SECTOR SPOTLIGHT Traditional
Traditional arrangements
Ukes have had a huge upsurge in popularity recently, and with folk sounds also succeeding in the charts, all manner of old-style instruments are finding favour again. Ronnie Dungan had a look…
F
ender’s traditional range features its first foray into the ukulele market. Retailing at
around £142.80, the name for the Fender Ukulele Hau’oli comes from the Hawaiian word for happy. It’s a basic model with laminated mahogany construction and a satin finish. It features the distinctive Fender Telecaster guitar headstock shape, unique body shape and bracing pattern designed exclusively for Fender and comes with a Fender ukulele gig bag. The FB-54 banjo (£310.80) is designed for the beginner banjo player, with many features found on banjos that cost much more – including a
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mahogany resonator and neck, 27.4- inch scale, aluminium rim, rosewood fingerboard with pearloid inlay and chrome-covered tuners. Lastly, The FM-52E Mandolin
features a spruce top; nato back, sides and neck; rosewood fingerboard; chrome hardware; single-coil pickup with volume and tone controls, and a gloss finish. All for £226.80. Aria has three mandolins and five
banjos in its traditional range. The entry-level AM20 mandolin has a spruce top, mahogany neck, back and sides, 20-fret rosewood fingerboard and bridge and chrome hardware, retailing at £139.
Next up in the range is the AM
20E, which adds a pickup for £159. Lastly, the AM 600 AVC is an all solid wood scroll mandolin with spruce top, mahogany neck, back and sides, 23 fret rosewood fingerboard and bridge and chrome hardware for £419 in an antique violin colour. The Aria banjo range starts with the
SB10 for £199, which has a Remo top, mahogany resonator and neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard and bridge and chrome hardware. It is available in both five-string and tenor. At £225, the SB10 G six-string
guitar banjo has a Remo top, mahogany resonator and neck, 19-
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