Welcome back old friend.
I have a black Les Paul style Vorson electric uke.
Overall, it is AMAZING value.
Mine originally came strung re-entrant GCEA, but I have changed it to low-G tuning using DGBE strings out of an electric guitar set.
Alternatively, you can tune it like your old Baritone electric uke (DGBE) using ADGB strings from an electric guitar set
I have done this previously on my Risa Tenor steel-string electric. I'm pretty sure it will work on the Vorson too.
I think newly listed Vorsons come as low-G, according to the product descriptions. You can tune it any way you want using different strings.
I stick to using 0.009 electric guitar sets for electric ukes. 0.010 sets feel a bit too heavy for me.
I may even try 0.008 sets for even lighter gauge some time in the future.
On the positive side:
-A totally playable steel-string tenor electric ukulele with two single coil pickups (3-way selector switch).
-The tone is fairly good - it should be very similar in form and function as your former Konablaster.
I have owned Risa steel-string electrics in the past. Obviously the Risa is higher quality, but this one is the same idea made cheaper.
-The tone and volume knobs work well on mine, and the pickups give a very versatile range of sounds - I am quite sure it will work well for your style of music, as you can plug it into electric guitar amps and effects.
-With a bit of easy setting up (reduce action at the bridge and intonation adjustment), the playability can be fairly slick. Brand new, the action came too high.
Some negatives:
-It is fairly cheaply made, and there are some quality issues.
The bridge isn't the best quality - it may buzz a bit if you set your action screws too low at the bridge. The bridge is also a bit.. lopsided - it won't affect playability though.
-Major problem when you try to adjust the truss rod (which you probably won't need to, unless you're very fussy about setup).
The truss rod WORKS, but you may have to make a bit of a modification if you want a truss-rod-key to fit:
See this post:
http://forum.ukuleleunderground.com/showthread.php?105907-Vorson-Truss-Rod-Problem-FIXED
This could be a major problem if you are reluctant to do a bit of DIY or pay someone to fix it. This could be a very minor problem if you don't mind getting it fixed, or you don't feel the need to touch the truss rod at all. To be perfectly honest, a truss rod is not really a "necessity" for a short scale 4-string instrument like this. Some 4-string steel string ukuleles don't come with a truss rod anyway (or just have a non-adjustable truss rod).
-There could be quality control issues. Some members have reported that their pickups or tone/volume knobs don't work properly.
As an inexpensive, Made in China instrument, the quality level is similar to your cheapest Epiphone and Squier electric guitars.
Playable, but a bit roughly made. With a bit of setting up, love and care, it can potentially be a great value instrument capable of many things.
Whether to get this, or an Epiphone electric guitar...
Well that depends on what you want. Do you want an electric guitar, or an electric ukulele?
I play both electric guitar and electric ukulele - and there is quite a difference in how each is played (despite apparent similarity).
I do "guitar things" with guitars and "ukulele things" with ukuleles... not sure how to word that better xD
Electric ukes have come and gone in my collection.
I think this one's a keeper... because it's too cheap to sell and get much money out of it >_<
but im really looking for a longer scale soprano never suited my style more of a fan of tenor and baritone scales.
