Showing posts with label Kala. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kala. Show all posts

Monday 18 May 2020

Why Kala Brand Ukuleles Rock.


Kala Brand ukulele Beginner ukulele and professional ukulele


I'm really happy to be a Kala Brand Ukulele Dealer here in OZ, simple because I think they offer an astounding 'bang for your dollar'.  They have an instrument for a beginner and an instrument for professionals playing gigs and recording.  

I find Kala Brand ukuleles play and sound great straight outta the box, and that makes my life as a retailer so much easier.

Our Setups of ukuleles go faster and our customers are happy they are getting a quality instrument, not a toy. It's a Win-Win.

Since Mike Upton started Kala Brand in 2005 the quality of their instruments has been setting the industry standard.

Such is the demand for Kala Brand ukulele that it's hard to keep up. Luckily Shipments of ukulele arrive in Australia regularly and the Importer is also located in our hometown of Adelaide South Australia. So if I don't have a particular model (and there are 100's) on my shelves then I can order it in ASAP.

CLICK HERE to check out the huge range of Kala ukuleles.

Check out their welcome video.

 

#kalabrandukulele #ukuleletradingcoaustralia #learntoplayukulele #kalaukulele #kala #ukulele #music #musician.

Sunday 19 April 2020

Learning Ukulele Tips. Practise ukulele as Playtime

Learning To Play Ukulele Tips. Practise the ukulele like it is Playtime, not hard work.


If you approach your practise time on your ukulele with the mindset that 'this is hard work' then it will be hard work.


Take a lesson from the children. Observe children with a new game on an iPad. They just go for it, they dive in, at first they suck, then they get better.

They approach the task as play, not work. Learning through play is a term used in educational psychology to describe how a child can learn to make sense of the world around them. Through play, children can develop motor and cognitive skills required to engage in new tasks and experiences.

So pick up your Ukulele often and just have fun, just play!

Sure you will hit some bum notes, play a bit out of time, so what, no biggie.

Make some mistakes, but don't stress on them, play your ukulele and then play some more.
Enjoy the process of getting better on your Ukulele. Approach your ukulele practise time as playtime, as fun time.

Cheers CC
Now go Practise Uke err I meant go have fun.

https://ukuleletradingcoaustralia.com.au/

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Friday 10 February 2017

Demo Kala UBASS-FM-FSEW and Kalas New Metal Round Wound Bass Strings KA-BASS-4

Demo Kala UBASS-FM-FSEW with Kalas New Metal Round Wound Bass Strings KA-BASS-4

New stock arrived today and amongst the regular stuff I got the new to Australia Kala UBASS with the new Kala Round wound Metal Strings for that more traditional Bass sound.

What a fantastic piece of Kit, the nylon core metal round-wound strings brings the UBASS to life. 

Easy on the fingers, and now with a nice punchy tone that is way way louder than the Polyurethane strings.

Regular Bass players will feel much more "at home" with this new UBASS and its Round-wound metal strings.


The Tuner is built in, the German Brand Shadow pre-amp is built in, and nice flamed mahogany body wood. 

And 'Nice' is quite the understatement as the pictures do not do justice to how good this wood looks.

2017 Australian pricing is $915 with gigbag with Setup and includes Postage to your door in Australia.

Hit me up with a message and I can do better for you to hook you up with one.

I love to haggle, Have you seen a price from someone else here in Australia on a Stocked Item ... I will have a crack at seeing if I can do better.

The Strings are available as sets to retrofit your UBASS, they are $72.95 incl postage. Code: KA-BASS-4 and I have those in-stock too.


DESCRIPTION
The Exotic Mahogany Acoustic-Electric was introduced in 2012 and has quickly become Kala's best-selling U-Bass. 

Capturing the same upright bass sound as the Solid Mahogany U-Bass, look no further for enormous low end.

Exotic Mahogany back and sides with a Mahogany neck.  Featuring a well fretted Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.

