Recent content by Kolsti

Real knack for melodic bass lines. I play in a soft rock type band, mostly either acoustic or clean electric stuff, so my bass lines usually just add a nice melodic counterpoint or harmony down in the low end rather than being driving or rhythmic. My playing does more to complement the singer...

I've never understood all this talk of "giving other players space to be creative and shine". To me at least, bass playing (and any instrument I play) is about making the song sound as great as possible, not about playing something fun to play. "Respecting everyone else's musical space" just...

Yeah, I realize I seemed a bit mechanical and cold there. It's just that I'm pretty cash poor at the moment and I'm trying to justify buying one.

Oh, I knew that I guess. I just meant, considering the fact that those are about half the price, is the U-Bass worth it for those looking for a small instrument in the bass register? I guess what I'm asking is, what is it that makes it worth the price when you could get an instrument like...

How does this compare to other short scale basses like the Ibanez Mikro or the Samick, which are much cheaper?

What are the pros and cons of the SUB model vs the regular hollow acoustic ones? I'm disregarding the Calis completely because the price is just ridiculous.