Anyone who owns any of the new Kala models? thinking of buying one of them

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I have been playing ukulele for some years, mostly casually figuring things out on my own.
Been recently thinking of upgrading from the cheap (but lovely) lanikai to a newer tenor ukulele between the price range of 300 - 400 dollars.

Found 2 models that pinned my interest, only of them has a video preview of the products.

LACEWOOD SPRUCE KALA TENOR Travel UKULELE
http://cgi.ebay.com/Kala-SOLID-lace...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke-fuHcGtJQ

And...

KALA SOLID LACEWOOD SPRUCE TENOR UKULELE

http://cgi.ebay.com/KALA-SOLID-LACE...5|66:2|65:12|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:3|294:50

Doesn't have to be Kala spesific as a brand, but id rather not go with another Mahogany Soprano (which I already have)
 
I played the spruce/lacewood from Mike at www.ukerepublic.com after Jake's show. I was extremley impressed with the sound and beauty of the instrument. If I wasn't saving up for a KoAloha, i would have bought it right then and there.
 
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Everyone seems to favor the KoAloha, I don't get it. I have tried their Soprano's and they don't do it for me at all.:(

The Duke of Uke in London praises the Lacewood and said they are a very good buy.
 
Thanks for the contribution guys!
Well I have a small dilema with the first one due to the fact I can't plug it into anything. But its sheer small size and impressive sound makes it very tempting.

Good to hear that the lacewood is pretty good :)
 
I've got one of those Kala Lacewood/Spruce Cutaway Tenors. I love that uke so much!!

Here's a video with it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OV93tYPDMc8

And here's a thread I made with pictures of it and descriptions: http://www.ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=13697

If you end up getting one, you might wat to try talking to Mike at UkeRepublic.com. I got mine through him and he gave me a great deal with a case and a kala t-shirt.


This uke has such incredible volume, its just unbelievable. I was playing and my roomate in the next room over thought It was a full sized nylon string guitar :eek:

I hope this helps with your decesion! :shaka:
 
psesinkclee said:
I've got one of those Kala Lacewood/Spruce Cutaway Tenors. I love that uke so much!!

This uke has such incredible volume, its just unbelievable. I was playing and my roomate in the next room over thought It was a full sized nylon string guitar :eek:
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Yeah it is certainly helpful! well I forgot to say that I do have some restrictions on getting a ukulele. I was thinking of getting one ordered to an American address as I live in Norway (high unecessary taxes when buying stuff from abroad). Thats why I had been looking for legit ukulele sellers at ebay. My big sister is currently in the United States now and will get her to order a ukulele to his address while she is there.

If this guy you are talking about accepts paypal, I'd be interested to know more about him!
 
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MikeLXXXVIII said:
Yeah it is certainly helpful! well I forgot to say that I do have some restrictions on getting a ukulele. I was thinking of getting one ordered to an American address as I live in Norway (high unecessary taxes when buying stuff from abroad). Thats why I had been looking for legit ukulele sellers at ebay. My big sister is currently in the United States now and will get her to order a ukulele to his address while she is there.

If this guy you are talking about, accepts paypal I'd be interested to know more about him!
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Yep, you pay him through paypal. Shoot him an email (through this page here) and ask whatever you need to know about it. He's a swell guy, really understanding and helpful. Plus he gives great deals ;)
 
I have Kala travel soprano bought from Risa. It is an awesome instrument, very loud and very nice and easy to play. There is only one issue - the head is much heavier then the ukulele body - but I think I need to get used to it.
 
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