bag. Add a Carnyx pickup at checkout to plug in.
AuroraFigured koa, maple binding and rosette, purpleheart fretboard
From $2056 options
SwitchbackSolid koa top with a cutaway, concert or tenor
From $2894 options
PioneerOur most popular starter, with bone nut and saddle
From $1256 options
RedfordTranslucent red mahogany with white bindings
From $1306 options
The Weissenborn
A hollow neck that sings on your lap.
Our Weissenborn-style slide guitars are among the most loved in Canada. The Twisted Original comes in laminate, solid-top or all-solid mahogany, with upgraded bracing, bone nut and saddle and Hawaiian rope binding.
The next run is being built. Get first word when it lands.
See all six Weissenborn models →
Played everywhere
In music videos, on stage, in TV and film, in classrooms and around the campfire.
First uke
Tyro and Pioneer: real tone and a gig bag, from $105.
Stepping up
Solid tops, cutaways and pickups in the Switchback and Rock Roots.
Stage & studio
All-solid koa, cedar and spruce in the Koa 2.0 and Pro II line.
Classrooms
Ask about class sets and school pricing.
Played by
Meet our artists →
Jay Sparrow/Pete Lesperance/Ed Ringwald/Mike Turner/Tim Williams/Alfie Smith/Ella Coyes/Current Swell/Douglas John Cameron/Liseth Horsten/Denis Turbide/Matt Potter/Gary Glewinski
Learn to play
Your first chords, on us.
Video tutorials, techniques and blog posts to get you playing your Twisted Wood. Want it all in one place? Grab the eBook.
How we give back
Instruments from trees. Trees back to the forest.
Our reforestation and carbon-offsetting work restores wildlife habitat, cleans soil, waterways and shorelines, and helps sequester carbon.
Read our story →