rondo music hadean ubass

bluebird28 · Aug 5, 2014

bnolsen said:
More ubasses!

http://www.rondomusic.com/bassukenat.html
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http://www.rondomusic.com/product6886.html
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http://www.rondomusic.com/product6866.html
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Not sure if these are re-returns or new ones showing up.
Nope...also seems these newer ones use a 9v battery to drive the preamp.

These are new instruments, the Natural one I received has a 9 volt battery box external from the control cavity and the sound across all 4 strings is equal in volume.

Booli · Aug 5, 2014

bluebird28 said:
These are new instruments, the Natural one I received has a 9 volt battery box external from the control cavity and the sound across all 4 strings is equal in volume.

Interesting. Does that mean that they might have a different preamp inside?

Where is the battery box located?

Could you post a photo to show the location of the battery box? (I dont see it in the photos on the rondo site)...

Thanks,

Booli

strumsilly · Aug 5, 2014

looks like the hollow body is still available, $119 + about 20 shipping. this is a great deal . I really like mine. someone needs to jump on this!

bluebird28 · Aug 5, 2014

I posted pictures on the Talkbass Forum here is a link to that site go to post number 36 to see all the pics I posted. I'm a noob here and have not posted pics here but will attempt to when I have more time.
Here is the link:
http://www.talkbass.com/threads/hadean-omega-bass-uke-kala-u-bass-copy.1083566/page-2

bluebird28 · Aug 6, 2014

I just added 2 new pics to the above link, but I will try to add the back of the bass here.

Booli · Aug 6, 2014

bluebird28 said:
I just added 2 new pics to the above link, but I will try to add the back of the bass here.

That's great! Thanks for the pics (and taking the time to share) here and on the talkbass forum. Just what I needed to see.

I noticed that your knobs are different (metal) than what it on the rondo site for this model (chicken-head style), did you swap them out, or did it come that way?

Thanks,

Booli

igorthebarbarian · Aug 6, 2014

this might not be the right place for it, but is bass easy to pick up and fool around with? Is there a good bass tab site? And/or some sort of Uncle Rod's Bootcamp for it?

bnolsen · Aug 6, 2014

igorthebarbarian said:
this might not be the right place for it, but is bass easy to pick up and fool around with? Is there a good bass tab site? And/or some sort of Uncle Rod's Bootcamp for it?

if you want to go semi formal there's a combined 3 book hal leonard series each with backing track cds you can get for something like 13usd on amazon. the exercises are heavily geared towards reading music.

http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Bass-Method-Easy---Use/dp/0793563836

unlike ukulele which is mainly a chording instrument bass is almost entirely a picking instrument, but definitely pattern based.

bluebird28 · Aug 6, 2014

I have not done anything to it except shorten the strings, they were at the point of wrapping around it self. Knobs are what it came with, the strap is mine however. The tuners are not the best, they almost felt like they were striping when I had to restring.

igorthebarbarian · Aug 7, 2014

Thanks bnolsen!

bnolsen said:
if you want to go semi formal there's a combined 3 book hal leonard series each with backing track cds you can get for something like 13usd on amazon. the exercises are heavily geared towards reading music.

http://www.amazon.com/Leonard-Bass-Method-Easy---Use/dp/0793563836

unlike ukulele which is mainly a chording instrument bass is almost entirely a picking instrument, but definitely pattern based.

bluebird28 · Aug 20, 2014

Fyi

I just took off the G string on my Hadean Bass Uke so I could look at the tuners. The shaft on the tuner is 1/2" where it goes thru the head stock. The head stock hole is 9/16th". I thought these tuners were made of plastic, I was wrong. What I thought was plastic coming out of the tuner as I tuned up was actually anodized aluminum not plastic. I lubed up the gears with some Singer Sewing Machine oil, at least 40 years old. Reinstalled the tuner and lubed all the tuner gears sparingly and now the tuners turn very nicely. Sooooo what I thought was plastic was the metal seating itself. Silicone grease might have been a better choice but I went with what I laid my hands on first. I just thought ya'll might like to know about the shaft diameter in case any of you OCDers want to change out the tuners, they are NOT plastic.

strumsilly · Aug 20, 2014

hey bluebird, is yours the hollow body, or solid. I just checked mine on the hollow, and mine are metal too.

bluebird28 · Aug 20, 2014

I have a solid body Mahogany natural finish, meaning it has a clear coat of poly.

bluebird28 · Aug 30, 2014

The Kala SUB gig bag fits the Hadean Omega Uke Bass. Ask me how I know.

KohanMike · Aug 31, 2014

How do you know?

bluebird28 · Sep 1, 2014

I bought one and it fits beautifully.

KohanMike · Sep 1, 2014

Best way to know.

omeed00 · Nov 27, 2014

The basses are back in stock. Rejoice friends!

bluebird28 · Jan 7, 2015

Kurt has 3 acoustic and 3 solid body styles available again, just saying. go to their site and in the upper right hand corner is a search bar, type in "Uke Bass" and it will take you to the page.

KohanMike · Jan 7, 2015

Earlier today I was on the site and saw three acoustic basses, but they are all gone now. Wow, fast.

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