SO EASY TO PLAY; EVEN FOR NON BASS PLAYERS
Made with a diminutive 21" scale for EASY playing regardless of your hand size, heck any tiny handed Donald  could whizz around this fretboard with ease.  
16 chunky profile quality nickle steel frets.

Custom Die-Cast Tuners and the star of the Show the NEW Kala UBASS Round-wound metal strings with Nylon core.

Custom Kala and Road Toad logo inlays, electronic system with an active EQ and built-in tuner.

Includes a Deluxe Custom U-BASS Embroidered Logo Gig Bag

And if you Travel around this Big Brown land by Plane the UBASS meets most airline carry-on requirements.

SPECS
TOP: Exotic Mahogany
BACK & SIDES: Exotic Mahogany
BINDING: Black
FINISH: Satin
NECK: Mahogany
FINGERBOARD: Rosewood
BRIDGE: Rosewood
NUT: GraphTech TUSQ®
SADDLE: Composite
TUNERS: Custom Hipshot Ultralite™
HEADSTOCK: Standard UBASS
STRINGS: Kala Round Wounds nylon Core Metal Wound.
ELECTRONICS: Shadow® U-Bass NFX
SHORT SCALE: 20.375 in
OVERALL LENGTH: 29.375 in
INCLUDES: Deluxe Padded Bag


MEASUREMENTS
Scale Length: 20.375 inches, Overall Instrument Length: 29.375 inches, Body Length: 14 inches, Number of frets: 16, Width at upper bout: 7.75 inches, Width at lower bout: 10.25 inches, Width at waist: 6.625 inches, Body Depth: 3.25 inches, Fingerboard width at nut: 1.75 inches, Fingerboard width at neck/body joint: 2.213 inches









Sunday 19 June 2016

Kala Koa Tenor ukulele KA-KTGE-C Electric

KA-KTGE-C
Koa Wood Acoustic / Electric Tenor Ukulele
with Cutaway. RRP $495


Hawaiian Koa Gloss Series
This elegant hardwood is a highly revered Hawaiian native, the most classic of woods to build
a ukulele. The wood becomes multidimensional as light reflects in it, and the tone resonates
through history. This is the most traditional of ukulele, a timeless masterpiece.

You will enjoy playing your Koa Kala for a lifetime!

The Kala KA-KTGE-C Hawaiian Koa Tenor Cutaway Acoustic Electric has a Hawaiian Koa top, back, and sides and a mahogany neck.  This combination of tonewoods deliver a tone that is bright, yet not ever shrill with some nice bottom end warmth.  Koa also has very good projection and volume.

The body features maple binding on the edges of the body really setting off the Koa wood pattern and the well applied and polished gloss finish.

As normal with all my ukulele sales a setup is included and you will enjoy the low action and the ease of playability.

The Kala KA-KTGE-C ukulele can be amplified because its factory fitted Kala UK-300TR EQ with built in Chromatic Tuner.

Tuning duties is handled by a set of upmarket Gold Grover open-gear tuning machines

SPECIFICATIONS
Body size: Tenor
Top: Hawaiian koa
Back and sides: Hawiian koa
Trim: Maple with white and black accents
Headstock: Slotted with laser-etched mother-of-pearl inlay
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard material: rosewood
Fingermarkers: White dots
Side markers: Black dots
Bridge: Rosewood
Tuners: Gold Grover open gear
Nut: Graph Tech NuBone
Saddle: Graph Tech NuBone
Strings: Premium D'Addario Titanium
Finish: Gloss
Kala UK-300-TR (active system)
Features : 2-band EQ with chromatic LED tuner


Kala ASAC-T Tenor Ukulele All Solid Acacia Wood + FREE BONUS WATERMAN UKULELE

Kala KA-ASAC-T Solid Acacia Wood Tenor Size Ukulele RRP $635
FREE Waterman Soprano Ukulele ($50)

Includes; 
FREE Waterman Soprano Ukulele ($50)FREE Tenor Gigbag ($30)
FREE Clip On Headstock Tuner ($15)

FREE Setup ($50)
FREE Shipping (approx $40 value within mainland Australia).

