Due to lack of proper adult supervision, I picked up a Kala U-Bass, a fretless bass ukulele with a 20" scale that's built on a baritone uke body. It uses polyurethane strings that look like rubber O-ring material and has piezo pickups under the saddles. It has a sound kind of like a string bass, with a very round tone but it still maintains some punch and has a pretty solid low end. Pretty fun to play. The quest for new toys in the known universe continues.....
Short sound clip:
http://webpages.charter.net/tbradshaw/M ... 20test.mp3
I think I'm gonna uke......
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Sweet, round sound. Talk about a portable bass rig! Just have one of these bass ukes, and this Magnatone, and you can handle nearly anything!
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Gear Trader in HB, CA had one of those Magatone things in front of their store for years.
Me, I want one of these:
http://www.themusicmotel.com/store/prod ... 7&vid=1292
Me, I want one of these:
http://www.themusicmotel.com/store/prod ... 7&vid=1292
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The one in the pic belongs to Neil Young, and was photographed in front of a store on Hollywood Blvd., I believe...
I didn't know there was more than one...I thought this one was done as a sorta gag. It's quite beat, but the Maggie logo looks brand new...
I didn't know there was more than one...I thought this one was done as a sorta gag. It's quite beat, but the Maggie logo looks brand new...
Re: I think I'm gonna uke......
Sounds really nice.
Speaking of uke's..... Here's the world's #1
Jake is a very nice humble guy and is already a legend in Hawaii where ukes rule the roost.
I met him once as we were both buying the same guitar cord in a music store on Beretania St, Honolulu.
Speaking of uke's..... Here's the world's #1
Jake is a very nice humble guy and is already a legend in Hawaii where ukes rule the roost.
I met him once as we were both buying the same guitar cord in a music store on Beretania St, Honolulu.
