Harold O.
Well-known member
Have you played your uke through a bass amp?
OK, I'll admit this is a sideways plug for something I've made. But this thing I've come up with has presented another pathway for the continuing "amplification of ukuleles" discussion.
My wood shop shares a wall with a guitar store. I've made several custom chairs and stools for the store customers and decided to build more from my own simple design. We call it the Rockin' Stool.
It's essentially a solid bar stool with an amplifier built onto a platform under the seat. The sound comes from all around you when played. Way cool. Solves a number of problems.
And presents another. For guitars, we supply a Fender Frontman 25R. For bass players, we provide a Fender Rumble 15. Both amps are decent in their own right, fit the space we have, and we get them wholesale through the store.
The trouble is, I've played my uke through both setups and prefer the bass amp. Maybe that's not really a problem, more of a solution. There is slightly more bottom end, filling out the uke's lower tones. I suppose I could experiment more with the tone controls and such, but with everything flat, the bass amp sounds better. And yes, I know that everyone should go with what they prefer, but it just struck me as odd that the bass amp came through so well.
Our Canogahana Players group will get to test out both setups this Sunday and get to the real bottom of this.
OK, I'll admit this is a sideways plug for something I've made. But this thing I've come up with has presented another pathway for the continuing "amplification of ukuleles" discussion.
My wood shop shares a wall with a guitar store. I've made several custom chairs and stools for the store customers and decided to build more from my own simple design. We call it the Rockin' Stool.
It's essentially a solid bar stool with an amplifier built onto a platform under the seat. The sound comes from all around you when played. Way cool. Solves a number of problems.
And presents another. For guitars, we supply a Fender Frontman 25R. For bass players, we provide a Fender Rumble 15. Both amps are decent in their own right, fit the space we have, and we get them wholesale through the store.
The trouble is, I've played my uke through both setups and prefer the bass amp. Maybe that's not really a problem, more of a solution. There is slightly more bottom end, filling out the uke's lower tones. I suppose I could experiment more with the tone controls and such, but with everything flat, the bass amp sounds better. And yes, I know that everyone should go with what they prefer, but it just struck me as odd that the bass amp came through so well.
Our Canogahana Players group will get to test out both setups this Sunday and get to the real bottom of this.