Your Choice of
1. Low or High G String.
2. Right or Left-handed.


Solid Acacia Series The All Solid Acacia Series have powerful projection and a round tone. The Acacia wood Kala use is from Taiwan, and is well known for its beautiful, varied grain pattern and curl. It is a close cousin of native Hawaiian Koa. Its all solid construction will have you playing it more as it gets older and is broken in. the Tenor ukulele feature a slotted-headstock, which is a favorite with many of ukulele players. You will enjoy playing your Tenor Acacia Kala for a lifetime!

MAX BANG FOR YOU DOLLAR
Kala have got a lot of things right with their acacia range of ukes. They’re obviously going after a more serious ukulele player but they’re keeping it affordable by using Acacia wood (a close relation of Koa and much cheaper) and manufacturing it in China.

'Definitely worth checking these Solid Acacia ukuleles out if you’re in the market for a quality uke,
but don’t have a massive budget.'

Solid woods are usually reserved for high end professional luthier constructed ukuleles great to see a solid wood ukulele at this mid range price point. If you were looking for a beautiful, solid wood concert in this price range, then put this All Solid Acacia Concert from Kala on you short list, check out the pictures and the sound demo and you may find that the KA-ASAC-T may be just what you want.

SOLID WOOD AGES LIKE FINE WINE
Solid wood ukuleles sound better from the get go, but they get better with time, the wood ages like fine wine.  Unlike Ply (which is a laminate of 3 slices of wood glued together) solid wood ukuleles will dry out over time.

As moisture leaves the wood the top, back and sides become stiffer and lighter, that’s a good thing as the lighter and stiffer the wood the more resonant it is.

The stiffer and lighter the wood the better string energy can be transferred, that means a better dynamic range of frequencies and more volume.

Ply Ukes will sound pretty much the same now as in ten years, solid wood ukuleles will  improve every year you own it.

A RELATIVE OF KOA WOOD
Solid Acacia trees are also called the Mimosa or Shower Tree; these tropical trees are cousins of the Hawaiian Koa tree. They have gorgeous striped patterns of light and dark brown and have a deep colourful tone that match their visual beauty.

My analogy for the Koa v Acacia wood is its 'Champagne if it’s made in France, sparkling wine if it’s made elsewhere'.  Do not think that Acacia is inferior to Koa, it's the same wood.

These solid wood ukes are trimmed with rosewood edge binding and classic herringbone purfling and custom position markers accent the fret board.

'This beautiful, all-solid Striped Acacia has the WOW FACTOR that is going to get admiring looks from your friends at ukulele club'

Some of the key features -  a rosewood bridge and fingerboard, and ebony nut and saddle. Decorative features include custom abalone fret marker inlays, rosewood binding and vintage-style herringbone purfling.

With the all solid acacia wood construction this Kala is sweet and loud... a sweetness that ply laminate construction just cannot achieve.

DON'T BUY A LEMON
I never ship unopened boxes, every Ukulele I sell gets a thorough inspection for cosmetic flaws and a play test, every note at every fret.

The Higher the action the harder your ukulele is to play, some ukes I've seen you can drive a truck under the strings.  I don’t like that and you won’t either.

SETUP IS INCLUDED
Mass produced ukuleles come with "factory settings" and to get more units 'out the door' they err on the side of Medium to High-action (ACTION = The Gap between the bottom of the string and the top of the frets).

DO I NEED A SETUP?
Ukuleles are made in the Far East and travel to Australia via Bulk Cargo Container Ship.  Sitting in 40 foot containers out at sea for months takes its toll on the wood, as it reacts to the changes in temperature and humidity. That's why I never ever ever ship out an unopened uke box, every ukulele is checked, tuned and played.  Also fret boards dry out a little and shrink leaving the ends of the frets exposed and feeling sharp.  I remove these rough fret ends and treat the board with lemon oil to hydrate and protect it.  In the drying process frets can move about a little, some pop up causing fret buzz.

