KALA UKULELES ARE BACK! (XL Super Tenors and Metropolitan Series)

Kala are back with a bang with a string of impressive new releases for 2022... We caught up with Mike Upton, the president of Kala at Grand Northern Ukulele Festival in June 2022 and brought home a few of the most exciting new releases to show off.

Please note that less than 24 hours after I released this video; Kala announced the release of the 'Metropolitan' series changing the name from Skyline at the 11th hour...

Intro 0:00
Kala XL Mahogany Tenor 1:10
Kala XL Mahogany Sound Sample 4:49
Kala XL Spruce/Ziricote Tenor 5:46
Kala XL Spruce/Ziricote Sound Sample 8:35
KALA Metropolitan TREMBESI TENOR 10:09
MetropolitanTREMBESI TENOR SOUND SAMPLE 14:39
KALA Metropolitan CEDAR/TREMBESI BARITONE 15:30
CEDAR/TREMBESI SOUND SAMPLE 18:16
Outro 19:37

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Filmed 22/06/22 - Sony A6400/Zoom H6/Sontronics STC-1 matched pair and STC-20 for speech.
#kalaukulele #xltenorukulele #skylineukulele

[CasparHarmer]

Wow, the spruce zircote sounds incredible.

[MarcGallagherMusic]

When I checked out the Kala showroom at GNUF I was SO tempted to buy their cedar-topped baritone, it was truly wonderful!

[marimaeabreu]

I was going to say the Mahogany was my pick but then you played the Cedar, that one is a beaut 👌

[ukulelebutterfly]

I'm in Love with my new KALA KA-B which arrived yesterday! I own 2 other KALA's. Nice instruments. Those are all beautiful.
Thanks for sharing! I like shopping with you.🦋

[marieandersson]

I like this video very much 💕
The second, spruce top and ciricote body get my vote for sure. Thanks for a splendid review ❤

[mikek]

Thanks Alex, liked the sound of the baritone. Do like the headstock and Having started with a Kala it does look like they are stepping up. Have a great week.

[stringboy]

Can’t wait for next years KT-PERY-R2D2-EP VI ROTJ models to be released

[ithamarlowe]

Hello wonderful person! Thanks for the awesome explanation, this channel came up in my recommended and I don't think anyone else is doing the important work that you do.

[grumpy_TDB]

Very nice, all of em lol... Nicely played too, thank you 👍

[Sweepdog]

I was looking on your site today for larger size Tenors. It was hard to find them together to compare. Can I suggest you have in the size drop down menu, large Tenor. Would be so much easier as they seem to have different names for the larger body.

[UkuleleSolos]

Great video! Love hearing about new ukes. Despite their pedigree I feel like Kala were starting to get left behind in recent years. Great to see them releasing something new and different! That spruce/ziricote model stood out for me. So, the XL tenors have the wider nut width but I'm assuming they still have kala's typical chunky, rounded neck profile?

[dragonsanonymous]

Love your vids, they are incredibly useful, and I was waiting to find a review of the new baritone!

[goldenboy]

Great video. I have the Kala ST Ziracote. Tension is higher and therefore it is not as comfortable to play in my estimation. What do you recommend for low G strings. Do i need baritone strings? Thanks for your help

[StevenDoyleLuke]

Was planning on the Mahogany Super XL but the Spruce sounds great . . .

[bobo_momchillovich]

Wow, that Matt Warnes fella is quite a handsome human being. You should feature him more on the channel. :D :D

[aburnce]

How does that Trembesi tenor compare to Kala's Contour Acacia tenor? I've seen the reviews, but how would you stack them up head to head?

[simkosigns]

What song are you playing on the XL at 840?

[DanielFlores-kuos]

Hi Alex,
I enjoyed this video.🙂
Your description of the XL Tenors has left me a bit confused. You said the Kala XL tenors have 18" Scales. Kala lists them as 18.875" which is 18 7/8" or just under 19" not an 18" scale which Kala would actually make as a
17 7/8" scale as Kala nearly always shortens its ukulele scales by around 1/8" under normal scale lengths.
Its Standard Tenors are actually 16 7/8" not 17".
So which is correct?
Are the XL Tenors just under 19" like Kala lists them or have they been changed to just under 18"
without Kala updating the specs on the web site?🙂

[brent__earl]

Do you know if the new Kala XL is the same thing or even a newer version of the Kala super tenors they sell here in the U.S.?

[gabbee]

Great video!! What kind of strings could one use with the XL tenors? The same as on a regular tenor? Can you use low or high G string sets? Also, any suggestions about the best strings for the XL tenors? Thanks!!!