MATON CON-CED-E Concert Size Solid Cedar Acoustic Electric Ukulele with Case Hand Crafted in Australia – S/N#2457
No-one can deny that the ukulele has taken the world of music by storm, this compact, four stringed, curvaceous bundle of fun has bought people together and provided more enjoyment than anyone could have thought possible.
Now Australia’s own celebrated Guitar makers, Maton return to the fold with this Concert Size Electric Maton Ukulele.
The Maton ukulele is the result of combining the best of traditional ukulele design with 21st century production techniques. This instrument draws on Maton’s extensive background in the use and fine tuning of Australian tonewoods to produce a tone which is rich, full and intriguing – and which evokes the timeless sounds of the classic Hawaiian ukuleles.
Maton built Ukuleles as far back as the 1960’s and have used this legacy along with their consummate guitar building skills to produce an instrument that not only looks amazing, but also sound superb!
This is not the first time Maton has produced ukuleles. A series of Maton soprano ukuleles were produced in the 1960s, many of which have become irreplaceable favourites of some of Australia’s best ukulele players. Maton still has some of these instruments and the original necks were the inspiration for the neck on their new concert model.
This Maton Electric Ukulele is Handcrafted from gorgeous Australian Cedar. Cedar is a popular tonewood in Maton instruments. Producing rich and warm tones, cedar gives you a darker tones resulting in a more pronounced bottom-end.
The back, sides and soundboard are made and braced as lightly as possible so that the instrument is super responsive to every note. The neck and headstock are made from superb Queensland Maple and the fingerboard is extremely rare and expensive Rosewood. Maton no longer use Rosewood for their fretboards (other than their Custom Shop models). This model also comes fitted with quality G-Gotoh machine heads to enable quick and accurate tuning. Your Maton Concert Ukulele comes supplied with a Genuine Maton Concert Size Ukulele Hard Case.
To ensure the ultimate playing experience, we have included our acclaimed PRO-SCM setup. Careful attention is paid to all aspects of the instrument including hand rolling the fret ends for a premium “played-in” feel and no sharp edges, leveling and polishing the frets as required and adjusting the string height at the nut and saddle. The end result is an instrument that you won’t want to put down!
L.R. Baggs FIVE.O PICK UP SYSTEM
With the NEW L.R. Baggs FIVE.O pickup system on the entire range of amplified ukuleles. Maton chose the FIVE.O for its light weight, minimum impact on the natural tone of the ukulele, ease of operation and crystal clear, natural amplified tone.
Here is what L.R. Baggs have to say about the pickup.
“The FIVE.O is small, light-weight, and best of all, specifically engineered to track the uke’s unmistakably unique voice. The system combines a custom version of our award winning Element pickup, a sound hole mounted volume control and a miniature endpin preamp powered by a 3V battery. We radically miniaturized our design so that the complete system weighs less than a 9V battery and tucks away neatly inside of the small instrument for a non-invasive installation.”
L.R. Baggs FIVE.O’s FEATURES
• Custom Element pickup
• Miniature endpin preamp
• Soundhole mounted volume control
• Super light weight
• Battery type: single 3V
• Battery life: 300+ hours
Specification:
Model: Ukulele Concert
Body Shape: Ukulele
Body Timber: Cedar
Bracing: Std Concert
Neck Material: Queensland Maple
Fingerboard & Bridge: Rosewood
Fingerboard Profile: Flat Profile
Fretwire: Dunlop 6260
Number of Frets: 18
12th Fret: Width 43.5mm
Fingerboard Inlays: 4mm Pearl Dots
Back & Sides Finish: Natural Satin
Top Finish: Natural Satin
Machine Heads: Gotoh UK700 1:15
End Pin/Strap: Chrome
Nut & Saddle: Bone
Case: Plush Line Hardcase
Pickup: L.R Baggs 5.0