You get your choice of
1. Low or High G String.
2. Right or Left-handed.
Standard is Aquila High G Right-handed,
let me know if you want something else.

FEEL THE DIFFERENCE
Just about every Ukulele can benefit from having a thorough setup.  You can feel the difference between a non-set up uke and a uke that has been through the Set Up Process.

I set up each instrument to ensure you get the absolute best feel possible from your ukulele for your money.

This includes, if required, altering Saddle and Nut heights/slots, Fret work and intonation checks, with levelling, re-crowning, fret end filing and fret polishing.

In Set up Ukuleles, the Fret ends will be smoother so your instrument feels more comfortable in your left hand, frets will be level and polished so you get the best possible contact between string and fret to extract every ounce of energy and tone.

SPECIFICATIONS
Size: Tenor
Slotted headstock
All solid Acacia Top, Sides and Back
Rosewood Binding with herringbone purfling
Silver Nickel Frets
Custom vine Fret position Marks at 5th,7th,10th and 12th frets on neck and top of fingerboard
Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge
Ebony Nut and Saddle
Mahogany neck
Multi-Layered Headstock cap with carved Kala logo
Satin Finish
Chrome Die-Cast Tuners











Sunday 12 June 2016

Kala Banjolele KA-BNJ-BK-S Soprano 6 inch hoop body with Concert 20 fret neck.


KA-BNJ-BK-S

Includes;
FREE Set-Up,
FREE Tuner
FREE Gig Bag,
FREE Postage within Australia

SPECS
Open back design
Remo Weatherking Banjo Head
6 hoop diameter
Chrome hardware throughout
Deluxe geared tuners with chrome buttons

DESCRIPTION
The KA-BNJ-BK-S smaller size 6 inch hoop banjolele is classed as "the Soprano" of the range.  But the neck is still Concert sizes with 20 frets.

It also sports the open back style.  With the open back you can vary the tone by how much/hard you press it again your body.

If you tilt it away from your body the sound is louder and more trebley ... much like the way a Horn Player waggles a mute in front of their trumpet horn to alter the tone.

The smaller open back Soprano Banjolele KA-BNJ-BK-S, it is super cute but still super loud. And at $425 a fantastic option for those wanting to get into Banjolele.


COMES WITH A COMPLIMENTARY SETUP.
All my Banjoleles come ready to play! Bridge in place, action, set, skin tightened, neck at the right angle.  Basically all you need to do is tune up with the FREE complimentary tuner I include and off you go.

Most times when you get your mail order Banjolele the neck will be attached to the body, but that's about it.  The skin will not be tightened and usually the bridge will be in a plastic bag with the hoop adjustment tool. If you can do your own banjo setup that's cool. If not its a trip to your local repair shop to get your banjolele setup before you can even play a song, that sucks!

LEFTHANDED?
No Problem I can set your banjolele up for you southpaw players, no extra charge.

ABOUT BANJOLELE
The banjo ukulele is recognised for its distinctive tone and ability to project sound in solo and ensemble settings. The banjo ukulele was originally designed by Alvin Keech in 1917 and was popularised by musicians such as George Formby and Roy Smeck. George Harrison favoured the instrument in later years and recorded his song “Any Road” on banjo uke.

Banjoleles or Banjo Ukuleles are they are sometimes called are fast becoming my favourite type of Ukulele to play.  They are loud and proud!  But being so loud you have nowhere to hide if you hit any bum notes.


WHEN QUALITY MATTERS.
Kala has a commitment to quality that I respect.  They are easy to setup, the fret placement and intonation is top notch and the neck angle and bridge height is well sorted so they are easy to play right up and down the fretboard with really nice actions.

Bottom line, Kala banoleles save me time in setup,   the Kala banjos don't get returned with faults and best of all ... my customers are very happy.

