By Adam Perlmutter [Editor’s note: Collings has put ukulele production on hiatus since this review appeared.] In its four-decade history, Collings Guitars has made smart, modern interpretations of the widest range of golden-era guitar designs—acoustic and electric, flattop and archtop—not…
It can be hard being the guy that brings a ukulele to a jam session. Though true lovers of the jumping flea know what joy the instrument can bring, they also know the pain of the groans and guffaws it…
By Breeze Kinsey / Excerpted from Ukulele No. 6, Fall 2014 The word kala has a handful of meanings in Hawaiian. According to Mike Upton, the founder of Kala Brand ukuleles, the connotations range from “a unicorn fish” to “slang for…
And the Lulu Tenor goes to…Edward Hernandez! Congratulations Edward, your version of Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds” proved to be the favorite! If anyone missed Ed’s video, check it out here: The second prize, a five-pack of GHS strings, will go…