Before yesterday I had never heard of a ubass and now I'm considering buying one. There are no stores near me which carry them so I will have to rely on people's comments and opinions.
I have been working on ukulele for two weeks now and am very much enjoying learning it and playing it (I've been professionally involved in music all my working life).
I have long thought about buying an acoustic electric guitar for those times when using an electric is overkill but the concept of a ubass is very intriguing due to the size/portability issue as well as the descriptions I've read at Sweetwater and other web-sites which seem to say that it has "tones extremely close to the sound of an upright bass." That is a quote from Sweetwater's description of the Kala solid bubinga ubass.
The price is very reasonable and I find the build quality of my Kala tenor uke to be excellent, which is part of why I'm intrigues with the ubass.
I would very much appreciate hearing from people who either own or have tried the ubass, to learn whether the sound really is as close to the sound of an upright bass as Sweetwater's description says.
Is the ubass's very short scale length an impediment?
Thanks in advance for any insights people care to share.
I have been working on ukulele for two weeks now and am very much enjoying learning it and playing it (I've been professionally involved in music all my working life).
I have long thought about buying an acoustic electric guitar for those times when using an electric is overkill but the concept of a ubass is very intriguing due to the size/portability issue as well as the descriptions I've read at Sweetwater and other web-sites which seem to say that it has "tones extremely close to the sound of an upright bass." That is a quote from Sweetwater's description of the Kala solid bubinga ubass.
The price is very reasonable and I find the build quality of my Kala tenor uke to be excellent, which is part of why I'm intrigues with the ubass.
I would very much appreciate hearing from people who either own or have tried the ubass, to learn whether the sound really is as close to the sound of an upright bass as Sweetwater's description says.
Is the ubass's very short scale length an impediment?
Thanks in advance for any insights people care to share.