http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/unusual/bass-ukulele/ Advice, videos and reviews of ukuleles. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:58:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/unusual/bass-ukulele/comment-page-1/#comment-83 Nic Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:26:00 +0000 http://ukulelehunt.com/buy-ukulele/?p=346#comment-83 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! 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!

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