Hey folks,
Interest in a cedar topped tenor has got my UAS cravings up, and I was thinking about the Kala KA-ATP-CTG, as seen here:
http://kalabrand.com/Models/Kala/SolidCedarTopAcacia/DetailsPageSpruceCedarAcacia.html
and in this photo:
I'm not really a fan of bling, but the rosette and binding are very nice and not overstated to my eyes.
I have several other tenors, and the main thing here is to get my feet wet with owning a cedar topped tenor uke.
So while I'm not looking to spend much more than the ~$267 that this one is going for (and there are plenty of ukes in the $350+ range), by the time you add a case and shipping (or if I buy local, case and sales tax) I'm near $300 anyway.
My birthday is coming in March, so that will help with my lack of UAS funds at the moment.
Also since NAMM2015, they have a 5-string model, which has the option for both high and low G, which adds a wrinkle. I wonder if I can get this model, and if later on, I find that I dont want the 5-strings, is it still playable as a 4-string (removing on of the G's).
[EDIT]: Uke Republic has a video demo of this 5-string version going back to Nov 2014, so my awareness of this model was not until as per above.
I know many fellow UU members have bought one of the ukes in this series from Kala, and I'm putting the call out for you to please share your experiences with how they are holding up over the long term now that you've owned and played them for a while...
Any reasons NOT to get one?
Interest in a cedar topped tenor has got my UAS cravings up, and I was thinking about the Kala KA-ATP-CTG, as seen here:
http://kalabrand.com/Models/Kala/SolidCedarTopAcacia/DetailsPageSpruceCedarAcacia.html
and in this photo:
I'm not really a fan of bling, but the rosette and binding are very nice and not overstated to my eyes.
I have several other tenors, and the main thing here is to get my feet wet with owning a cedar topped tenor uke.
So while I'm not looking to spend much more than the ~$267 that this one is going for (and there are plenty of ukes in the $350+ range), by the time you add a case and shipping (or if I buy local, case and sales tax) I'm near $300 anyway.
My birthday is coming in March, so that will help with my lack of UAS funds at the moment.
Also since NAMM2015, they have a 5-string model, which has the option for both high and low G, which adds a wrinkle. I wonder if I can get this model, and if later on, I find that I dont want the 5-strings, is it still playable as a 4-string (removing on of the G's).
[EDIT]: Uke Republic has a video demo of this 5-string version going back to Nov 2014, so my awareness of this model was not until as per above.
I know many fellow UU members have bought one of the ukes in this series from Kala, and I'm putting the call out for you to please share your experiences with how they are holding up over the long term now that you've owned and played them for a while...
Any reasons NOT to get one?
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