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a beautiful full resonant sound - takes ukulele to another level - the fifth string (low G) while retaining the hi G is phenomenal
Elegant and beautiful, these are some of the best sounding ukuleles you will ever play. To complement such an excellent sounding instruments, we gave it a full redesign for 2021. The Solid Cedar Top with Acacia back and sides in a shiny, gloss finish, trimmed out in Rosewood binding is a sleek combination. We added an Abalone rosette, Rosewood fingerboard and bridge, and Graphtech Ratio Black Tuners.
Cedar has a soft, lush tone that lends well to finger style playing. It has a natural, loud projection and is often recommended as the best ukulele for playing on stage. Available in Long Neck Soprano, Concert, Tenor, Tenor Cutaway with EQ, 6 String Tenor, 8 String Tenor, Baritone, and 8 String Baritone.
Size: | Tenor |
Top: | Cedar |
Back & Sides: | Acacia |
Binding: | Rosewood |
Neck: | Mahogany |
Finish: | High-Gloss |
Fingerboard: | Rosewood |
Headstock: | Standard |
Tuners: | Black DJ326UB-SB |
Strings: | Aquila Super Nylgut® |
Electronics: | N/A |
Nut & Saddle: | Graph Tech NuBone® |
Scale Length: 16.875 inches, Overall Instrument Length: 26.0 inches, Body Length: 11.75 inches, Number of Frets: 18, Width at Upper Bout: 7.0 inches, Width at Lower Bout: 9.3125 inches, Width at Waist: 5.625 inches, Body Depth: 3.125 inches, Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1.4375 inches, Fingerboard width at neck/body joint: 1.8125 inches
a beautiful full resonant sound - takes ukulele to another level - the fifth string (low G) while retaining the hi G is phenomenal
I've been playing ukulele for about 11 years and became interested in the 'more than four' types of ukuleles about five years ago. I already owned a Kala 8- and 6- string tenors when I purchased this 5 string for Christmas. It is an outstanding instrument and I'm glad that it finally rounds out my collection of more than four models. The addition of the low G adds incredible depth of my playing. I strongly recommend this model for who wants to really stand out and stand apart from the others.
The 2 G strings give the chords a lot more body when strumming. The balanced tone is pretty good out of the box which will get better over time as I play it more. Dropped in a MiSi pickup which helped open up the sound of this uke when playing live. Only wished that Kala had made the nut a full 1.5" as it's slightly small being a bass player who just started playing Ukulele. Planning on replacing the stock strings with Worth browns like the ones that came stock on my Kala Elite Koa Tenor. I also use a Kala Spruce top Ziracote Super Tenor for some of my gigs and this 5 has it's own merits. For the money a very impressive and well made Ukulele.
The 5-string tenor is a great addition to my Kala collection. Good tone quality and great projection.
Love the sound of the double G string. It gives the ukulele a unique sound for a variety of musical styles. Adding an active pickup would be welcomed bonus.