Solid Spruce Top Striped Ebony Baritone Ukulele w/ Cutaway & EQ

I really love it. It was my 80th Birthday present to myself, so I was really anxious how it would travel to Australia but it was well packed and arrived fine. I changed the strings straight away as the wound strings were a bit harsh on my ancient hands. I had never paid so much for a uke before (nearly $a1000) so I was a little concerned re a line going from the large end to the bridge, down the middle. It may be just a join or a grain. I dont think its a crack or anything too bad. I'm attaching a pic. The pickup is great BTW, I can drown all those inferior units out now....LOL

I’ve played a concert uke (also from Kala) for many years, and was looking for a way to amplify my sound for live performances. After much research and review, I’m really glad I chose this instrument.

Baritones may not be as popular as the smaller ukes, but I was drawn to this model's rich, warm voice. The top 2 strings are nylon, while the bottom are metal, creating a sound that is both soulful and ethereal. It’s comfortable to play and feels solidly constructed. Despite the different tuning, I even find it easier to compose on the baritone than the concert. The pickup and spruce top give it the volume to hold its own with miked vocals and an amplified acoustic guitar. The built-in tuner is convenient, but not needed since it is much less exact than a digital clip-on tuner.

Overall, I’m very pleased with my purchase and would recommend this model to anyone looking for a quality baritone that can be plugged into an amp.

I’m very glad I asked Will about upgrading from my Curly Mango , he was very right about the Spruce top. I’ve only been playing for a little over a year but now I have 7 ukes in total. I say that because I really like these instruments. My new Spruce top hasn’t gone on the wall yet and the others haven’t come off, except to record and compare to my first Kala! I’ll be getting the Curly Mango b-tone soon. That one is also very nice but I didn’t get to play it much , like one minute. Freak accident. Sounded and felt nice, ante up time! Therefore, I consider the Spruce top my first Kala. What I first noticed about the Spruce top was that it was very ‘soft’ to move along the neck. I compared it to my others and uhuh!! Not as ‘soft’. Smooth, soft, easy, whatever it’s called. Especially high on the neck, chords and notes up there were noticeably easier to play , shape of the head I guess. I’ll get to appearance later. Secondly, the sound makes me want to keep playing, therefore I’m getting better quickly, and that’s nice. The word ‘soft ‘ pops into my head again when I think of a word for the sound. Maybe switch the name to Soft top. Joke. I guess I could use warm but Warm top doesn’t cut it. The reverb is very nice, sustains well . I guess ‘sleepy ‘ would be the best description. That’s all I have for sound. Lastly, appearance. Bold contrasts in wood tones, sophisticated comes to mind. Trim/edging is same as wood, classy, sophisticated. This ukulele makes…