Background My “quest” for a great UBass sound started pretty much the moment I played a UBass for the first time. You can read about how it all started herehttps://playubass.com/2010/12/26/the-first-pictures-of-my-kala-ubass/I can’t say exactly when I first started thinking about tone and sound. I think it was early on when my musical journey began. It wasn’tFortsätt läsa ”Test Report: Under Saddle Piezo vs. Linear Contact Microphone on a Acoustic/Electric UBass”
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Playubass String Test July 2019
The new Kala Flatwound by Gallistrings is one of the featured strings in this test Hi fellow ubassists, The main string types available for ubass players is featured and tested in this blog post But first some background info… When I started to play ubass the original Road Toad Pahoehoe (Black polyurethane) was used exclusivelyFortsätt läsa ”Playubass String Test July 2019”
String Review of the Aquila Thunderblack
Review of the Aquila Thunderblack string!
Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more
Let’s take a look at the Phil Jones Double Four combo amp Background In 1987 I bought a new amp, a Gallien Krueger 200MB. I used this amp for a lot of different gigs sometimes with a extension cab but for most part as a standalone amp. The MB250 was a small combo amp thatFortsätt läsa ”Review: Phil Jones Bass Double Four – small but powerful combo amp for ubass and more”
Review: Gruvgear Gigblade for Baritone Ukulele/Ubass
Hi, I have been using products from Gruvgear since 2013 with a focus on their FretWraps. The FretWraps makes it possible to dampen open strings when playing a higher register or simply want to get rid of unwanted string/fret noise. Here’s a video showing some ways I have used the FretWraps with Ubass. The companyFortsätt läsa ”Review: Gruvgear Gigblade for Baritone Ukulele/Ubass”
RMI Basswitch and acoustic/electric UBass – impedance settings!
Hi! Time for a new video. This time I’m exporing the difference between the 1MΩ and 10MΩ settings on my RMI Basswitch. Read more about the Basswitch here and here. One of many great things with the Basswitch is the option to choose between two impedance settings on the first channel (INST A). My acoustic/electricFortsätt läsa ”RMI Basswitch and acoustic/electric UBass – impedance settings!”
String Review of the Aquila Thunder Reds
Hi, It’s time for another string review. This time we will check out the quite new string, the Thunder Reds. Aquila Corde Armoniche Srl is an Italian string manufacturer that has made strings since 1983. They make gut strings and strings to mimic the sound and feel of gut strings for ukulele, guitar and earlyFortsätt läsa ”String Review of the Aquila Thunder Reds”
New string test coming soon!
Ubass Cases: Different options for the acoustic/electric Ubass
Hi! If you want to get a new case for your acoustic/electric UBass there are a few options. You can read about some of the options here at kalaukulele.com Besides these very nice hard cases you can also use the case designed for the Baritone Ukulele! You can find it here. I’ve used one ofFortsätt läsa ”Ubass Cases: Different options for the acoustic/electric Ubass”
Review of the Pyramid Black Nylon Tape on a fretless acoustic/electric Ubass
Hi! I came home from this years Musikmesse (music trade show) in Frankfurt. Germany with strings from the German string manufacturer Pyramid. I had previously heard about their Silver-plated copper-wound strings (on a nylon silk core) but the Black Tape Nylon strings was news to me. I decided to take the black tape nylons forFortsätt läsa ”Review of the Pyramid Black Nylon Tape on a fretless acoustic/electric Ubass”
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