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Kala UBass Megathread, Part 7

#263
You have good feedback and that goes a long way here. $450ish? For an essentially brand new solid mahogany, that's a great deal for someone in the market for a new one. The loss of a return policy is really the only difference btw this and a new one from lets say sweetwater, for example.
 
#264
3234718 said:
You have good feedback and that goes a long way here. $450ish? For an essentially brand new solid mahogany, that's a great deal for someone in the market for a new one. The loss of a return policy is really the only difference btw this and a new one from lets say sweetwater, for example.
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This is what I was getting at, thank you for your opinion. I know I need to incentivize someone into not just getting one from a retailer, but I thought it should be valued a little more than an actually used one - given it was purchased less than two hours ago. Thank you for your input, Bongo (and by the way, you review of the Diamond Comp. was spot on and I appreciate your words leading me to the compression promised land!)
 
#266
I broke down and snagged one. Wow, it's A) cute, and B) fun! And such a deep, bassy sound for such a wee little thing.

I think I may have discovered the legendary best bass for metal... if the audience would stop laughing long enough to listen.

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#268
1stnamebassist said:
It's probably the basiest bass I've ever heard! Chest thumping wall shaking fun! But your right! You may look funny at first, but once everyone hears or I should say feels it they'll forget about the look!
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If Sam ash put them in the bass room rather than with the ukuleles, bass players would actually know they exist. Ubasses and the entire spectrum of petrochemically strung basses would be huge. They've been around for how many years now? And the majority of bassists have no idea they exist. It's a shame.
 
#270
3234718 said:
If Sam ash put them in the bass room rather than with the ukuleles, bass players would actually know they exist. Ubasses and the entire spectrum of petrochemically strung basses would be huge. They've been around for how many years now? And the majority of bassists have no idea they exist. It's a shame.
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They're in the acoustic guitar room at Long and McQuade, as well. I only learned about them by randomly searching Wikipedia about ukuleles, seeing that there was such a thing as a "bass ukulele," and then searching for info about those. To be fair, they do look acoustic... but you'd think that the solid body U-Basses would at least wind up in the electric bass section.
 
#271
Do the strings ever wear out? I can see them getting brittle if improperly stored, but thick and stretchy sounds like a recipe for long life. Has anyone gotten to the point of needing to replace theirs?
 
#272
3234718 said:
California made acoustic:
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That Bakithi model looks and sounds to die for. And of course, its probably the highest snoot version. Anyone own one yet? I've owned one of the original U-Basses, but its been a while, there have been many advances since then. Time to re-think the U-bass. I love that LR Baggs is getting involved too.
 
#274
Amara said:
Do the strings ever wear out? I can see them getting brittle if improperly stored, but thick and stretchy sounds like a recipe for long life. Has anyone gotten to the point of needing to replace theirs?
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It's not so much that they 'wear out' but that after continual stretching and tuning they stretch and thin out to the point that they rattle in the nut and become more likely to break. The tone remains pretty much the same.

How long this stretching takes depends entirely on how much you play the instrument! My first set of Pahoehoe's lasted me about 6 months of heavy playing (pretty much everyday for at least an hour) before they got thin and rattly. I haven't been playing as much U'Bass over the last year and the year old Pahoehoe's on it are still totally cool.
 
#277
The U-Bass is getting primary playing time this weekend. Friday night and Saturday morning. I continue to be happy with my purchase and the folks at the Synagogue love the sound and the appearance. It remains a conversation starter.
 

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