Hi, One day in July I got the news that one of my bass heroes would come to Sweden for one gig. We are both Kala Ubass Endorsees (which is pretty amazing to start with) so I managed to hook up with him through the company. The meeting/concert was in the southern parts of SwedenFortsätt läsa ”Ubassists of the World – Abraham Laboriel”
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Playubass featured on the weekly top 10 at notreble.com
Hi, My latest jammin’ videos was featured on notreble.com last Sunday, yay! Today it even got a place on the weekly top 10 list, yay yay! Check it out here! Related post here! Happy ubass playing to everyone, Magnus
Build your own solid body Ubass – all you need to know | Phase 2 – Body Setup 1
Hi, It’s time for Phase 2! It will focus on the setup of the body and first up is strap buttons and thumb wheels for the bridge. The PDF instructions I compiled from info at kalabrand.com (no longer available) can be downloaded on this link: U-Bass Kit Assembly Instructions compiled by playubass-SMALL Next up: EQ/Pre-amp,Fortsätt läsa ”Build your own solid body Ubass – all you need to know | Phase 2 – Body Setup 1”
Over the rainbow…new track from ”Speaking UBass” vol. 1
Hi, Its Christmas and time to release the third track from the first ”Speaking UBass” album! This time it’s a track that I started working on quite sometime back! I have always loved the classic song from The Wizard of Oz, ”Over The Rainbow”. I love to sing it and thought I should do somethingFortsätt läsa ”Over the rainbow…new track from ”Speaking UBass” vol. 1″
Model comparison chart – Kala Ubass acoustic/electric models 2015
Hi everyone! I get a lot of question about different Kala Ubass models so I decided to make a little chart. In this first chart the focus is the acoustic/electric models. If you download this pdf The-Kala-Ubass-acoustic-electric-models-2015 you can also click on different model names to get to the corresponding details page of that model atFortsätt läsa ”Model comparison chart – Kala Ubass acoustic/electric models 2015”
Speading the word and my story – pechakucha style!
Hi, A couple of weeks ago I did a so called pechakucha. Don’t know what it is? Well, it’s a kind of lecture that architects in Japan started using in 2003. You tell a story about a subject using 20 pictures/slides. You’re allowed to talk for 20 seconds per picture. This makes the presentations nice andFortsätt läsa ”Speading the word and my story – pechakucha style!”
Jammin’ with my Kala Ubass | 48 ”Regnen i mars” (Àguas de Marcos)
Hi, It’s once again time for a jammin’ video. This time a short but fun one! I have written about the Live at heart festival before and this past September was the fifth one. The festival is inspired by the famous South by southwest festival in Austin, TX (US). The first festival was held inFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala Ubass | 48 ”Regnen i mars” (Àguas de Marcos)”
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”
Jammin with my Kala Ubass | 45 M&M’s Honky Tonk goes Jim Campilongo
Hi, M&M’s Honky Tonk plays Jim Campilongo If you follow me on Facebook or subscribe to my YouTube-Chanel you might already seen the latest Jammin’ video. This time M&M’s Honky Tonk, the duo I have together with guitar wiz Marcus Måttgård aka MarQTwang, plays a great tune by Jim Campilongo called ”Awful, Pretty Awful”. It’s from aFortsätt läsa ”Jammin with my Kala Ubass | 45 M&M’s Honky Tonk goes Jim Campilongo”
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