NUBD: Kala solid spruce top fretless...

[UkerDanno]

Actually got this last Friday? Saw it on ebay and for the price, just couldn't resist, so put my SUB up for sale and it went fast, so I made an offer and it was accepted! Love the fretless and the sound of the FS2. It's an older one from 2011, I believe, without the preamp, just like my EM. I think these early models without the preamp and battery and more to go wrong are the best Kala Ubasses, they sound better too. Got a set of Pahoehoes to install...

Took it to a jam Saturday and it worked great! It's a little weird to not have frets, but I didn't goof up too much...

 

[Jim Hanks]

Nice find. I've been enjoying the fretless Cali more than the fretted SUB too

 

[UkerDanno]

Put the Pahoehoes on...sound great, a lot easier to slide!

 

[KohanMike]

I prefer the feel of the Pahoehoe, even though they're difficult to install and take weeks to stretch.

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This is Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly West near the Beverly Center
9 tenor cutaway ukes, 5 acoustic bass ukes, 11 solid body bass ukes, 9 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 34)

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[UkerDanno]

^^^ me too, and they sound great! I like the looks too, the tan Thunderguts just look funky to me.

 

[UkerDanno]

A week after installing the Pahoehoes, I unwound and rewound the strings. The E string was good, I got lucky with that one and got it close the 1st time. The rest were winding back upon themselves and the G string was wound up so high, it wouldn't stay in it's slot in the nut! I put a piece of painters tape on the string at the first fret, so that way I have a visual to get it close to in tune. After loosening and taking all the wraps off, I usually pull the tape back up to the 2nd fret and wind it on from there, but on A string, I pulled it back to within about a half fret and got about a wind and a half, the full fret was wound almost to the bottom and had no room to stretch. About a fret gives enough winds to hold on the D and G strings. Probably have to do this again an a couple weeks.
Before... After...

 

[Jim Hanks]

Great idea with the tape !

 

[KohanMike]

Yep, that's the way I do it, a tape marker. I actually clamp down the uke so I can hold the strings better.

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This is Michael Kohan in Los Angeles, Beverly West near the Beverly Center
9 tenor cutaway ukes, 5 acoustic bass ukes, 11 solid body bass ukes, 9 mini electric bass guitars (Total: 34)

• Donate to The Ukulele Kids Club, they provide ukuleles to children in hospital music therapy programs. www.theukc.org
• Member The CC Strummers: YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/CCStrummers/video, Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheCCStrummers