Hi! In this post I will compare the Kala California Custom Flame Maple Top (5-string) with the Kala S.U.B. Sunburst (4-string) I have been playing Kala Ubasses since the Summer of 2010. If you’re interested in how I discovered these instruments please check the very first post on this blog! On this page you canFortsätt läsa ”Kala Solid body UBass review of the S.U.B and Custom California!”
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New 5-string UBass!
Yay! I won a 5-string custom shop UBass in the Kala UBass Giveaway! It has arrived and is really neat! I haven’t had the time to play it that much yet but I will record with it and bring it to some gigs too! I’m also thinking about doing some A/B testing with the KalaFortsätt läsa ”New 5-string UBass!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 32 The birth of The Guitar Men
Howdy! This past weekend a new group was born, The Guitar Men. I have written about Marcus Måttgård and my playing in the past. Please check out these earlier posts: Post 1 | Post 2 | Post 3. But Simon Stålspets is (I guess) a new name for the readers of this blog. Simon andFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 32 The birth of The Guitar Men”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass @ Wooten Woods AND ”Amazing Grace”
Wow! This was really fun! I spent 6 days deep in the Nashville wilderness in late June 2011. The set was Wooten Woods and one of Victor Wootens amazingly fresh thinking camps. This one was called ”Music and Nature Camp”. As the name says the camp was a combination of music and nature classes orFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass @ Wooten Woods AND ”Amazing Grace””
[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 30 ”Blue Suede Shoes”
Hi! Back in July I played a little ‘after golf’ gig at a local golf club. We played a couple of sets covering a lot of music in different styles. Here’s one of the songs. I’m using a sunburst Kala S.U.B. UBass. We recorded the show on a Mac with a sound card. Since weFortsätt läsa ”[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 30 ”Blue Suede Shoes””
New video from the Kala Booth at Bass Player Live 2012
M&M’s Honky S*** First gig – pics and more video :)
Hi! Some pics and two more videos from M&M’s Honky S*** first show last friday (Nov 16 2012) More from the show here. A BIG thank you to Johan and Markus for the videos and photos! Jerry’s Breakdown (Jerry Reed) The Claw (Jerry Reed)
[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 29 Playing a ‘jazzy’ country tune by Mr. Jerry Reed!
Hi! Time for some new music! Well, actually it’s not really new. The version you’ll see/hear on my YouTube Channel is new though 🙂 On Friday November 16 a new country duo: ”M&M’s Honky S***’ played their premiere gig! We played at a ‘one-night-only’ festival in Orebro, Sweden called ‘Kulturnatten 2012’. There were 100 bandsFortsätt läsa ”[Gig Report] Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 29 Playing a ‘jazzy’ country tune by Mr. Jerry Reed!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 28 ”Rehearsing a new song with Mattias and Hannes”
Hi! A while back I jammed/rehearsed with a dear old friend, guitarist Mattias Pettersson and drummer Hannes Nordgren. (You have heard Hannes before!) I wrote about this trio in an earlier post. I managed to record some audio (and video) that day. I hope we will play more again soon. In the mean time I’ll letFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 28 ”Rehearsing a new song with Mattias and Hannes””
[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3
Hi! Time for part three of my string test and a demo of the first part of the new song Jam Afrique (working title). See these earlier posts for some background info. Post 1 | Post 2 Besides the YouTube video below I also uploaded some versions with less instrumentation (and maybe a bit betterFortsätt läsa ”[Song Teaser-Test Report] Jam Afrique and String test | Part 3”
Play UBass! 