Kala U-Tar Guitarlele, Cheap Ponos: Ukulele Window Shopping

When Yamaha’s guitarlele became a bit of a hit I expected a few other makers to jump on them. But since then, guitarleles have been very hard to find. Now Kala have come out with their own version: the Kala U-Tar. Thus resurrecting the whole keytar vs guitboard debate.

MGM is practically giving away some Pono ukuleles. He has the Pono Mango at $260. And the Ebony Pono at $599 (you’ll have to move fast on that one). Must admit, quite tempted by the mango.

When it comes to weird instruments, the phono fiddle ukulele takes some beating.

Ukulele kitsch: salt and pepper shakers.

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  1. Tom Karches October 2nd, 2009 5:45 pm

    Isn’t this just a small guitar? I have a steel string FirstAct guitar very similar to this, and it was less than $50. Looks like all I need are some nylon strings….

  2. Woodshed October 2nd, 2009 6:55 pm

    Tom: Yes, it’s a small guitar. I suspect it’s higher quality than a $50 jobbie.

  3. mcnilly February 17th, 2010 10:02 pm

    Hey Al,
    Do you know if you can actually get those Kala Guitarleles any more?
    I’m very intrigued. . .

  4. Woodshed February 19th, 2010 12:49 pm

    mcnilly: I haven’t seen any for sale for a while but I don’t know.

  5. mcnilly February 19th, 2010 1:57 pm

    Just spoke to SUS they said Kala won’t ship them into the UK. MGM has 3 on ebay at the moment. Il probably order from him . . .
    Cheers

  6. Woodshed February 22nd, 2010 4:04 pm

    Thanks for the info, Will.

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