There are plenty of banjoleles out there in the market place but not all banjoleles are equal.Especially in the Banjolele field the saying "You get what you pay for" holds true.  Cheap banjoleles often have very high Actions.  Action is the height of the strings over the fretboard.

The high Action of cheapie banjoleles makes playing beyond the 4th fret near impossible on some banjoleles. And the non precise fret placement often makes them sound really sour and out of tune.






Thursday 12 May 2016

Kala KA-SMHTE-C Tenor Solid Mahogany Cutaway Electric ukulele

Kala KA-SMHTE-C
$525 incl Postage in Australia

With
FREE Setup 
($50 value)
FREE Hardcase
  ($75 value)
FREE Tuner 
 ($15 value)
FREE Lesson  ($30 value)

ENJOY THE SOUND OF YOUR NEW SOLID MAHOGANY WOOD KALA UKULELE
Mmmm Mahogany.  Not Only a great looking wood but also a big sound with a rich and warm tone!
A really well constructed ukulele and nicely finished too, trimmed with faux tortoise shell binding. In your hand  a nice feeling Mahogany neck capped with a smooth well Fretted rosewood fingerboard.


BONUS FREE UKULELE LESSON
Ukulele Lesson with USA Tutor Jeffrey Thomas.
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate or advanced player, Jeff can help you out.  Jeffrey Thomas teaches Skype ukulele lessons to students of all levels around the world.  He provides webcam ukulele lessons using Skype, ooVoo, Yahoo Messenger or Google Hangout which allows the student to learn at home without having to drive to and from a music store.

THE TOP IS FREE TO VIBRATE LOUD AND CLEAR.
This Solid Mahogany Tenor Ukulele has a satin finish, and that is a good thing.  You see the thin finish allows the wood to resonate more freely.  The better the wood resonates the louder it is with better projection. (A too thick gloss finish can deaden the vibration of the wood leading to a 'dead" sounding a ukulele)

Solid Mahogany Ukuleles are firm favourites with my customers.  And the KA-SMHTE-C is a Great Value for Money tenor ukulele for you.

ENJOY THE COMFORTABLE PLAYING NECK
A Nicely contoured neck with easy playing fretboard.  If you like to so solos, or play up the neck then the Cutaway style is yours (for easy upper fret access nothing beats a cutaway)

AMPLIFY YOUR UKULELE THE EASY WAY
Add an Excellent Pickup system that amplifies very naturally the tone of the ukulele through either Amplifier, DI Box or PA

SETUP TO PLAY WELL
Plus as per usual your ukulele gets an included FREE Setup (Aquila or Worth Strings, Low or Hgh G) so your ukulele plays the best it can.   I never just pick box from the shelf and ship it.  Every uke is removed, tuned, play tested and setup.  Every factory Setup can be improved upon with a hands on setup.

A CASE TO PROTECT YOUR BEAUTIFUL SOLID WOOD UKULELE
To protect your new Mahogany tenor ukulele I include a FREE Polyfoam Hardcase.

Your Polyfoam hard case is a foam core light weight hardshell ukulele case with a black canvas type material exterior. It has an inner compartment and outer zipper pocket. This will fit your tenor sized uke nicely and includes a velcro retainer to hold the neck in place during transport.

SPECS
17 Tenor Scale (Distance from Nut to Saddle)
26-3/8 Overall body length
11-3/4 Body length
6-3/4 Upper Bout
9 Lower Bout
5-1/4 Waist
1-3/8 At Nut
All solid Mahogany top, back and sides
Faux Tortoise shell binding with black and white purfling
19 Silver-Nickel Frets
Fret position Marks at 5th,7th,10th and 12th frets on neck and top of fingerboard
Rosewood Fingerboard and Bridge
Mahogany Neck
Simulated Bone Nut and Saddle
Chrome Die-Cast Tuners








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Sunday 8 May 2016

Makala ukulele and Kala Ukulele new arrivals and prices as of today 9/05/2016

Just a quick one today 9/05/2016, updating you all on Stock Availability and Prices of the just arrived  in OZ Makala and Kala Ukulele stock.

