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Your cart is empty.The Satin Mahogany line is Kala’s flagship collection and has become an industry standard. The traditional design is highlighted with a satin finish and cream binding. Built and designed to stand the test of time.
JDBoutin
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2025
This was a gift for my husband and he's really enjoying it. It sounds great, looks and feels good, seems to be built really well, and it's easy to play. It even comes with Aquila strings! He said it was 5 stars all the way.
Jo G.
Reviewed in the United States on July 7, 2024
Replaces a hand-me-down that began to deteriorate due to poor quality. Hoping for a lasting friend in this instrument. Keeping her tuning well after initial playing. Looks good, feels good, and sounds decent. I can keep up with my music friends with this instrument.
Dorian
Reviewed in Spain on June 6, 2024
Acabado horrible de plástico a los lados de la caja de resonancia; a los 7 minutos de empezar a tocarlo ya tenía el brazo irritado de lo cortante que era y lo mucho que rasca, y llevo once años tocando instrumentos de cuerda de todo tipo.Puedes encontrar ukeleles barítonos mucho mejores que este y por mucho menos dinero de lo que cuesta este.La madera del mástil está muy poco tratada, si intentas hacer bending ensucia mucho el sonido porque no parece que esté ni siquiera barnizada la madera.El sonido está bien (faltaría más por el precio que tiene, y aún así no lo compensa en absoluto), aunque alguna cuerda vibraba de mala manera.Realmente lo mejor que puedo decir de este ukelele es que tiene buen clavijero, y aún así tiene un tacto a metal barato que personalmente no me gusta nada, de hecho de lo malo que es al principio lo confundí con plástico pintado.Nada recomendado.
Bill Simmons
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
This is a quality instrument for the price. It has a nice tone and the action is better than I anticipated. Good instrument for someone to learn on.
AndC
Reviewed in Italy on October 4, 2024
La fama della marca precede questo ukulele, tanto che il prezzo è leggermente superiore a tutti gli altri competitors che sulla carta vantano caratteristiche simili.Alcuni utenti si sono lamentati di varie imperfezioni di lavorazione, in particolare sul manico e questo, purtroppo, posso confermarlo. Anche nel mio modello si vedono e si sentono al tocco una serie di imperfezioni, spigolature, carteggiature non perfette e simili... ma sono davvero poche e piccole cose che non disturbano all'atto pratico del suonare. Certo, per marca, fama e prezzo, ci si aspetterebbe già il "top"... ma effettivamente questo è il modello "entry level", dunque si può anche chiudere un occhio su questo.Il suono, la cosa più importante, c'è e sembra abbastanza buono. Molto sustain delle note, una buona risonanza generale (soprattutto sulle ultime due corde, le più gravi). Tastiera abbastanza comoda e scorrevole, ma che si perde un po' in precisone dei tasti e capotasti, soprattutto nelle note più acute vicino alla cassa di risonanza e qualcosa anche a metà dello strumento.Insomma, secondo me, è un buon ukulele per iniziare, ma non un top di gamma. Buon suono, ma non eccellente. Presenta un po' di imprecisioni di fattura e lavorazione, a livello estetico, pratico e sonoro.Nel complesso un buon compromesso per un ukulele baritono iniziale, che comunque ha dignità anche concertistica senza troppe pretese.Tutte queste piccole imperfezioni si meritano una stella in meno, e un'altra se la meriterebbe (ma il suono è sufficiente a bilanciare questo altro aspetto negativo, per cui non la ho messa) il fatto che giunge senza custodia. Cosa coerente con la descrizione, ma per il prezzo superiore agli altri competitors, e con le diverse imprecisioni presenti.. beh forse si sarebbero potuti "sprecare" inserendo una custodia anche di semplice e basilare fattura... avrebbe compensato meglio il tutto e fatto digerire con più gioia l'intero acquisto.Una nota negativa al servizio di consegna, arrivato con consegna anticipata (non sempre è un bene)... non trovandomi a casa, il pacco è stato lanciato oltre il cancello... fortuna era ancora tutto intatto... ma non si trattano così né gli strumenti musicali, né i pacchi in generale.
Abaeny
Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2024
beautiful baritone ukulele! the wood is great quality and it sounds amazing. it was SUPER out of tune when I got it though.
Olaf the Giant
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2023
What’s weird is that when you learn about the Baritone Ukelele you think it’s just going to be a shrunken down four string guitar given it’s DBGE tuning. But it’s sooo much better! The Nylagut strings give it a unique voice that is hard to describe. If you have never heard how they sound, it’s almost like the same string is playing two separate harmonious notes at the same time. You can’t hardly comprehend how unique this instrument truly is. Its lighter woods seem to give it its own sound too. It’s nothing like any other ukelele or any guitar either. It’s just so much fun to play!
Sayantan
Reviewed in India on September 6, 2022
Beautiful build and craftsmanship. Enough resonance, warmth and depth in sound.
