Preowned Snail S60BL LEFT HANDED Solid Flamed Acacia Baritone Ukulele with Gigbag

Please note that this Used model is available for purchase by UK based customers only.

The S60B was Snail’s first foray into the world baritone ukuleles, and with some stiff competition at the time they had a lot to live up to, they were competing with the likes of Flight, Ana’Ole and Millar just to name a few. The S60B did a fantastic job of shaking things up at its release however and set the Snail baritone train in motion, now even available in this left handed variation.

Fast forward to the present day and the Snail S60B continues to hold its own in its price bracket, with very few other manufacturers competing on the striking aesthetic this baritone has on show. The oversized abalone rosette has become very recognisable feature all down to the popularity of the S60B, and that flamed acacia body is so often mistaken for its island cousin Koa that you really have to work hard justifying the price jump to “the real thing”.

It’s not all fancy fronting with the S60B though. Solid acacia top, back and sides makes for a very delicate, complex sound with a wide dynamic range, so quiet fingerpickers will appreciate the clarity and sustain you can achieve with a very light touch, whilst heavy strummers will appreciate the strong, un-muddied chords with great note definition.

These are strung GCEA when they arrive to us from the factory so we replace the strings with Ukes With Alex Low D DGBE strings. We believe these slightly higher tension nylon strings to get the best out of the Snails Baritone scale length. The larger baritone body sits somewhere perfectly between a jumbo tenor and the other baritones out there with a sweet voicing that mirrors the traditional island sound of a Kamaka and manages to avoid the trap that many baritone ukuleles fall into by not sounding muffled in the slightest - just deep, rich and wonderful.

The addition of a bevelled ebony arm rest at the top of the bottom bout is welcome meaning that you won't cut off circulation to your hands when you clasp the uke to your body whilst playing it. And you are going to want to pick it up and play it a lot! The slotted headstock, sound-hole rosette and the figuring in the wood all add up to make this a very, very attractive instrument indeed!

Please note: pictures show an average example. Each one will be different. If you would like to see photos of actual stock, please drop us a line.

This preowned model is in ok shape. Structurally it is sound however there is a slight split in the top and some misting in the gloss (pictured). At a significantly reduced price this is a bargain left handed baritone with bags of songs left to be strummed. Speaking of bags, it comes shipped in its orignal gigbag.

Specification:
Solid Acacia top, back and sides
Left handed model
Mahogany neck
Gloss finish
Slotted headstock
Restrung by us with DGBE Nylon Strings
Abalone soundhole rosette
Padauk binding
35mm nut width
Bone nut and saddle
Open geared heart shaped machine heads
Ebony freboard and bridge
Ebony bevelled "comfort edge" arm rest
Free high quality padded grey Snail gigbag included