Kala Ubass Megathread, Part 1

[adhus]

I'm still at work now, but my wife just arrived home from singapore with Kala Ubass Spruce top fretless she bought for me...Yaayy..
Can't wait to go home, so can I join the club?

 

[cb56]

#1 cb56
#2 Tijuana bass
#3 Showdown
#4 Tommy Hagen
#5 MingusBass
#6 CaballoViejo
#7 bassfiddlerman
#8 fourstringbliss
#9 Neon Scribe
#10 Baird6869
#11 mrspiffy
#12 AJ Brown
#13 ducati08
#14 adhus

 

[adhus]

#1 cb56
#2 Tijuana bass
#3 Showdown
#4 Tommy Hagen
#5 MingusBass
#6 CaballoViejo
#7 bassfiddlerman
#8 fourstringbliss
#9 Neon Scribe
#10 Baird6869
#11 mrspiffy
#12 AJ Brown
#13 ducati08
#14 adhus

Thanks! I'll post the pic eventually...

 

[mrspiffy]

Just a question for some of you guys who have owned their UBass for more than a couple days. How long is the break in period on the strings?

 

[cb56]

as far as staying in tune? My E and A pretty much stay in tune all the time. After a couple of weeks my D and G still go a little flat. This pretty similar to a nylon string uke. Usually takes a couple of week for things to stabilize IMO.

 

[ducati08]

I just posted a thread in the amp forum asking about a rig for u-bass. Would appreciate any advice.

http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=679616

Thanks
Don

 

[cb56]

I know both my rigs work well with the Ubass. As far as double bass I wouldn't know.

 

[MingusBass]

Curious, when you re-string your UBass like in the video, are you guys cutting the excess string off?

 

[cb56]

I did and it didn't seem to effect things one way or the other.

 

[ducati08]

I have a shipping number now ... should have it Monday. I ordered from Owen at RoadToad and he gave it a little setup love before shipping:

"I basically re-attached the strings that were overwound (A and D) and slightly down ramped the nut slots toward the peghead. Those are the areas where there are sometimes issues out of the factory, though Kala has been really good about inspection and/or correction of anything when they get here. I just look at it again to make sure.



Just a tip in tuning- when tuning to pitch, it’s good to give the string a slight lift at the nut and saddle to equalize the tension over its length. The softness of the polyurethane can grab a little.



Thanks and best regards, Owen"​

 

[cb56]

cool

 

[tijuana_bass]

Just a tip in tuning- when tuning to pitch, it’s good to give the string a slight lift at the nut and saddle to equalize the tension over its length. The softness of the polyurethane can grab a little.
Thanks and best regards, Owen"[/INDENT]

hmmm...Interesting. I started doing that weeks ago, it has really helped to get the instrument into tune more quickly and to stay in tune.

 

[adhus]

Rehearsed last night with my Ubass and run it to micromark markbass, the sound is great. Up against drums and electric guitars still can cut through..
Been trying to put up the pictures but somehow couldn't get thru, something's wrong with my account

 

[cb56]

get a free photo bucket account (or similar) and link the pics from there.

 

[mrspiffy]

Rehearsed this morning with my band from work. I ran my UBass through our drummer's (who also is a bassist & keyboard player) 200W Carvin rig. It really sounds awesome, though I was chided for playing AC/DC on it.

 

[adhus]

get a free photo bucket account (or similar) and link the pics from there.

Thanks, maybe i will..

 

[Shifty eyes]

how hard is it to get correct intonation on the fretless?

 

[adhus]

Let's see if the link work..
Fretless is a bit tricky, but you just have to get used to it.

 

[adhus]

Aha! finally i can post a pic, thanks to cb56 for suggestion.

cheers!

 

[cb56]

cool. I like that little rig! I have a markbass amp but not speaker cab. How's that 210 sound?