Reddit reviews Kala MK-SWT/Clear Makala Waterman Composite Soprano Ukulele in Clear Color
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Water resistant and easy to keep clean!Durable, high-grade polycarbonate constructionNickel-plated open gear tunersAquila Super Nylgut StringsLightweight and portable--your perfect go-anywhere uke!
I like it lot so far. It's got a bright bite, and the intonation is shockingly excellent. By comparison, my Epiphone Les Paul Uke (which was my first uke, I love it so much), which cost twice as much, has had some work done to improve the intonation and still can't match the Waterman. I think it's because the Waterman has a "zero" fret at the top of the fingerboard, right after the nut. Though to be fair, the Les Paul Uke also has a pickup in it. It can't match my Ohana TK-20CE, but for $50, it's a damn good sound.
According to the Kala page and this Amazon page, it's an ABS composite plastic. I've already dropped it a couple times and it has hardly a scratch, so they've made it out of something sturdy.
The shop that I buy from said they haven't carried them for an incredibly long time, though they usually have some crazy ukes... I've seen metal-bodied resonator ukes, 8-strings, and an arch-top uke there. But anyway, if your local place carries Kala ukes, maybe they'll get one in sometime that you could try for yourself! It's an interesting sound, not bad, but different from a wooden instrument.
TL;DR It's great for a $50 uke. Sorry for typing so much, figured I should answer as thoroughly as I could 'cuz I'm weird and wordy, haha. :)
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it's on amazon
I bet it’s these cheap translucent “take in the water” ones I’ve seen at the shop but not sure:
https://www.amazon.com/Kala-Waterman-Composite-Soprano-Ukulele/dp/B00TUMK0CM
Just weighed mine because I was curious: