Electric Vs. Electro-Acoustic
A solid-body electric ukulele produces very little sound acoustically, requiring an amplifier to be heard from more than a few feet away.
An electro-acoustic ukulele is a standard acoustic instrument to which a pickup has been added. It may be played either "unplugged", or plugged into an amplifier. The acoustic and electric tone qualities will often differ, and some "a/e" ukuleles are built with the aim of producing quality sound when amplified, to the detriment of the acoustic sound.
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