casarole45
Well-known member
Well I've always snubbed Makala Dolphins, I played a heap in a shop and thought they were terrible. Anyway a while ago I bought one for £10 on ebay. It looked a shocking piece of engineering, the body was wider on one side than the other and the paint job was not much better, but it was something fun for my 2 year old daughter.
So I restrung it with some concert Aquila's and oh my god. The tone has a beautiful harmonic bell like quality. In fact I prefer it to some (yes more than one) K brand/K brand equivilents in tonal qualities.
Even after this though I refused to acknowedge it as a proper ukulele but the recent thread has made me reassess my evaluation.
So as wrong and controversial as I feel writing this, credit where credit is due... the Makala Dolphin does not suck... in fact it is rather good. I may even put it in my sig.
But I really think its worth you guys trying the concert size of Aquila's it gives it such a loud and tonal presence.
All the best
James
So I restrung it with some concert Aquila's and oh my god. The tone has a beautiful harmonic bell like quality. In fact I prefer it to some (yes more than one) K brand/K brand equivilents in tonal qualities.
Even after this though I refused to acknowedge it as a proper ukulele but the recent thread has made me reassess my evaluation.
So as wrong and controversial as I feel writing this, credit where credit is due... the Makala Dolphin does not suck... in fact it is rather good. I may even put it in my sig.
But I really think its worth you guys trying the concert size of Aquila's it gives it such a loud and tonal presence.
All the best
James
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