Blue Kingfisher 20" Scale Solid Body Steel String Electric Baritone Ukulele. Sapele Mahogany Body & Neck. Blue Stained White Ash Top



This HiGuitarsUK Kingfisher electric baritone ukulele is handcrafted from quality materials and components in Nidderdale, North Yorkshire.

The combination of a central sapele mahogany body and neck balanced with 2 hot HiGuitarsUK pickups helps create a great sounding instrument. While an additional coil-tap switch, which taps both pickups, helps to create a broad pallet of tones. The vintage influenced styling, gloss & satin finish and quality chromed hardware combine to give a classy vintage yet modern vibe.

This instrument has an all steel adjustable bridge with high mass stainless steel saddles and an electric guitar like bridge string spacing (32mm D to E).

The scale length is a slightly extended 20" (507mm) which will work well with the top 4 strings from a set of D'Addario EJ21 electric guitar 12s with a wound 3rd, tuned D-G-B-E with a low D. The gauges used are also easily individually purchasable online via eBay, etc.

Body: 2 piece sapele mahogany with a 1.5mm thick stained white ash facing. Vintage gloss top (a more subtle shine than hi-gloss) with satin to the back and sides..

Neck: Sapele mahogany, colour matched to the body with a multi-coat Danish oil finish. Adjustment free low profile carbon fibre neck rod. Satin lacquered headstock.

Fretboard: Hyedua with high grade 6.5mm abalone shell fretboard dots. Slightly oversize 2.5mm side dots (for better visibility). Fretted with high grade hard American fretwire for longer fret life.

Electrics: In standard mode the pickups work as humbuckers across the 3 switch positions. Engage the coil-tap switch and both pickups enter single coil mode, with a thinner brighter sound across the 3 standard switch positions.

Neck width at nut: 35mm

Neck depth at 1st fret: 20mm

Neck depth at 11th fret: 20.5mm

Top nut: Bone (not reconstituted)

Pickups: HiGuitarsUK mini Humbuckers

Controls: Volume, tone, 3-way switch, coil split switch

Bridge: All steel bridge with high mass stainless steel saddles

Tuners: Sealed gear (quality Korean made)

Hardware: Quality chrome plated

Finish: Satin lacquered body with vintage gloss top. Satin lacquered headstock. Oil finished neck.

Scale length: 507mm (20”)

Total length: 780mm

Body width: 248mm

Body thickness: 32.5mm

Weight: 1.97kg

Strings: D'Addario electric