tiny bass for open stage events

[newfuture]

this sounds good. make up my mind now. thinking about going the route of mustang bass with flats

You cannot go wrong with that.

 

[seadragon]

If you decide to go the uke bass route I found that the Road Toad Pahoehoe (now owned by Kala) rubber strings have a really big 'blooming' upright bass sound over any steel string (rounds, flats or tapes). There is also less electrical buzzing interference noise with the piezo pickups. The only drag is the rubber strings themselves which, as someone pointed out earlier, can be sticky and a major PITA to install. But the ultra low tension makes them very easy to play. The Gold Tone uke bass second from left has rubber strings.

As of late, the increased proliferation of steel uke bass strings have allowed for magnetic pickups and more traditional electric bass tones in a small uke sized package. The right four basses all have magnetic pickups and steel rounds and tapes. The kala solidbody is very well made for its price.

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Are those all lefthanded or is the picture reversed?

 

[ADHD librarian]

I know I am repeating some of the advice already given, but here is my version...

To sit right in the situation you describe you need:
a set of Tapewound strings and/or a foam mute at the bridge (try the foam mute first, after all a piece of sponge is much cheaper than a new set of strings)
a bass EQ in which you can drop 50-70Hz and 4kHz; boost 120Hz, 500Hz and 1kHz (note, this is not how you would EQ a bass in a situation where you were playing through a setup with good subs. But is a good start point for making you fit in with a singer & guitar when you have a very basic PA setup).

I'd also look at a good preamp/DI, before I looked at a new bass (unless you really want a new bass, in which case buy a bass)

 

[sambass0124]

Passive Jazz bass with flats + amp sim/ cab sim