Comments on: Kala UBass

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:44:41 +0000

Thanks for the review Skidbass. Hope it worked well with the ukes.

By: Skidbass

Skidbass — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 03:21:55 +0000

Just bought one and have played on it only a few days (bought the fretted version) and find it very easy to play and works well with my amp. As with earlier comment, strings are still stretching and have too much around pegs and I may have to trim them up a bit to increase accurate intonation. My impression is that the instrument will blend much better with the two ukuleles I play with than did my fender bass, which was too strident. I’ll find out tomorrow at our next rehearsal!

By: Woodshed

Woodshed — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:15:49 +0000

Nic: Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m really tempted to get one. But I’d probably go for the fretted version.

By: Nic

Nic — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:27:35 +0000

I’ve just bought the fretless Kala ubass model a couple of days ago. Having only played regular fretted bass before I’m finding pitching notes a little challenging so far, but worth persevering with because I want that upright sound which this little guy almost captures.
It is possible to play unamplified when practicing at home (nobody hears my bum notes then!) but once plugged in it really has an astonishing bottom end. The polyurethane strings have a great feel although I’m also finding using vibrato difficult in these early learning days. The ADG strings are tending to go flat often so far and I’m hoping this is just due to the strings stretching while settling in? There’s way too much wrapped around the tuners which might not be helping either.
The fit and finish is pretty good, with a nice grained mahogany. The edge of the fretboard could have been rounded off a little more, feels a bit sharp.
Well done Kala, a great bass with a huge sound!