UkuleleNutCary
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
I've always been disdainful of baritone ukuleles. My only experience of them was at ukulele jams when people sitting next to me playing them would drown me out with their enthusiastic strumming on the larger-bodied instrument.Then my girlfriend's sister found an old, inexpensive Sikova baritone uke that had been sitting in the back of a closet in its vinyl gig bag (with snaps not a zipper) for over 50 years. I took a look at it, determined that it was unplayable due to bad tuners and old strings, then decided to replace the tuners and the strings with cheap tuners and new strings. Once I did that and broke in the strings I found that it had a really good sound.Unfortunately the neck had started to separate from the body and the tuners were not very good so I decided to get a new instrument to add to my collection. I own several Kala ukuleles and have always been happy with their quality and sound so when I saw the KA-B and its low price I decided to get it.It is a good-looking uke with a mahogany veneer body and a deep rich tone. The tuners are super nice and the action is low. It has good sustain, too. I'm very happy with it. I also bought Liz and Jim Beloff's Daily Ukulele Leap Year Edition for Baritone Ukuleles (green cover) and that makes it easy to play with regularly tuned jammers who are using the same book with the blue cover. Or another option is get baritone uke arrangements of many songs at Doctor Uke's website.Many chord shapes that I use on a tenor uke transfer to the baritone--I just get different chords. I'm a reformed guitar player and I'm much more pleased with my efforts on the baritone with its D-G-B-E tuning than I ever was with over 30 years of mediocre guitar playing.I highly recommend the KA-B as a very decent value-priced baritone ukulele.
Russo
Reviewed in Germany on February 1, 2018
Ich hätte um den Preis ehrlich gesagt kein so gut bespielbares Instrument erwartet. Die Ukulele kam zwar schon gut voreingestellt bei mir an, ich habe es aber durch Feintuning noch geschafft, die Saitenlage (gemessen am 12. Bund) auf 2,20 mm zu senken, ohne das irgendwo was scheppert.Der Sound ist für ein Laminat-Produkt SEHR GUT! - Resonant, laut und warm. Man merkt einfach, das KALA hier den Chinesen sehr genaue Vorgaben aufbrummt und diese auch gut kontrolliert.Ein einziges Minus ist mir aber leider aufgefallen: Es befinden sich am Griffbrett und an der Verklebung des Halses ein paar Micro-Kleberrückstände. Diese sind aber teils mit dem Fingernagel wegkratzbar und beeinträchtigen die Geometrie oder den Klang in keinster Weise. Und von einem so günstigen (billig wäre der falsche Ausdruck) Produkt erwarte ich mir keine Perfektion, deshalb auch kein Stern Abzug.Ich habe mittlerweile 3 verschiedene Ukulelen von KALA und an keiner habe ich etwas auszusetzen. Entweder ich erwische immer die "guten Chargen" oder Kala hat echt weniger "Serienstreuung" als andere Firmen die in China produzieren lassen. Daumen hoch! - Irgendwas machen die meiner Meinung nach besser als die anderen Hersteller!
Stafford Steve
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2018
I’ve now been playing this baritone ukulele for over six months and am enjoying it far more than I expected I would. The sound is impressive for a musical instrument of this price. It holds its tuning well, and for a large person such as me it has enough bulk to feel like a real musical instrument, quite a contrast to a soprano ukulele. For guitar players it is not too difficult to adjust to four rather than six strings, though I am still having to rearrange some fiddle tunes after years on guitars with a low dropped D 6th string, which has made me rethink some tunes. I like this model so much I am seriously considering buying a second one to leave at my son’s flat for when I stay (and to encourage my niece to pick it up).
Will C
Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2016
The sounds is good, it's loud and rich. But (and I saw this in a previous review but decided to chance it anyway), there's a nasty buzz on the third string, right out of the box. From the first to sixth fret, it's noticeable even in chord strumming but especially irritating when finger-picking. I tried the usual doctoring (checking all the tuners, re-stringing, filing down the buzzing fret) but without more filing than I'm willing to do it doesn't make much difference, the string is just seated too close to the frets or maybe there's a subtle warp in the neck. I've ordered some new strings (non-wound Worths) to see if they work any better than the Aquila wound ones. In any case, I'm disappointed that it sounded this way out of the box and that it needs modifications to work properly.The look and feel of the instrument is good, I like the weight and the feel of the neck and it has a nice touch for hammers and pull-offs.
Roald Wilson
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2014
Before buying, I read as many reviews as I could first and I kept reading about this uke arriving with Aquila strings, ready-to-play, requiring little tuning (strings pre-stretched enough that the usual uke 2 week breaking-in period could be skipped); so I spent a bit more than I had planned. I am not disappointed. (In fact I wish I'd invested more and gone for fancier inlays.)I already had soprano, concert and tenor ukes--re-entrant tuning, standard GCEA--so I was eager to hear the baritone's more guitar-like voicing--linear DGBA...The Kala baritone has a beautiful voice. The mahogany sound is warm and full. And the action is easy--no need to lower the saddle or bridge. Intonation is excellent as well--every first fret note on each different string is right in tune--clean half step...The sound to my ears is almost closer to acoustic guitar than ukulele--and as a result, I expect I'll use this uke frequently instead of acoustic guitar for accompanying vocals. But I'll still play most of my other ukulele repertoire on the Kala (except for claw-hammer style, which isn't as effective without re-entrant tuning)...I'm really glad I didn't just buy an inexpensive baritone ukulele--my hands can feel the quality, my ears can hear it, and it looks great lined up with my other ukes!! Definitely worth steering clear of the bargain prices and going for craftsmanship and fine materials...
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