Ukulele
Kala KA-JTE Archtop
Price: 348 EUR – 354 EUR
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A jazz-styled archtop tenor ukulele with F-holes, pearloid binding and an onboard Shadow Nanoflex pickup system, built to look and sound like a shrunken jazz archtop guitar rather than a traditional flat-top ukulele.
About the Kala KA-JTE Archtop
The KA-JTE borrows its design language directly from jazz archtop guitars: an arched spruce top with F-holes rather than a round soundhole, mahogany back and sides, and pearloid body binding for a vintage jazz-instrument look. That's a distinct construction approach from Kala's flat-top ukuleles, aimed at a different tonal character - archtops generally produce a punchier, more midrange-focused sound suited to rhythm comping.
At a 16.875-inch tenor scale with 18 frets on a rosewood fingerboard, it includes a UK-300TR pickup system built around Shadow's Nanoflex technology with 3-band EQ, letting it plug directly into an amp or PA for stage use. Strung with Aquila Super Nylgut strings and finished in a tobacco burst satin that echös classic archtop guitar coloring, it ships with a single strap button fitted as standard.
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Sound character of the Kala KA-JTE Archtop
The arched top and F-holes borrowed from jazz archtop guitars push the tone toward a punchier, more midrange-focused character than a flat-top ukulele's rounder, more even response - well suited to rhythmic strumming and comping rather than ringing single-note sustain. The Nanoflex pickup and 3-band EQ preserve that punchy character when amplified.
Technical data for the Kala KA-JTE Archtop
| Top | Arched spruce |
|---|---|
| Back/Sides | Mahogany |
| Sound holes | F-hole |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Frets | 18 |
| Scale length | 16.875" |
| Pickup | Shadow Nanoflex UK-300TR, 3-band EQ |
Price history for the Kala KA-JTE Archtop
Cheapest seen: 348 EUR · Most expensive seen: 354 EUR
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The history of the Kala KA-JTE Archtop
Kala's Archtop series applies jazz-guitar construction conventions to the ukulele specifically for players wanting a distinct rhythm/comping tone and stage-ready electronics, differentiating it from the brand's much larger catalog of flat-top ukuleles.
