Been thinkin of trying the aquilas. It just strikes me as
Especially odd it is only the A string. Rest are fine
Especially odd it is only the A string. Rest are fine
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Kala UBass Megathread, Part 5
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Got my fretless mahogany today. What an awesome little bass. So much fun and it sounds killer. A singer-songwriter I've played with a bit is on her way over. I'm gonna 'isn't it cuuute' and then hit the open E with my Streamliner 900 at 11:00!
The Kanile’a brand of ukuleles, seems to be ready to enter the ubass game, according to this NAMM final summary:
http://ukeeku.com/2013/01/31/namm-2013-final-summary/
Pic here:
http://ukeeku.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/img_0678.gif
http://ukeeku.com/2013/01/31/namm-2013-final-summary/
Pic here:
http://ukeeku.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/img_0678.gif
I'd like to see someone summarize all the uke basses announced at this NAMM. I guarantee there were at least a half dozen.
Definitely good news. Options is Good.
After playing around with different digital amps I returned to my good old Little Mark 250.
I liked the GK MBX 112 aluminum cab, but the two I tried made the same collateral pathological noises in the first octave of E, F and F sharp. A leading GK guy mailed back, that they are probably not able to produce a cab 'according to my needs'....
So I made a similar homegrown one with an Eminence Basslite S2012 mounted in a sealed enclosure of about 30 liters with heavy lambswool fill. Material is 15 mm birch plywood, total weight about 8 kgs.
Nice tight sound, should be sufficient for small venues.
The bass response of vented cabs in my opinion tends to get unprecise with the fat low end of the UBasses and besides there is no need for tweeters with a piezo PU...
I liked the GK MBX 112 aluminum cab, but the two I tried made the same collateral pathological noises in the first octave of E, F and F sharp. A leading GK guy mailed back, that they are probably not able to produce a cab 'according to my needs'....
So I made a similar homegrown one with an Eminence Basslite S2012 mounted in a sealed enclosure of about 30 liters with heavy lambswool fill. Material is 15 mm birch plywood, total weight about 8 kgs.
Nice tight sound, should be sufficient for small venues.
The bass response of vented cabs in my opinion tends to get unprecise with the fat low end of the UBasses and besides there is no need for tweeters with a piezo PU...
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The fact unfolding:
Every new type of uke bass is coming out
with Aquila Thunderguts.
OK, now I'm curious. Are longer scale five string sets available to fit the USA solidbody Kalas?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7L_WsJd58o
Check it out. Street price is 349 not 399.
That's going to kick some major butt out there at that price point - if all is well with that bass. Looking forward to trying one out at a store.
Check it out. Street price is 349 not 399.
That's going to kick some major butt out there at that price point - if all is well with that bass. Looking forward to trying one out at a store.
Considering how good the Pyramids are, it amazes me that Kala haven't yet brought out a model with them fitted as standard.
It also amazes me that Mike Upton, of all people, doesn't pronounce Aquila properly.
It also amazes me that Mike Upton, of all people, doesn't pronounce Aquila properly.
Aw, give Mike a break. What he said was a totally valid, common English pronunciation.
Oh, I get it, you and Mike think it's pronounced like 'tequila'? 
Can't think of too many other "common" English words, apart from 'quiche', that have the 'qui' part pronounced like that.
Can't think of too many other "common" English words, apart from 'quiche', that have the 'qui' part pronounced like that.
Yes. Especially since the other video on the Rambler had
typical NastyPoorlyRecordedUBassTone.
What's the big deal? Unless the active electronics have caused some major changes, it's going to sound just like a U-Bass fitted with AHkwila Thunderguts, only stickier.
The big deal is a great looking bass, with onboard electronics, coming stock with the best strings for this type of bass - at a significantly improved price point. It's a very big deal - at least to people in this thread who actually Enjoy uke basses.
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