Kala KA-15S-S Satin Spruce Soprano Ukulele - Perfect for Beginners and Experienced Players Alike

Robert Stevan: Well made. Meets my musical ability.

Canada on Dec 10, 2021

Mallikarjun ChakrabortyMallikarjun Chakraborty: Overall a good beginners Ukulele! I was expecting a little better. Most importantly, you must send the same color Ukulele as shown in the picture you are advertising with!! The Ukulele they sent are of completely different color from the picture!! Check the photos of my Ukulele here and compare it with the advertised image.

Negatives: Imperfect finishing in build, lack of smoothness in back of the body. Different color than advertised picture, edges are not rounded, laminated tone wood looks good, but the back lamination is cheap, lot less wood grains. Strap it came with needs to be hooked to the sound hole, which is not good.

Positives: The case it came with is amazing. Solid case with velvet padding and chamber inside. Strings are good (Aquila), low action, easy playability, quite good sound. The ukulele looks premium, basic design, still good looking. The sound is fuller, brighter due to large body. This ukulele has larger body than average tenor size. Good for strumming and singing, loud and clear.

Overall satisfied. No complain as far as performance and sound quality is concerned. Build could have been better.

Canada on Jun 30, 2021

Amazon CustomerAmazon Customer: The short review: If you're looking for a great-sounding, great-playing ukulele, get this one right now. The intonation could not be better and I am in love with it.

The long review: I did a lot of research before buying this ukulele. (I should perhaps say that while I have experience with string instruments, this is my first ukulele.) I knew going in that it was a gamble to order online. However, as soon as I held this in my hands, I was so impressed. Sharp fret edges? NOPE! Buzzing when strumming? NOPE!

Once I got the strings tuned (the included tuner is awesome, btw), they held their tune so much better than I anticipated. I've had the instrument for almost a month and I've tuned the C string exactly twice. And I've played the uke every day, checked the strings every day. Coming from a violin background I fully expected to have to tune every time, but no. Mainly the bottom strings (E and A) needed a tiny bit of tuning each time, but now they all hold their tune. Can't say enough good things about the intonation. The tone of the instrument, too, is really wonderful. I suppose it probably sounds like a typical concert. But I don't think you'll be disappointed in the...

United States on Aug 19, 2018

Ram9Ram9: I gotta admit, I never imagined myself playing a ukulele before. A while back we were doing a campfire on the beach and a friend started playing a ukulele. It sounded pretty good and was much easier to carry around than a full size guitar. After doing a little more research I came upon the Kala ka15s ukulele and placed an order for the bundle.
This is NOT your little toy ukulele that those cheap souvenir shops sell. This one feels like a real instrument and not a toy. The look, feel, and finish of this uke is really nice and good quality. Im glad I didnt choose those no-brand ukuleles.
Shipping was sooner than expected, so thats nice. As noted by others, the strings take a couple days of playing to break in. All guitars do this, specially with nylon strings. I broke mine in in about 2 days of average playing. Once fully stretched, they hold tune very well. The tuners are pretty good. Ive had better and worse out of guitars so I cant complain there.
The bundle I chose came with a polish cloth, instructional CD, tuner, and hard case. I havent used the CD as nowadays you can find almost anything on youtube. Having said that, Im glad there is a pretty big following to these...

United States on Jul 08, 2018

Paul HaHa: I'm glad that I bought an inexpensive uke before I bought a good one because the good one really shines in comparison. The Kala has a nice sound, but what is missing is a good set up of string and fret heights. This makes it more difficult to play, again making the good Uke shine. This Kala isn't a bad way to start playing, just make sure the price is right. A local music shop might be a better option.

Canada on Apr 22, 2017

Marie Calendula: After falling in love with the noise this tenor ukulele makes, I could never play a soprano. I love the deeper sound and the dark wood, the white tuning knobs are perfect accents, every part of it is well made, and the sound is professional. The Aquila strings are wonderful: for the first few days out of the box, the strings are prone to falling out of tune, but the more it is played and broken in, the more it stays in tune. The neck and frets are so smooth and easy to play on, I just love this instrument. The clip-on tuner it comes with is excellent, you have to toggle over to the ukulele setting, but it's easy to use and accurate. (Your strings should be G-C-E-A from top to bottom). The hard case is hard, but not in the classic sense I was expecting, you can't put stickers on the case because it has an outer fabric layer. Maybe I'll sew a patch onto it. It's still a hard case and is great protection.

I couldn't get the DVD to play (this was my own technical difficulty and nothing was faulty about the DVD itself), but I looked the Austin Bazaar guy up on YouTube. He's not my favorite ukulele instructor, and if you're looking for fun, helpful, easy ukulele tutorials, I...

United States on Mar 18, 2017

AnotherReviewer: This Uke sounds great. All the extras- tuner, carry bag, DVD, were nice too. My only worry is if I need to replace a string- it would probably need to be done at my local guitar shop since there's no pegs.

Canada on Nov 26, 2015

Caisie: I am in complete love with this Uke! The ease of playing is amazing, it's an overall great quality instrument. The colour and lack of binding make it stunning as well. Good job Kala!
I received it on time with 2 day shipping through Amazon, but it wasn't packaged very well at all. I would have liked to see it handled with a little more care.

Canada on Jul 26, 2015