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It's finally here! NBD!!!
- Thread starter pingvuiini
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fantastic! what a great looking piece --- a sound clip is in order! congratulations on your new instrument! 
Wow between the bass and colored strings and rig, I am dazzled and bedazzled.
Killer. But what is this "left-hand" thing you mention?
If that does not keep you warm this winter, nah, it will.
If that does not keep you warm this winter, nah, it will.
Thanks for all the commentary. I am hoping to post a sound file/video of the bass soon. At the moment I am having to radically adjust the amp from the usual settings for my old Gold Tone uke basses. I also need to get used to the fat low B. I've had long scale 5 and 6 strings before, but this is my first 5 string uke bass.
The bass itself is a quite solid build even though it is a semi hollow body. Not sure if the manufacturer of the Pahoehoe strings changed their formula, but they seem stickier than usual and I have to apply more potion than I normally do. Maybe its because they're new. The Open to Source Sensor™ piezo pickup seems very sensitive and picks up a lot of finger noise, and the E and B strings are quite powerful. After I have had time to play the bass for a while I will ask Ken if it is possible to adjust the Audere preamp to address those issues.
It certainly is fun to play the 'low B' songs again!
The bass itself is a quite solid build even though it is a semi hollow body. Not sure if the manufacturer of the Pahoehoe strings changed their formula, but they seem stickier than usual and I have to apply more potion than I normally do. Maybe its because they're new. The Open to Source Sensor™ piezo pickup seems very sensitive and picks up a lot of finger noise, and the E and B strings are quite powerful. After I have had time to play the bass for a while I will ask Ken if it is possible to adjust the Audere preamp to address those issues.
It certainly is fun to play the 'low B' songs again!
With the Gold Tone uke basses the Mesa/GR Bass combo has a nice trebly bite and much wider open bottom than the Markbass combo stack I was using. The Markbass sounds almost muffled and compressed in comparison. Strangely, that muffled and compressed sound of the Markbass almost seems to work better with the new uke bass, which picks up a lot of trebly finger noise and has very strong E and B strings, almost too strong. With either rig it will take some time to dial in the new uke bass, and perhaps a compressor of some sort may be in order.
very interesting, never tried one, the strings look like pieces of fuzzy yarn....that design of the bass is beautiful...enjoy.
This cheerful thread should set an example for all TalkBass in the easy-going way a potentially divisive subject (the coloured strings) is handled.
