"I won this bass in a contest a couple of weeks ago, but circumstances force me to sell it. It's new with the hang tag still attached, but since it's coming from me and not a store, I'm listing the condition as "new other." There's also a faint scratch near the sound hole that's hard to photograph, but it was like that when it arrived.
This is the Rumbler, the new entry-level u-bass from Kala. As far as I can tell, this model will not be in stores until the middle of April, so this is your chance to get one before anyone else. Additional info from the Kala site is included below, but here are my impressions after two days of playing it.
I had a Guild Ashbory back in the day, and this is superior in pretty much every way. It's fretted for one thing, but it also sounds better to my ear. This could be because of the silver rumbler strings that Kala is using. They're not sticky like the old silicone ones, and you don't need to dust them with baby powder just to play the thing. And most importantly, it seems to hold a good tune right out of the box. I'm stretching the strings now. I tuned it last night, and when I picked it up this morning, only one string was slightly out. Way superior to the Ashbory in that regard. It has a built-in chromatic tuner, volume control, and two-band eq that gives a pretty wide variety of sound. Geared tuners, laminated mahogany body, mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. It comes with a good bag with backpack-style straps, and I'll even throw in the silica gel desiccant pack as long as you promise not to eat it. Do not eat!"
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