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Mike Upton, founder of Kala Brand became acquainted with the charm of the ukulele at an early age. His Dad would strum the “uke” and sing old standards as he entertained our family and neighbors, and while worshipping in church. The sweet, soothing sound was the best pacifier for a fidgety child like yours truly. As Mike grew up, you guessed it, he started playing the bass. Four strings like the uke, only much larger and able to rattle your teeth with the proper amplification i.e. Ampeg SVT 300 Watt Tube Head through an 8x10 cabinet. Anyway, back to the ukulele, in 1991 Mike re-engaged with the uke while living in Hawaii with my lovely wife, Wendy. You were just starting to hear and see more and more people playing ukulele back then. Mike's interest continued to grow as he became the Hawaii Sales Representative for a large wholesale Musical company in 1997. Quickly finding that there were very few quality, affordable ukulele available in the Islands. So with that in mind, he set out and with some help developed a popular ukulele line. In July of 2005 Mike went out on my own to start Kala Ukulele where he could continue to expand what is possible in the realm of quality, affordable instruments for the Ukulele Enthusiast and Novice alike.
Funky Frets carries quite a few of the more than 120 models of ukuleles available from Kala. We have just about every Makala color and all but one of the Ukadelic models.
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Solid Mahgony U-Bass Fretless w/case
The Kala U-BASS is truly a ground breaking short scale (20") bass that produces the same pitches as a standard bass instrument and is tuned in traditional bass tuning, EADG. Available in fretted and fretless models, the U-BASS is strung with proprietary polyurethane strings that incorporate a great bass feel, with balanced tension; they are a true pleasure to play.
- All Solid Mahogany body
- Custom Hipshot Tuners
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
- 16 position lines
- 21 scale
- Pahoehoe Polyurethane strings
- Custom Kala and Road Toad logo inlays
- Custom Shadow Electronics
- Separate compensated saddles for each string
- Set-up by Kala in the USA
- Meets all airline carry-on requirements
$550
( $650 MSRP, You Save $100 )
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KA-UBASS-FS
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KA-UBASS-FS
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Solid Mahgony U-Bass Fretted w/case
The Kala U-BASS is truly a ground breaking short scale (20") bass that produces the same pitches as a standard bass instrument and is tuned in traditional bass tuning, EADG. Available in fretted and fretless models, the U-BASS is strung with proprietary polyurethane strings that incorporate a great bass feel, with balanced tension; they are a true pleasure to play.
- All Solid Mahogany body
- Custom Hipshot Tuners
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
- 16 position lines
- 21 scale
- Pahoehoe Polyurethane strings
- Custom Kala and Road Toad logo inlays
- Custom Shadow Electronics
- Separate compensated saddles for each string
- Set-up by Kala in the USA
- Meets all airline carry-on requirements
$550
( $650 MSRP, You Save $100 )
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KA-UBASS-FS
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KA-UBASS-ASAC-FS
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All Solid Acacia Acoustic Electric U-Bass w/cass
The Kala U-BASS is truly a ground breaking short scale (20") bass that produces the same pitches as a standard bass instrument and is tuned in traditional bass tuning, EADG. Available in fretted and fretless models, the U-BASS is strung with proprietary polyurethane strings that incorporate a great bass feel, with balanced tension; they are a true pleasure to play.
- All Solid Acacia body
- Mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard and bridge
- 16 frets
- 21 inch scale
- Proprietary Polyurethane strings
- Custom Kala and Road Toad logo inlays
- Custom Shadow Electronics
- Separate compensated saddles for each string
- Custom Hipshot Tuners
- List price includes a custom hard-foam case.
- Meets all airline carry-on requirements.
- Set-up by Kala in the USA.
$650
( $750 MSRP, You Save $100 )
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KA-UBASS-ASAC-FS
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