Flight Mustang EQ-A All Solid Acacia Tenor Ukulele with Padded Uke Bag #425-3
Flight Mustang EQ-A All Solid Acacia Tenor Ukulele with Padded Uke Bag #425-3
(Instrument pictured is the actual one buyer will receive. **The Last Photo is a stock photo showing uke bag)
Wild and free, only to be handled by true thrill-seekers. Flight Mustang is a tenor-sized, all-solid acacia ukulele with an infusion of red. It has unique features: an intricately designed side sound hole, scalloped cutaway, offset dots on an acacia fretboard, D'Addario strings, and a unique and captivating headstock. It's not just a ukulele; it's a Mustang.
Acacia is a wood with a long heritage in ukulele buildings for its punch, volume, and tone. The Royal Series Flight chose only the highest-grade acacia, which sounds as stunning as it looks. Mustang has a reddish shade due to its unique wiping technique, giving it an even more striking look.
Flight likes to try and test the latest ideas in instrument building. This has resulted in an acacia fretboard on the Mustang ukulele. The sound of a ukulele depends as much on the woods in its neck and fretboard as the body. The added bonus is that the fretboard's appearance adds to the Mustang's wild, uninhibited appearance. To spice it up even further, Flight added offset fretboard markers, located not in the middle of the fret but on the side.
A String-through bridge is one of the latest ukulele trends. It makes the top resonate better due to strings attached directly through the top soundboard and not to the bridge. Changing the lines might seem a bit confusing at first, but actually, it is easier. D'Addario strings have recently been rising in popularity, and after lots of tests, Flight decided to feature them in the Royal series.
The scalloped cutaway was a real hit in the Victoria ukulele, and it was a no-brainer to repeat it in Mustang and Spirit. This intelligent design allows for playing up the frets without compromising the volume and tone that many full cutaways inflict. It also showcases the absolute craftsmanship and mastery of Flight's luthier.
Why let everyone else hear how wonderful your ukulele sounds and not gain the benefit yourself? Flight realizes you can listen to the full tone and volume of ukes by introducing a sound hole at the instrument's top. They also feel it contributes to the quality of the sound as a whole. Some people aren't a fan of the appearance of a side soundhole, so Flight has created an intricate design that gives you all the benefits of a standard soundhole while maintaining a solid appearance to the structure.
Most serious ukulele brands use a passive piezo pickup, so Flight's higher-end models shifted from using the EQ system to a passive piezo. It makes the ukulele lighter and more balanced, eliminates the unwanted string rattle, and provides a strap button.
Flight wanted their new headstock to be bold and striking, infusing innovation into all the benefits of a slotted headstock. Its round, airy shape not only looks impressive, but it also makes the headstock lighter.
FEATURES:
- Tenor Scale
- 38 mm Nut Width
- Solid Acacia Top/Back/Sides
- Scalloped Cutaway
- Acacia Fingerboard and Bridge
- Bone Nut and Saddle
- Gloss Finish
- Modern Slothead with Black Classic Geared Tuners
- Geometric Side Sound Port
- Active Double C1U Passive Piezo Pickup Installed
- Offset Position Markers on 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 12th, and 15th Frets
- String Through Bridge
- D'Addario Strings
- 20 mm Padded Uke Bag Included in Burgandy
- UKE Republic includes Pro Setup for optimal sound and playability
