Yeah, I have a konablaster too. I did a major overhaul on it though. Donıt
hate me, but Iım actually the retard that got himself shot. It wasnıt a
wammy bar, but a saddle. Iım actually surprised the story got around. I told
the guys at elderly about it, just for shits and giggles, I didnıt intend on
them recalling and redesigning it though. (or I wouldnıt have told them). I
moved the ³bridge² back and made it into a tailpiece and crafted another
bridge out of an old pothandle. I also replaced the pickup because the bass
pickup wasnıt lining up with the strings, so I used a humbucking ³rail²
pickup. I also put on strings I got from a set of LaBella Tapewounds, which
sound mellower and feel like bare nylon strings. They were actually the eadg
strings which when strung up on a ukulele can be easily tuned to dgbe, so
now itıs an electric baritone uke that feels like a soprano. Oh yeah I also
took off the blue vinyl sticker on the top and made a dark natural finish.

On 6/11/04 7:16 PM, "adf5336" <no_reply@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> I don't own one, but I tried one out at the most recent (east coast) Ukulele
> Expo in
> Rhode Island. I was not a big fan of the "Uke Stick". It just didn't do it
> for me. Some
> folks like them as "practice ukes" because you can play and hear it fine
> (unplugged)
> but it won't bother your spouse, neighbors, etc. Not my cuppa tea though.
> Now the RISA solid-body ukes (the ones that are sort of kidney shaped) seem
> to be
> very worth the money. Good sound, good sustain, the neck has a very good feel
> and
> they are, overall, well balanced. It would be my second electric uke, should
> I find a
> need for another.
> Another solid-body electric uke is "The Konablaster" sold by Elderly
> Instruments. I
> have one and it's fun to wail on it. It's well-made and the sound is good.
> It's a bit
> heavier than I like, though. It has a teardrop shape and is somewhat flashy.
> The bit I
> like most is that it uses a chrome .30-06 rifle cartridge for a bridge. It
> was that piece
> that resulted in a safety recall (for a UKE!) because the percussion cap on
> the
> cartridges that he USED TO USE were live, and someone tried to weld a "whammy
> bar"
> onto it and set off the cap. Now, they are all shipped with an inert cap and
> are safer
> for human consumption.
> For all that, I play my acoustic ukes (my fave is my Earnest Uke. Great
> tone, great
> look.) 99.9% of the time and only pull out the Konablaster to make some noise.
>
> -Andrew
>
>
>
> --- In ukulelemadness@yahoogroups.com, AMurr77@a... wrote:
>> > Has anyone out there played or had experience with these electric ukes from
>> > Germany?
>> > Do they sound as good as they look?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>> > http://www.risa-music.de/English/Products/Electrics/electrics.html
>> >
>> >
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>
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