Key Features
- Sounds great amplified thanks to quality preamp system
- Beautiful resonance with flamed maple body and top
- Exceptional playability from satin oukoume neck
- Stunning, classical themed F-holes provide a classical theme
Ortega RUSL-HSB Saloon Electro Concert Ukulele, Honey Burst Overview
Sweeter than honey. The Ortega RUSL-HSB Saloon Electro Concert Ukulele is a true charmer in every sense of the word, looking as stunning as it sounds. Being made from flamed maple, it brings out and emphasises the natural brightness of the ukulele's strings, making it sound incredibly sweet and vibrant. It also comes with F-holes carved into the body adding a unique touch to its stunning finish. Once you hear the sound of this instrument, you'll want to play it all day long.
It's electrifying. When plugged in, this ukulele's natural sound can be beautifully amplified to bring out its full potential. The quality preamp system allows you to control your sound, whilst helping you to maintain your natural tone and volume. You'll be able to take this little beauty to live shows without a problem, safe in the knowledge that it will sound stellar. The oukoume satin-finished neck also adds even more quality to the instrument, facilitating fast fret changes and manoeuvring. This is one ukulele which will always do you proud.
Product Ref: 131739
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View Full DescriptionTerrific Tones
Brilliant brightness. The maple tonewoods which make up this model add a good degree of brightness to the ukulele's overall sound, making it twangy with plenty of bite. On top of this, it also has a beautiful F-holes carved into its arched top, which add to its aesthetic and powerful resonance. When you start playing this lovely, classical themed instrument, you'll be rewarded with rich harmonics and an excellent playing experience. With tortoise style ABS body binding, this ukulele is sure to make an impression on your eyes as well as your ears, and give you all the natural tone you want from a ukulele.
Play for Days
Small yet sophisticated. The RUSL-HSB Saloon offers you 21st Century features which make playing it a dream. It comes with a stunning oukoume neck, which has a satin finish to help your thumb glide gracefully along. The walnut fretboard is also a sight to behold, blending in perfectly with the bright finish and offering great sustain and resonance. Being incredibly smooth, your fingers will have more than enough comfort as you strum, pick, and pluck your favoured tunes on this charismatic ukulele.
Astonishing Amplified
Louder than it looks. Whilst it may look like a purely acoustic, classical instrument, this beauty actually offers you an incredibly responsive, powerful sound when plugged in. It contains a quality preamp system which helps you to retain the ukulele's natural tone, whilst also allowing you to shape your sound with the volume and tone control dials. This means that you can easily transfer the sound you love to live settings, as well as experiment with the range of tonal options this instrument offers. There's also a useful tuner built into the preamp, which adds a significant amount of convenience to your playing experience.
Its incredibly robust. A unique mandolin bridge and gold die cast tuners offer a great level of tuning stability, and the bone nut also creates a beautiful resonance of its own. The honey burst finish is in a class of its own in terms of aesthetics, giving this vibrant visual appeal and topping off its fine array of quality features.
Specifications
Body
- Top: Flamed Maple, Arched Top, Satin Finish, F-holes
- Back & Sides: Flamed Maple Arched Back & Side, Satin
- Body Binding: Tortoise Style ABS Binding
Neck and Fingerboard
- Neck: Okoume, Satin Finish
- Fretboard & Bridge: Walnut Fretboard & Mandolin Bridge
- Fretboard Binding: Walnut
- Headstock: Classic Headstock, Ovangkol Veneer
Hardware and Electronics
- Electronics: Ortega MagusUke Electronics w/ Tuners
- Tuning machines: Die Cast Tuning Machines, Gold
- Nut & Saddle: Bone
Miscellaneous
- Strings: Ortega Guitars UWNY-4-CC
- Bag: Deluxe Gig Bag Included
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