visog Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8d1mA4weiM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 To be fair the recording level is way into the red, so I doubt it actually sounds like that. Plus it depends on what kind of gear you are listening to the vid, yadda yadda. Having said that, it's not for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I've been curious about these since I saw this youtube video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhGanOoS0Y[/media] It doesn't sound too bad to me. But when I tried out a Kala U-Bass, I was disappointed with both the sound and feel. Not that I'm saying that others might not like them, but I didn't feel any particular GAS. The Tanglewood Traveller is bigger, and I'm hoping that it would have a more impressive acoustic sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mornats Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 I've not experienced the Tanglewood one myself but I've played a few of these ukulele/travel basses and I love them. They're a nice little handy thing to have around for practice but you could take one of these to a folk night and play it without issue. The Kala, Harley Benton and Ashbury ones I've played have all sounded much much better than the video. As Discreet says, the recording levels are way into the red and it's distorting badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 The clip didn't quite live up to the horrors promised in your thread title Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 So... Anyone else come in here expecting another R*ck*nb*ck*r thread? Jon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Bassassin' timestamp='1431169982' post='2768444'] Anyone else come in here expecting another R*ck*nb*ck*r thread? [/quote] I did wonder for a second or two... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visog Posted May 9, 2015 Author Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Cosmo Valdemar' timestamp='1431166022' post='2768393'] The clip didn't quite live up to the horrors promised in your thread title [/quote] Well I for one was disgusted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Cloud Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 I liked it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChunkyMunky Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Annoying Twit' timestamp='1431109199' post='2767955'] I've been curious about these since I saw this youtube video: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjhGanOoS0Y[/media] It doesn't sound too bad to me. But when I tried out a Kala U-Bass, I was disappointed with both the sound and feel. Not that I'm saying that others might not like them, but I didn't feel any particular GAS. The Tanglewood Traveller is bigger, and I'm hoping that it would have a more impressive acoustic sound. [/quote] MUCH nicer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmo Valdemar Posted May 9, 2015 Share Posted May 9, 2015 [quote name='Meddle' timestamp='1431168627' post='2768428'] It reminds me a bit of the Wishbass video with Mr. Wishbass himself jamming on a fretless bass in his back garden. [/quote] I loved that video. One of the Internet's finest moments. It's gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 (edited) I haven't tried a Tanglewood personally But I wouldn't mind giving one a whirl I had an Ashbory, and didn't really get on with it It sounded good - much beefier than it looked But I didn't like the rubber strings, which also seemed to continually go out of tune I had gone off this sort of instrument, until I played a Kala U-bass the other day It handled much better than the Ashbory, and I much preferred the strings on that The ones on the Ashbory were thicker, white in colour and felt far more "rubbery" Whereas the ones on the Kala were not quite so thick, and stayed in tune better and felt less rubbery and easier to play I think these can be quite useful, sound a bit like a double bass and are very handy to cart along to open-mics and such.... Edit: depending on how good the Tanglewood model is, of course Edited May 11, 2015 by Marc S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 [quote name='Marc S' timestamp='1431359265' post='2770451'] The ones on the Ashbory were thicker, white in colour and felt far more "rubbery" Whereas the ones on the Kala were not quite so thick, and stayed in tune better and felt less rubbery and easier to play [/quote] The Kala almost certainly had Aquila Thunderguts fitted ... much better than the silicone jobbies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumple Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I had one of those for a while, the strings had been change so I'm not sure if that helped but it sounded huge if you played over the neck, in the end I moved it on as I struggled with the rubbery strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted May 11, 2015 Share Posted May 11, 2015 I don't think it was demo'ed particularly well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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