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Kala UBass Megathread, Part 5
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Going to have to disagree and agree on this. There ARE a lot of bad youtube videos of the UBASS but there are plenty that sound good besides the ones you mentioned. I cant link to youtube here at work but two that come to mind are the first two that pop up when you type in "ubass bluegrass" and the one by that guy doing what's going on. Those are awesome. Also, just because it is being used in bluegrass or country doesn't make it a gimmick. In fact, I think the U is perfectly suited for the this type of music as well as jazz and a few other genres. So yeah, I more or less agree with you ( ;
Also, I wonder how many people get a really bad first impression from these when they plug in at a store and it sounds like arse through any standard amp. You really need to have a pre for these and I havent even had a chance to test a HPF yet!
I just ordered a fretless mahogany. Should be here Friday. Very, very excited. I'll be travelling and staying by myself 3 days a week for a new job and I've been wanting to start playing more jazz so this should be perfect for that! 
I kinda wanna defret my exotihogany. There's a really good chance I'll destroy it if I attempt to do it myself. Woe is me.
The fret pulling seems simple enough. It's the filling and sanding that concerns me. I'd rather live with the frets than a partially defretted ubass that I destroyed with my clumsy gorilla hands. Now that I think of it, I'd totally trade for a fretless. I'm gonna put it up in the classifieds.
My situation is, the tuner is stiff as anything. All the others are smooth and easy... And intonation is perfect.... It's just I have to wear out my arm trying to tune the a string...
That's nothing, just loosen the philips screw a little.
Bluecab explained that a while back, I'll try to find his post.
Here it is, post #717 & # 720 in the fourth megathread back in September.
Way too many wraps around the post. Ya gotta string and restring till they sketch and will stay in tune with minimal wraps around the post. Your a string is binding the turning of the post. You wanna have as few winds as possible so over time you have enough room for more winds.
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So... Would it be worth me taking it to my local store, rather than me messing it up and being however many $ out of pocket??
So... Would it be worth me taking it to my local store, rather than me messing it up and being however many $ out of pocket??
They're not gonna have any idea how to properly string it any more than you do.
This is the best meathod, in my option, for the d amd g.
String them, don't cut them, do it again in two days, repeat, then cut and you're good to go. The e and the a you could restring twice till they're stretched. Then when they're up to pitch they shouldn't have more than two winds. The d and g you restring at least four times. On the final restring you'll only have two or three winds. Then cut the strings. This always worked for me .Or you can save yourself a lot of frustration and buy silver rumblers.
This is the best meathod, in my option, for the d amd g.
String them, don't cut them, do it again in two days, repeat, then cut and you're good to go. The e and the a you could restring twice till they're stretched. Then when they're up to pitch they shouldn't have more than two winds. The d and g you restring at least four times. On the final restring you'll only have two or three winds. Then cut the strings. This always worked for me .Or you can save yourself a lot of frustration and buy silver rumblers.
Def restring those strings--not hard just have someone help yas! Good soundin ubass clips I mentioned earlier:
You guys have posted some of my favorite Youtube U-Bass vids. Here is one that demonstrates what the U-Bass can do in a rock context. It's an entertaining vid for sure.
and had them send me samples of their cord. They were translucent in color and worked well. Unfortunately they kept sending me the wrong gauges and eventually I abandoned the idea. The polyurethane cord is used for drive belts in manufacturing.
Jeff
and had them send me samples of their cord. They were translucent in color and worked well. Unfortunately they kept sending me the wrong gauges and eventually I abandoned the idea. The polyurethane cord is used for drive belts in manufacturing.
Jeff
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