If you fancy something just message me ChrisFromUkuleleTrading@gmail.com
or phone 0432 306 920 (Australian Number)

Shipping in OZ is FREE and International is $99.

Complimentary setup as always for best playability.

Happy Strumming Cheers CC
 
MAKALA
DOLPHINS
SOLID COLOURS: Light Blue, Yellow, Pink, Black, Green, Orange, Pearl White, Purple, Red.
$55.95



METALLIC AND BURSTS: Candy Apple Red, Metallic Blue,
Redburst, Yellowburst, Pink Burst, Lightblueburst.
$55.95


SHARKS
Blue, Red, Pink, Green, Yellow, White, Black
$55.95
MAKALA WOODGRAIN

MK-S
Soprano
$69.95
MK-CE
Concert with Pickup
$165.00
MK-P
Pineapple
$69.95
MK-TE
Tenor with Pickup
$195.00
MK-C
Concert
$89.95
MK-S/Pack
Soprano with Bag, Tuner & Book
$140.00
MK-T
Tenor
$99.95
MK-C/Pack
Concert with Bag, Tuner & Book
$155.00
MK-B
Baritone
$105.00



MAKALA WATERMANS  with Back Pack
MK-SWB/BL
Aqua Blue
$49.95
MK-SWS-OR
Swirl Orange
$49.95
MK-SWB/GR
Green
$49.95
MK-SWS-RD
Swirl Red
$49.95
MK-SWB/PINK
Soft Pink
$49.95
MK-SWT/BL
Translucent Blue
$49.95
MK-SWB/RED
Tomato Red
$49.95
MK-SWT/GR
Translucent Green
$49.95
MK-SWB/SLB
Slate Blue
$49.95
MK-SWT/OR
Translucent Orange
$49.95
MK-SWB/YL
Pale Yellow
$49.95
MK-SWG/BL
“Glow in the Dark”
$49.95
MK-SWS/BL
Swirl Blue
$49.95
MK-SWT
Clear
$49.95
MAKALA UKADELICS




MK-SBPAISLEY
Black Paisley
$99.95
MK-SPEACE
Peacelove
$99.95
MK-SDAY
Tropical Day
$99.95
MK-SSKULLS
Skulls
$99.95
MK-SNIGHT
Tropical Night
$99.95
MK-SSTEAM
Steampunk
$99.95
MK-STIEDYE
Tiedye
$99.95



KALA UKULELES
MAHOGANY




KA-15S
Soprano
$96.00
KA-8
6 String (Gloss)
$370.00
KA-S
Soprano
$136.00
KA-8E
8 String with EQ (Gloss)
$485.00
KA-P
Pineapple
$136.00
EXOTIC MAHOGANY
KA-SE
Soprano with EQ
$255.00
KA-SEM
Soprano
$157.00
KA-C
Concert
$160.00
KA-SEMM
Soprano Magenta
$157.00
KA-CE
Concert with EQ
$279.00
KA-SEMG
Soprano Green
$157.00
KA-T
Tenor
$180.00
KA-SEMB
Soprano Blue
$157.00
KA-TE
Tenor with EQ
$329.00
KA-CEM
Concert
$185.00
KA-TE-C
Tenor C/Way with EQ
$345.00
KA-CEME
Concert with EQ
$295.00
KA-B
Baritone
$199.00
KA-TEM
Tenor
$195.00
KA-BE
Baritone with EQ
$339.00
KA-TEME
Tenor with EQ
$329.00






PACIFIC WALNUT

SPALTED MAPLE

KA-PWS
Soprano
$255.00
KA-SMS
Soprano
$325.00
KA-PWC
Concert
$285.00
KA-SMC
Concert
$335.00
KA-PWT
Tenor
$295.00
KA-SMT
Tenor
$375.00
KA-PWT-E
Tenor with Pickup
$365.00
KA-SMT-E
Tenor with EQ
$450.00