Kala Makala Soprano Mahogany Ukulele (MK-S)

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On tone alone if I were a newcomer to ukulele it would be the Dolphin, if I were to take looks into account it would be the MK-S. I know I don't like preaching about strings, and that you should experiment, but these have quite thick tops and the Aquila power can really drive them to get a good tone and volume.

The Makala ukulele comes in the traditional wood look and also in a series of pastel colors (blue, pink etc. It is chipped and dinged in all sorts of places (that Dolphin thick glossy finish does chip easily I have found) but it still plays just fine.Vom Klang bin ich angenehm überrascht, sie hat schon eine ganze Ecke Volumen mehr als meine kleine Sopranukulele. They’re either a bit tinny or they’re muted and somewhere between those brackets is the holy grail of sound. I DO NOT ALLOW WHOLESALE COPYING AND PASTING OF CONTENT FROM THIS SITE WITHOUT PERMISSION This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4. Update] – Now I’ve had it a few months the strings seem to have settled in now; they’re brighter, have better balanced volume between each string (a mild issue before with my GDAE arrangement); they hold their tuning more consistently too. Symphony Tech Limited (t/as Symphony Music) is a registered company (5627526) at 66 Market Street, Wigan.

I had my dolphin for four years, and despite having a Fender (Tenor in low G) and "upgrading" to a Marshall (don't do that) for standard tuning, I still play my beginner uke the most. The Makala MK-CE Concert Ukulele is one of our largest sellers,and comes highly recommended by Red Cow Music. Friends in the band have also bought them as 'travel ukes' (the sort of instrument you won't shed a tear over breaking or being stolen) and band members have taken these to the far east and Australia last year! Yeah, it might seem a little weird and perhaps the D’s a bit resonant but hey; now I have a great little knock about “Mandolele” that I just can’t put down. The geared machineheads offer good tuning stability, as do the fitted Aquila strings (notwithstanding the usual 'stretching' that occurs).While it’s not the same uke (the Dolphin has a plastic back and sides with an agathis top) and the sound is pretty different, in my opinion it’s on a par with the Dolphin in terms of value for money. While the Dolphin’s tone and playability won’t thrill serious players, it’s still a fun, well-built uke. I put Martin Fluorocarbon strings on both ukes and I found the white one sounds absolutely wonderful.

Der Grund des Kaufes gerade dieser Ukulele war: sie hat ein breiteres Griffbrett für meine nicht gerade kleinen Hände, einen Tonabnehmer und man hat die Moglichkeit einen Gurt zu befestigen. When you wrote the review, I was fortunate to be staying with my Coz in South Island, NZ and almost to the day, we sauntered into Post Impressions - facebook. The Dolphin’s composite back and sides don’t do it any favors, and the uke feels very dense and heavy for its size.The geared machineheads offer good tuning stability, as do the fitted Aquila strings (notwithstanding the usual ‘stretching’ that occurs).

I tried it with Aquila Nylguts, but I put Martin 600 fluorocarbons on it, and I like those much more. The solid Agathis body with a Walnut fingerboard is a classic combination for excellent reliability and long lasting performance. In fact I’ve found myself playing this ukulele standing far more than any other that I own over the past few weeks. It means I can play it using mandolin chords and fingerings without having to learn another instrument!The Dolphin comes in a variety of colors and gets its name from the signature dolphin-shaped bridge. If you're really serious about learning the ukulele and want to learn at a much faster pace then I'd highly recommend checking out these ukulele ebooks. Because this uke has been in the hands of a toddler, it stands to reason that it has been dropped, trodden on and generally abused.