Mahalo Guitalele Natural Pearl Head + Cover

The essentials to know about the Mahalo Pearl Guitarlélé guitar

• Solid Sitka spruce top: precise attack, beautiful clarity, and excellent dynamic response.


• Mahogany back and sides: warm tonal grain, natural sustain, and balanced projection.


• Travel size: compact, ideal for traveling without sacrificing playing comfort.


• Premium details: ebony fingerboard and bridge, Graph Tech NuBone XB nut, and refined pearly decorations.

A "Pearl" with a refined design, crafted to offer more within its range

With the Pearl series, Mahalo offers a guitarlélé with a distinctive look, enhanced with elegant purflings and inlays on the headstock, neck, body, and bridge. The goal is clear: to provide a refined aesthetic and a genuine upgrade in luthiery, thanks to a solid Sitka spruce top combined with a mahogany and ebony ensemble, for an instrument that is both expressive and enjoyable to play.

For whom, and in which styles?

This guitarlélé is aimed at beginners who want an easy-to-handle instrument, as well as intermediate guitarists seeking a compact format for traveling, composing, or warming up. The nylon strings offer a soft touch, ideal for accompaniment, bossa nova, acoustic pop, gentle arpeggios, and all "unplugged" settings with a round tone.

The sound

The solid Sitka spruce top promotes a clear attack, good note definition, and a very appreciable dynamic response when fingerpicking nuances are applied. The mahogany back and sides enhance the warmth of the midrange and provide natural sustain, perfect for open chords and singing melodies. The ebony fingerboard and bridge contribute to a more precise feel under the fingers and clean articulation, while the NuBone XB nut improves vibration transmission for more even resonance across the neck.

Recommended compatible accessories

The guitarlélé comes with a gig bag, convenient for daily transport. To ensure perfect compatibility without size errors, opt for nylon strings suited for "folk nylon" playing and the guitarlélé format (same gauge/type as the original set), as well as a universal clip-on tuner.

Technical specifications

Category	Steel String Shaped Body Nylon	Scale (mm)	432 mm
Format	Travel	Tuning pegs	Vintage
Special feature	Travel	Bridge	Ebony
Strings	nylon	Nut	Nubone XB
Nbr of strings	6	Cover/case	Cover
Top	Solid Sitka Spruce	Neck Type	Glued
Back&Sides	Mahogany	Electroacoustic	No
Neck	Mahogany	Color	Natural
Fingerboard	Ebony	Finishing	Natural
Nbrs of frets	18

Feature	Travel	Tuners	vintage
Back and sides	mahogany	Nuts	NuBone XB
Finish	natural	Number of strings	6
Number of frets	18	Bag/case	gig bag
Scale length	17" / 432 mm