Kala Baritone Ukulele

Kala KA-MK-B Makala Baritone is simply the best entry-level ukulele in the market. I really impressed with the sound, playability, look and overall quality of my Kala "Makala" MK-B Baritone ukulele. The Makala series are the entry level Kala Ukuleles, but they are far from the "toy-like" entry-level offerings of many other uke companies.

The workmanship of the product is well made, and is a good value for the low to medium cost. I do have a little advice when tuning your instrument, however... If you've never tuned a baritone ukulele before, don't use the tuning guide that comes with the product, as that is for a soprano ukulele. I broke the string on the baritone ukulele because I was trying to follow the notes the directions gave, not realizing it was directions for a soprano ukulele. Thus when I was trying to make the strings tighter I broke the first one. (Thankfully a nearby music store replaced the string.) The strings for a baritone ukulele should be tuned to these notes: D, G. B, and E. These are the first 4 notes on the top strings of a guitar. By learning 3 simple chords there are dozens of songs you can sing and accompany to -- from folk, country western, pop, spiritual, and of course hawaian. We had so much fun playing them that we had to buy two of them for our household.

Price: $79.99

You save: $35.01 (30%)

Where to buy?

• Injection Molded body
• Agathis Wood Top
• Rosewood Fingerboard and Graphite DOLPHIN Bridge
• Mahogany neck
• 17 Brass Frets