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Ubass Lesson | Make a wish – what song or style will be next?
A little Q for U! Is there any song or style that you want me to cover in a future video lesson? It could be everything from a ‘note-for-note-true-to-the-original-transcription’ to a more free interpretation of that song or style. Ask away! I hope I’ll be able to make at least some of your wishes comeFortsätt läsa ”Ubass Lesson | Make a wish – what song or style will be next?”
Playing Brazilian music on the UBass!
Hi! I have a big interest in Brazilian music. Its rhythms and beautiful melodies makes me feel good and I really like both listening to and playing the different styles from Brazil. In the previous post you can read about a CD that will be released in March featuring great Brazilian music. This CD willFortsätt läsa ”Playing Brazilian music on the UBass!”
Ubass Preamp ‘Shoot Out’! – part 1
Hi! Well ‘shoot out’ might not be the best description since I’m only testing three different models but it’s kinda catchy don’t you think 🙂 I have written about preamps before in earlier posts but haven’t really done any serious comparisons sound and feature vise. These are the ‘contenders’: – Fishman Model B Bass PreampFortsätt läsa ”Ubass Preamp ‘Shoot Out’! – part 1”
Jammin with my Kala UBass | 15 and UBass Lesson 6 | Song/Style Lesson: Reggae
Hi there! Time for a new song lesson! Lets try some reggae bass. It seems like a perfect genre for the nice ‘subby’ low end you can get out of a UBass. To get the best possible sound you really need good amplification. Check out my previous post with some amplification tips. I choose oneFortsätt läsa ”Jammin with my Kala UBass | 15 and UBass Lesson 6 | Song/Style Lesson: Reggae”
Transcription to Jammin’ with my UBass | 4
Hi! Back in Sweden again. Have been visiting India the past 3 weeks! I got a request to do a transcription of one of my early Jammin’…videos. It’s a jazzy blues improv. The drums is played by Morgan Ågren from the Toontrack Jazz EZX. Since I only had my iPad with me on my travelsFortsätt läsa ”Transcription to Jammin’ with my UBass | 4”
My UBass on Swedish TV!
Hi! Last Sunday I played with the group ”Barnjazz – jazz för barn” (featured in a previous post) at the city library, like we’ve been doing about 4 times a year since 2008. But this time Swedish TV (SVT1) decided to do a short tv spot for the evening news. The below clip (in Swedish)Fortsätt läsa ”My UBass on Swedish TV!”
Nice to be ”Today’s Featured Video” at notreble.com!
Hi! Just got the news that I’ve got one of my ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass” videos on the ”Today’s Featured Video” on the great bass community notreble.com. I found out about this because my great friends at the Ubass Appreciation Society did a blog post about this. Thanks for that! Here’s a link toFortsätt läsa ”Nice to be ”Today’s Featured Video” at notreble.com!”
Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 10
More jammin’! I really love playing funk inspired music so here’s some more for ya (with some jazz thrown in) 🙂 Featured this time is my old friend Daniel Björnmo. (He has been in a couple of my previous Jammin’ clips – no. 5 and 6) and a Hammond B3 ”wizard”, Johan Edin. We didFortsätt läsa ”Jammin’ with my Kala UBass | 10”
Tips on buying a Kala UBass!
Hi! Some thoughts about the UBass that may help you decide what version to try/buy! I’m doing this post as a response to a couple of emails I got! Thanks Stefan and Aron! About the difference between the fretted and fretless UBass: I haven’t played the fretted version more than once in a music store.Fortsätt läsa ”Tips on buying a Kala UBass!”
Play UBass! 