Pete Howlett Revelator - 'Gun stock' Claro Walnut & Korina Electro Acoustic Tenor Ukulele

The Revelator is something of a legend... The product of Pete Howlett's exhaustive struggle to innovate and perfect his craft of Ukulele making; The Revelator is a thin body Ukulele with offset soundhole. It's sleek aesthetics just glow at you when looking at the Uke and it's purpose is two-fold, it can be plugged in and provide a top notch amplified Ukulele tone with a more natural body fit or it can be played unplugged to produce a sweet and full bodied Ukulele sound.

This Revelator (the first to arrive here at the Southern Ukulele Store), was manufactured in October 2019 by Pete and his team of builders during his first 'factory simulation'. The simulation was a crowd funded experiment intended to see whether UK manufacturing was viable whilst producing an affordable high end instrument. The simulation was a massive success and we already look forward to seeing various incarnations of the Revelator in 2020.

The Revelator available now has a Korina body with a high grade Claro Walnut top. Pete labelled the wood gun stock as it was originally ear-marked for that purpose as only the top-top wood ever is. It's sound is sweet and clear, punctuated by the slightly mellower tone produced naturally by the slimline body design and position of the sound hole. I must confess that I expected this instrument to be more suited to being electrified but it's acoustic sound is to die for as hopefully demonstrated in our #offthepeg video below?

For more information on the Revelator, we highly recommending searching back through Pete Howlett's Facebook group where he has documented the design and various building decisions made nearly every day for the past 8-9 months. It's a fascinating journey and worth a bit of exploring if you like the idea of getting the full picture on what brought this instrument to life.

Solid 'Gun Stock' Claro Walnut Top
Solid Korina back and sides
offset soundhole design
17'' Tenor Scale Length
Satin Matt Finish
Korina neck
Leadwood fingerboard and bridge
Pin Bridge design with matching wooden pins
Bone nut and saddle
35mm Nut Width