Ko'olau T1 (Stock/Modified)

wearymicrobe

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Features


  • Made by Ko'olau and family.
  • www.koolauukulele.com
  • 2A Koa Body, Rosewood Neck, Koa Top Plate, Black tuners, logo in MOP
  • Matte Rub
  • (Tenor)
  • Non Compensated Tie Bridge.
  • Neck is thin and fast, slightly sticky when new.
  • Comes with a HARD case, cards.
Action, Fit & Finish

  • Its a Ko'olau, its great, for 899$ or so typical sale prices its really good. Honetly you would have to search hard to find a cosmetic fault with this model.
  • Its a matte finish, solid tuners, came with ko'olau gold wound G low setup.

  • For some reason it does not like Aquila high G (my go to string), the best is what it came with low G ko'olau gold.
Reliability/Durability

  • Will this ukulele withstand live playing?
    • YES
  • Does the hardware seem like it will last?
    • YES
  • Would you use it on a gig without a backup?
    • No, for reasons to be shown later.

Customer Support

  • Check the website for the war. on the T1 though it would take something catastrophic to damage it. There is not much to go wrong.

Overall Rating

  • How long have you been playing?
    • A while
  • What other gear do you own?
    • Almost every major modern builder
  • Is there something you wish you had asked before buying this ukulele?
    • I wanted the gloss finish, the nitro french instruments from them sound
  • If it were stolen or lost, would you buy it again or get something else?
    • No
  • What do you love about it?
    • Price point for a ko'olau
  • Did you compare it to other ukuleles? Which ones?
    • Standard all the major K's
Personal Opinion

I really liked this uke up front on the long side not so much. These are really good low G for some unknown to me reason. I MEAN REALLY REALLY UNBELEVABLY GOOD.

I play High G pretty much 90% of the time so thats how I tried to set it up and failed misrably. Tone is all over the board in this one, I tried everything that I could to get this setup the way I wanted. Three separate compensated saddles of different hights. I tried just about every string on the planet and it killed me but just could not get it the way I wanted.

If your a low G player or lean that way you need to try one of these things out. Its a heck of a deal for the price. High G, try it first. I have heard through the grapevine that many have had luck with high G just not me.

Full disclosure I sold this, it now has a happy home unknown tuning.


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