Comments on: The Kala U Bass is a high-end low end

By: Kevin Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:51:07 +0000

Craig: Could be they’re pricing it for when acacia gets more expensive, and it will since its being used so much right now.

By: craig

craig — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:40:51 +0000

Thanks mate. The actual Acacia model is more expensive than the mahogany model. So from what your saying, it seems silly to pay the extra money for the acacia model unless buying for the looks.

By: Kevin Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:31:37 +0000

Generally Acacia (in the smiley as Koa) has a nice warm tone plus some brightness. Mahogany is warm and mellow, closer to cedar. That said, I doubt you’ll hear much if any difference plugged in. The old standby Mahogany was probably chosen initially for sturdiness and Acacia was probably chosen for look. Mahogany wood is getting more expensive, so Acacia will also keep the cost of the UBass down.

By: craig

craig — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 22:18:13 +0000

Could you tell me what the sound difference is between the Mahogany vs Acacia model?

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By: Kevin Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:56:03 +0000

The UBass is tuned to genuine bass tuning. Basically it’s a bass with a shorter scale.

By: Ukulele Bass

Ukulele Bass — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:52:43 +0000

I have read your review. I’m confused as to how it differs between the ukulele and ukulele bass, maybe I need to read it again.

By: Jabari

Jabari — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 23:15:05 +0000

Hi. Im 15, and I’m getting into the bass guitar for school. This is my first strings instrument, and I wanted to keep my options open so I’ve been researching the different types of basses. However, when I search for examples of the solid body bass, the only things that come up are the ukelele u-basses by Kala (or something of that sort). I haven’t found anything specifically about the solid body bass or even the connection between the ukelele u-bass and the solid body. I’m really into the semi-hollow body but I want to keep an open mind. I’m REALLY not interested in the short scale bass, because although I am a beginner, I would like to start off on the standard bass guitar to avoid a difficult transition from something easy to the standard. Any advice, links, sites, blogs/tutorials, or other form of help is appreciated. Thank you.

By: Cryo

Cryo — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:17:55 +0000

Just got mine. Love it. Great playability. I can do harmonics with it, just like my “normal” bass. Only limitation is that it is more difficult to reach beyond the 12th fret. A cutaway design might help this.

By: Bracebridge News

Bracebridge News — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:08:05 +0000

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By: Kevin Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 09:51:07 +0000

I’ve put my UBass in the hands of two pro bass players now and it was hard to getting it away from them.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 05:06:30 +0000

I own several Basses, but when I read that if you’re a Bass player you have to try the KALA uBass before you die, I did…and now I don’t even touch my other basses. The sound is amazing. I had a bit of a hard time tuning it, but when I string it correctly (It’s a must) it tunes fine. It feels like a toy but trust me it’s a serious sound. I now play the uBass with my band, and everyone loves it. One other point, get a hard shell case because on the soft shell the pegs fits exactly and every time I take the uBass out from the soft case the strings are off tuned.

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:26:37 +0000

That’s a lovely, full bass uke sound.
@Gina: the bass uke is tuned to E-A-D-G like a standard bass, so you should be able to use the same music.

By: Gina

Gina — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:05:13 +0000

Ellen, try to join some bass clinics. They are willing to help you out.But if you aren’t interested in joining clinics,try using the chords with similar single note. You can do this since you got hooked to playing bass recently.

By: Graham

Graham — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 12:20:24 +0000

This Uke sounds like a really good instrument (pardon the pun). Do you find it to be robust and is the sound really worth the higher price tag?

By: Kevin Wolfe

Kevin Wolfe — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 09:23:18 +0000

Ellen,

The UBass uses a standard 4-string bass tuning, so any bass tabs should work. To get your feet wet, try following the chords with the same single note.

By: ellen

ellen — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:38:42 +0000

Hi. I just bought a ubass and was wondering, since I’m not a bass player, if there’s any sheet music for this (til I get my feet) or can I use regular bass music?