Kala Waterman Concert Ukulele - REVIEW

If there is one ukulele in the last few years that has proved to be divisive, it's the Waterman. The plastic soprano released by Kala / Makala a few years back and based on the original Maccaferri plastic ukuleles from the 1950's. We will come on to the division it caused in the start of this review, but what we are here for is to look at the follow up incarnation - the Waterman Concert.

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Win a Makala Waterman - THE RESULT!

Well this one proved to be one of my most popular competitions with hundreds of entries from all around the globe. The names have gone into the hat, and as in previous draws one lucky winner has been drawn by my five year old daughter!

This shiny, brand new Makala Waterman is winging it's way to..

Karl Catteeuw from Bruges, Belgium.

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Win a Makala Waterman Ukulele - GOT A UKULELE COMPETITION

COMPETITION CLOSED! RESULT COMING SOON!!

Would you like to be in with a chance of winning a fabulous Makala Waterman ukulele? Of course you would. So with thanks to the kind folks at Kala UK, I am giving one away in this free to enter competition!

You may have read my review of the Waterman and seen that I quite like it. The model on offer is brand new and in the orange swirl pattern, complete with Makala Waterman box and gig bag. All you have to do is a bit of snooping on this website to answer the following easy questions:

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Makala Waterman Soprano Ukulele REVIEW

Well it was a little time coming over to UK shores for this blogger, but the much awaited Makala Waterman plastic soprano has finally launched in the UK. The musical instrument was officially released this last weekend, but I have been lucky to have had a trio of Waterman ukuleles on test for the last week. Are they worth all the hype?

The Makala Waterman is the latest in what seems to be an endless stream of plastic ukuleles that are hitting the market (and I have reviewed three or four others already!). A couple of bits of housekeeping from the off:

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