Harley Benton Kahuna CLU-Bass Ukulele LH

Left-Handed Uke-Bass

Custom Line Kahuna Series
Traveller size
Top: Spruce
Body: Mahogany
Arched back
Neck: Mahogany
Neck profile: C
Fretboard: Rosewood
Dot fretboard inlays
Scale: 534 mm
20 Frets
Nut width: 42.0 mm
Bridge: Rosewood
Black open-geared machine heads
Pickup: Pro-Pickup system with built-in tuner
Strings: Aquila
Finish: Matte Natural
Compatible case: Art. 198578 (not included in purchase)

Further information

Colour	Natural
Top	Spruce
Back and Sides	Mahogany
Neck	Mahogany
Fretboard	Rosewood
Frets	20
Scale	Mediumscale
Pickup System	Yes
Incl. Case	No
Incl. Gigbag	No

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An excellent instrument by any standard, left hand, too!.

06.12.2015

It's well made, feels right, sounds great, looks great (better than the photos suggested) and it plays in tune too. That isn't always the case with inexpensive instruments - I check them out at the octave harmonics as well as using those handy clip-on tuners. It's not perfect above the octave, but very close. Close enough!
The finish and fit is excellent quality for the price. This is not a hand-made instrument, but it looks good and is fair value. The neck is well done and ours were straight and not twisted.
This was bought as a gift, but you can be sure that it was very thoroughly checked out before being handed over. And yes, I now own a right-hand one.
Playing a 'lefty' can be a hoot!
The B-Band pickup isn't a piezo - it's a contact cousin to those inexpensive electret microphones that have been around forever.
B-Band warn you that they take a bit of settling in, and I agree. The sound does improve after about a week of regular use, and it's pretty darn good to start with.
Like any bridge saddle contact pickup, the string-to-string balance is fixed. You can't "tilt the pickup" to even up the string response as on a bass guitar - so I'd recommend a compressor to help balance the string-to-string response - which will also vary with your tone selection. It also feels right and improves the feel in our view.
So whilst plugging it into a PA (or whatever) will sound good (even compared to my beloved Yamaha SB) it sounds/feels best if you use a compressor.
The Behringer Xenyx mixer compressor works fine, but the best one used to date was the Laney Richter RB3 bass combo amp compressor.
The built-in tone control is excellent!
A dramatic change in contour that goes from thin to PHATT with a very mellow tone in the middle. We do like it.
We liked pretty much everything, in fact.
The Aquila strings are unusual, if you're coming from a traditional bass or bass guitar, but they do work well. After a fortnight of play they feel great, a little string lube can help one get used to them. Hair oil or body lotion is a good substitute!
If you're coming from a guitar-bass or a traditional bass this one will feel very light and (almost) too easy to play - but if this is your first bass it's an excellent place to start.
And it is Left-Hand at a fair price!
Well done Thomann.
Left handed players of the world salute you.
Recommended for left-handed bassists.

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