Oud Naos
| Power | Warmth | Resonance | Tone color |
| ★★★★☆ | ★★★★☆ | ★★★☆☆ | Thick |
The Khaled Azooz Naos is one of the most appreciated models in our Egyptian oud selection. Made in the workshop of Khaled Azooz, it is an excellent choice for serious beginners and intermediate players looking for an instrument with a genuine tonal personality.
Its wenge and mulberry bowl gives the oud a particularly warm and deep character. Wenge contributes density, precision and a strong tonal foundation, while mulberry brings roundness and richness to the midrange. The result is a warm, full and present sound, with generous bass and a tonal character particularly well suited to Arabic repertoire.
The cedar soundboard reinforces this sense of warmth and flexibility in the attack. The oud responds easily under the risha and offers beautiful resonance, making it pleasant to play both for learning the fundamentals and for developing a more expressive style.
The wenge fingerboard provides a solid and comfortable playing surface, while the ebony pegs offer good durability and complete the instrument’s construction.
Fitted with 11 professional La Bella strings and supplied with a lightly padded bag, the Naos is a very coherent choice for musicians who want to progress on a serious, musical and expressive Egyptian oud.
Main Features
- Type: Egyptian Arabic oud
- Luthier: Khaled Azooz
- Model: Naos
- Level: beginner / intermediate
- Bowl: wenge and mulberry
- Soundboard: cedar
- Fingerboard: wenge
- Pegs: ebony
- Strings: La Bella – 11 strings
- Warm, deep and full sound
- Present bass and rich mids
- Beautiful resonance
- Good responsiveness under the risha
- Supplied with a lightly padded bag
Why Choose This Oud?
- ✔️ One of Khaled Azooz’s best-selling models
- ✔️ Warm, deep and expressive sound
- ✔️ Very good balance between roundness, depth and precision
- ✔️ Cedar soundboard for a smooth and pleasant response
- ✔️ Excellent choice for progressing on a serious oud
- ✔️ Wenge fingerboard and ebony pegs
- ✔️ Professional La Bella strings fitted as standard
- ✔️ Excellent balance between build quality, musicality and accessibility
Who Is This Oud For?
- Serious beginners looking to start on a quality instrument
- Intermediate musicians looking for a warm and expressive oud
- Players who appreciate deep tones and rich mids
- Musicians looking for an oud suited to traditional Arabic repertoire
- Regular practice, learning and expressive melodic playing
- Manufacturing country
- Egypt
- Bowl wood
- Wenge
mulberry - Soundboard (Face)
- Cedar
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Pegs
- Ebony
- Strings
- Kürschner
- Scale length
- 60cm
- Guarantee
- 2 years
- Tuning
- Arabic tuning (C - C)