Kala UBass Megathread, Part 2

[kerryg]

I'm not quibbling with your aesthetic preferences, but it's odd to call them conservative rather than what they are, which is radical and "niche". Up until the recent fad of coated strings, the only bass strings in the world that were in black were nylon tapewounds, themselves a recent development, which makes black an unusual choice of string colours (in fact radical by the standards of a thousand years of Western stringed instruments and over sixty years of electrics).

Having strings in the colour the manufacturing process left them in is conservative. And after you've crossed the Rubicon and decided to dye your strings for visual effect, the sky's the limit.

I will admit it now: I am not a fan of flashy colors on strings. The white is too flashy. I like the discreteness of black. Mimmo should really consider black for conservative folks like me.

 

[war_n_peace]

Up until the recent fad of coated strings, the only bass strings in the world that were in black were nylon tapewounds, themselves a recent development

The Kramer Pacer Carrera Bass came stock with Black Poly coated strings. That was back in 1983.

 

[Matt R.]

I hate to quibble over quibbling, but that was technically quibbling .

 

[kerryg]

The Kramer Pacer Carrera Bass came stock with Black Poly coated strings. That was back in 1983.

I stand corrected - I should have said they were incredibly rare compared to non-black strings, which of course - a very minor number of exceptions notwithstanding - we all know they were.

 

[kerryg]

I hate to quibble over quibbling, but that was technically quibbling .

I don't want to quibble about that statement, but...

 

[Matt R.]

I don't want to quibble about that statement, but...

Haha. I'm just messin with you.

 

[SBassman]

I have had an exchange with Mimmo today.

Previously, there was a thought to possibly explore another color. At this time, that is not going to happen. There is a direction now to stick with the white and have it be the identifier for the Aquila / Thundergut brand. So, no need for further votes on colors. For now, and maybe forever, it's gonna be white.

I'm personally fine with it, but I can also understand why others would hope for another darker option.

If you haven't used Thunderguts yet, and you're not wild about white, let me at least say - I think it's well, well worth it.

 

[Holdsg]

Subbed today,
picked up a Spruce-top U-Bass in a trade with another TBer. Played it all of 10 min thus far, but its going to be fun seeing how I work it into the rotation.

 

[MarkusBass]

Nice man!

 

[SBassman]

Subbed today,
picked up a Spruce-top U-Bass in a trade with another TBer. Played it all of 10 min thus far, but its going to be fun seeing how I work it into the rotation.

Wait till you get a little more time under your belt. You won't be able to put it down.

Anybody fairly new here - you might want to read the previous posts. Lots of good info and dialog here. For this particular bass, it will definitely increase your enjoyment of the instrument if you read what was previously said - especially about tuning.

 

[war_n_peace]

I had a question on the Acoustic UBass, I played one today and noticed on the inside underneath
the neck a metal rod sticking out.

Is that a truss rod?

I did not see anything about this in the posts or in the manual.

 

[Matt R.]

Hm, I'll look at mine later. I've never noticed such a thing.

 

[Matt R.]

But no, it wouldn't be a truss rod.

 

[war_n_peace]

Hm, I'll look at mine later. I've never noticed such a thing.

you cant miss it.. if you look in the soundhole
to the left.

there is a little rod sticking out. it looks like you
could put an allen wrench in there but i have not
tried.

 

[caeman]

Not a truss rod, at least, not the adjustable kind. Maybe it is a way Kala is using to attach the neck to the body. A kind of bolt.

 

[Matt R.]

No truss rods or truss rod-like apparitions on my bass.

 

[SBassman]

This is getting interesting.

I tried very hard to get a shot of the inside of the sound hole.
The crappy camera phone just couldn't capture it.

But - I Do indeed have a rod apparition. It's definitely not
a thick Adjustable truss rod, but it does look like some fixed, thin, hollow rod.

 

[Matt R.]

Hm. There's absolutely nothing on mine.

 

[caeman]

I was able to snap a pic. I will post it shortly.

 

[caeman]