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Sparrow Thunderbird Purpleheart Tenor
A tenor-scale steel-string electric ukulele from Sparrow's Thunderbird Series, built to order in Richmond, Virginia, with hand-wound alnico v humbucker, coil-splittable.
Electric: Hand-wound Alnico V humbucker, coil-splittable, steel strings
in production Tenor · 4-string · GCEA (low G)
Specifications
| Pickups | Hand-wound Alnico V humbucker, coil-splittable |
|---|---|
| Strings | steel |
| Type | Solid body |
| Strings count | 4-string |
| Scale | Tenor |
| Tuning | GCEA (low G) |
| Body shape | Cutaway |
| Body wood | Purpleheart (3-piece with walnut centre strip) |
| Cutaway | Yes |
| Neck | Walnut |
| Fingerboard | Canarywood |
| Nut width (mm) | 36.8 |
| Scale length | 17" |
| Controls | Volume and tone (pull tone knob for coil split) |
| Price | $799.99 list (2026-11-02) |
Restated from the maker's page (or the retailer page named below) as read on 2026-11-02. The price is the figure shown on that page that day; it will have moved.
Not on the page
- the spec says the pickup resistance is "about 7 ohms"
- fret count and output jack not listed
- year introduced not listed
Sources
- Sparrow product page (Sparrow Thunderbird Purpleheart Steel String Tenor Electric Ukulele (Ships in 14 days)). Read 2026-11-02. Covers: body, neck, electronics, electric, tuning, price, status, image.
- Sparrow product JSON (Shopify). Read 2026-11-02. Covers: price, image.
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