Kala Acacia Ukulele

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1. Vincent Wright December 7th, 2009 5:34 pm
   

   I have bought recently from musicguyMic (I don’t like giving people free advertising but this guy totally deserves it) a concert Kala ACACIA wood ukulele. I have already two tenor ukuleles a KALA Mango wood and a cheap lanikai which are both good ukuleles for there money don’t get me wrong. I was originally going to buy a soprano Ukulele when looking at various eBay stores but then when deciding on buying a kala ukulele I typed the name into the eBay search engine and up popped the Concert Kala ACACIA wood ukulele as one of the listed items.

   The verdict: well cosmetically it’s a very handsome uke it’s well constructed with funky swirly little pearl in lays in the fret board. The uke is very light weight but very sturdy. The machine heads are really good quality and keep the uke in tune really really well.

   Sound wise: well to me it keeps getting better and better each time I play it (seriously) and I find out each day the more how versatile it is. When I first got it the box I thought “yeah it’s ok” but I really love it and it projects great sound with a punch.

   As I said before this is the first concert ukulele I have bought and it sounds like a real ukulele as I have found with my tenor ukuleles they have a beautiful sound but they don’t have the stabbyness of a concert or soprano ukulele.
   This being my first concert ukulele I don’t think I would ever bother buying a tenor ukulele again this is already my favorite uke after only having it for a week or two.

   The down and up side: as I said before I bought this from musicguymic who is based in Hawaii and I am in the UK so if you are going to buy a ukulele from Hawaii or the USA expect to pay tax at least. Please see what I spent below:

   The ukulele was including carriage:

   £190.00 roughly (I think it was on offer when I bought it)

   The tax was:

   £28.50

   Parcel force charged (hander ling fee)

   £13.50

   So it was about another £40.00 on top. When I spoke to the guy at the parcel force desk I asked why we had to pay VAT (out of interest as I’m nosey) and he said that it depends on what customs and excise feel like at the time of when the package comes through. But near Christmas time they check every thing that comes through as people are ordering presents for people.

   The up side of ordering a uke from musicguymic is that he sets up the ukulele which hardly any music store dose and it makes a big big difference.

   That’s my two pennies worth.

   Vincent Wright

2. Woodshed December 7th, 2009 8:44 pm
   

   Thanks very much for the review, Vincent. And particularly the import stuff – it’s always good to know what to expect.

3. Steve January 8th, 2010 8:01 am
   

   I did a lot of back and forth between the Kala Acacia Soprano and Concert with the concert arriving “mistakenly.” No mistake at all. More like meant to be. Had I contributed to the confusion with a last minute change? It had no effect since my original choice arrived. This concert is here and here to stay.

   An amazingly bright yet balanced traditional ukelele sound at a great price. I should add that at the local dealer here in NJ, I was charged for the price of the soprano…sweet.

4. Cole M March 11th, 2010 10:26 pm
   

   So i just bought the concert one and i love if sooooooooo much.
   the sound is like nothing ive ever heard
   the durability is outstanding
   i bought it also from musicguymic and it came with :
   A case, a chord book, a voice box thing, and the uke
   299.99 dollars later but 110% worth it

   Get this!

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