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back in USSR, mahalo les paul ukulele :)

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[nickelworks]

Mahalos are quite cheap compared to others of their kind, but i am a little worried about the value. do you happen to know what brand strings those are, maybe if i get one i can switch to nice strings? would that help the quality? thanks

[yattaandyou]

@nickelworks i have no idea what streings are mounted when you buy it, but they are rubbish, i switched with Hilos and it's much better , but of course the tone problem is still there

[HerrValo]

is this a good ukulele?

[yattaandyou]

in a word: no, it's a cute ukulele, ad it's a nice value(for being electro acoustic and etc ) , but if you're looking for a GOOD ukulele, avoid the mahalo brand in general, too cheap , if you're a beginner and get this ukulele as first approach to ukulele, you could think that ukuleles sound cheap, while it's only mahalos that have tone isues , not all ukes :)

[yattaandyou]

of course you can, i just began playing last november ;)

but the mahalo is still quite a cheap made in china thing, it's quite impressive for it's price, btut you'll certainly have a harder time playing this one than a flea for example :)

but good buying anyway ang good training !

[sexdrugsandrave]

BACK IN THE USSR!!!!!!

[SomethingDeliciousR]

Check out the song i wrote on uke! :)

[pauljcote]

@sankanpang well I found out it does not have bad intonation but excellent intonation and I didn't have to adjust the bridge or nut on the one I just got whereas I got a kala and a luna that both needed adjustment, this did not and using the digital tuner it is right on all the way up and down the fretboard.

[pauljcote]

I just bought an identical ukulele as this because I like it so much. I got it for 53 bucks delivered off amazon and it has aquilas on it and a great setup. You cant really get a better ukulele than this unless you get a solid wood body for over double the price. This is as good a laminate as you are going to find (I have many) and it looks better than all of them.

[pauljcote]

@nickelworks I like that uke and am having a hard time not buying one. I have a hamano soprano but theres something about the mahalo that rocks me. You could put Martin Fluorocarbons or Aquilas on it and it would improve whatever comes on it.

[pauljcote]

oh I have a better uke but this one seems awesomer... lol

[sankanpang]

@pauljcote i think they onli come in soprano, but remember: it DOES have a lousy intonation, if you want a good sound you might want a better uke ;)

[pauljcote]

awesome! and I like the sound. I want to get me a uke like that one... I wonder what sizes they come in? I have a few nice ukes but none as cool as that one.

[kissing88]

@nickelworks

The Kala KA-CE *is* an acoustic electric, so you can plug it into an amp.

Unless of course you were wanting a full-electric uke. You can get some good ones at ukulele(.)de

Risa brand are the best electric ukes in my opinion. But Eleuke is fine too.

[nickelworks]

@kissing88 thanks!! there's great reviews and he sells them in concert which is what i was looking for!!! But I actually had some trouble debating whether i wanted a electric one or not. But thank you for the guy, i'll probably be ordering from him soon hehe