Well its by Kala and its called the U-Bass - thats right, Bass! A Bass Ukulele - how cool is that?
Its basically a baritone ukulele with a piezo pickup, strengthened bass tuners (hipshots) and polyurethane strings - kind of rubbery. Solid wood tops too.
They dont sound like ukes, they sound like a bass guitar - the reviews I have read have been very promising, and having seen Fairport play their ukes live, I saw Simon Nicol play one of these and it sounded great. Dont think you get much sound from it unplugged, but what a great idea for playing in a band.
They dont sound like ukes, they sound like a bass guitar - the reviews I have read have been very promising, and having seen Fairport play their ukes live, I saw Simon Nicol play one of these and it sounded great. Dont think you get much sound from it unplugged, but what a great idea for playing in a band.
A really fat sound, and they also do a fretless version!
For an interview with Fairport about their Ukulele playing listen to Stackridge's Lummy Days Podcast available free from here
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