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EssentialTension Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 [url="http://www.kalaukulele.com/Kala%20Ukulele%20uBass.html"]Kala Site[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 (edited) $599 on US eBay - fretted and fretless. I fancy one but not at that price. Edited June 16, 2010 by EssentialTension Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted September 14, 2009 Share Posted September 14, 2009 I was going to say that Kala stuff is expensive. Cool little bass though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean-Luc Pickguard Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 reminds me of an Ashbory - where some people put polyurethane strings on them to replace the silicone rubber ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 for £600 odd? Surely that is terribly overpriced?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samej Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Could you not just get a Baritone Uke and put some silicone or polyurethane strings on it for the same effect for much less money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 this was featured in guitarist this month. the retail price is given as £429, and is available from sutherlandtrading.com apparently Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Awesome - I love these cross over basses. I'd love a banjo bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 (edited) Aren't they so cute? My favourite bass uke i've ever seen was the 5 string one! Dunno if it was the same company though. 400 and odd quid might seem a lot but i mean it is solid mahogany and it's got a piezo bridge apparently too. Edited September 15, 2009 by EdwardHimself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='598892' date='Sep 15 2009, 12:35 AM']£599 on US eBay - fretted and fretless. I fancy one but not at that price.[/quote] I should have said $599 not £599. Still expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 [quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='599433' date='Sep 15 2009, 05:22 PM']this was featured in guitarist this month. the retail price is given as £429, and is available from sutherlandtrading.com apparently[/quote] £429 sounds about typical if they are $599 in the US. Still expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 [quote name='samej' post='599231' date='Sep 15 2009, 02:10 PM']Could you not just get a Baritone Uke and put some silicone or polyurethane strings on it for the same effect for much less money?[/quote] What's scale length on a baritone uke? These are 20". Would the poly strings fit through the tuners on a baritone uke? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samej Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 [quote name='EssentialTension' post='599494' date='Sep 15 2009, 06:48 PM']What's scale length on a baritone uke? These are 20". Would the poly strings fit through the tuners on a baritone uke?[/quote] A quick google suggests 19" for a normal baritone, although some pages say just over 20. Close enough either way I reckon. You might have to change the tuners or attack them with a file. And the bridge too. Still, I'm quite tempted myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 If I remember right these [b]are[/b] converted baritone ukes. I've got one coming down to a mate's shop in a few weeks for a test-drive. It will need to be very nice for me to shell out £400+; but it would fit in very neatly with The Ukes of Hazzard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarcher Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I got a lovely baritone uke from The Really Useful Music Company on Ebay ,they import them.Just search For baritone ukulele. Its a Clearwater,spruce top black fibreglas bowl back like an Ovation,mahogany neck rosewood fingerboard and a finish to kill for. Fantastic instrument for £119.95. Lovely tone as well. I thought I'd put some piccolo bass strings on it but I'm just going to use it as it is for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc B Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Bit of a thread resurrection but I tried one of the Kala bass ukes at CC Music in Glasgow last Saturday. The guys in the shop were giving anyone interested a go. It was a total blast. Sounded like an upright (amped up of course). Price was £349. Most fun I've had on a bass in ages. BTW - the tuners were Hipshots (possibly Ultralites) so they'd be suitable for other strings, could say anything for the neck strength though. Edited October 16, 2009 by Doc B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philw Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I tried a fretless one at the LIM show in the summer and loved it. I was about to get my Visa card out, thinking I'd be looking at maybe £150 at the most, when the guy told me the price. I got my coat and sauntered off. It really didn't look £400 worth of instrument. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 [url="http://www.viddler.com/explore/ukeunderground/videos/181/142.742/"]Bakithi Kumalo U-bass Demo[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7string Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 It would make a really cool travel bass or just something real portable to jam or gig with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Gets a good write up in this month's BGM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssentialTension Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 [quote name='velvetkevorkian' post='873280' date='Jun 21 2010, 10:00 AM']Gets a good write up in this month's BGM.[/quote] Yes, saw that. The only thing putting me off is the price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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