Linus27

I currently have a Kala Sub Electric Ukulele bass which is a brilliant fun instrument. My band is incredibly busy (nearly 100 gigs booked this year) and about 30 or so are acoustic where I use the Ukulele bass through a small combo. As this setup is getting more and more usage including a handful of festivals, I'm looking at getting a better Ukulele bass or one that perhaps looks more acoustic to match the rest of the band. The two that have caught my eye are the Kala Hutch Hutchinson Ukulele bass and the Mahalo Solid Ukulele bass. My current Kala is fine but I wouldn't say its high end in quality, despite costing about £500 when they came out new I think. I believe the Kala Hutch Hutchinson Ukulele bass is a higher quality model but I'm wondering is there a better quality brand available? I like the look of the Mahalo Solid Ukulele bass as it's a solid piece of wood but it only costs £250 so maybe it's a step down and I'll run into more problems. So apart from Kala, are there any other decent Ukulele basses out there?

I'm a few years away from 50 and I really have no idea what to get. The problem is that what ever I get I wont want to sell it, I don't really need any basses, I would want to use it nog let it sitbunder the bed collecting dust and I am really fussy on what I like. So the only thing I can think off is a Status fretless neck for my Stingray as my Stingray was a 40th present, sits around the house doing nothing as I use my Jazz for gigs and I currently dont have a fretless. I don't really want or need anything else.

I actually played at Ben's Collector's Records in Guildford with my band to help celebrate Record Stores Day. We did acoustic and I used my Ukulele bass. It was great fun and great feedback from the public 😊

Bass and amp only here as well. I have a pedal tuner but its not part of my chain. I tune before the gig and that's it.

Im having the same problem learning and playing Pretty Woman. The bass line is no problem but I just never remember the words. I generally never listen to lyrics and eithed miss hear them or make my own up so having to now get them right and remember them is the tricky part.

Hi Tom, is this the teal 2eq one? Still have her and she is lovely. If I do decide to sell, you get first dibs 😊

I've just ordered a Soundhound. Should arrive tomorrow I'll keep you posted.

Best mismatch I can think about is when my old band supported Let Loose. Let Loose were a pretty boy band from the 90's, all good looking bedroom poster types playing to young teenage girls. We on the other hand were a guitar punk pop so a bit Green Day, Manics, Radiohead, Wonder Stuff etc. Strangely enough, we actually went down quite well.

Out of interest, which did you prefer and which did you think was louder? I love my Rumble 100 V3 but I really like the size and foot print of the TC BG250-208.

She's got gorgeous hair though 😍

I have a Fender Rumble 100 V3 for acoustic gigs and its very very good. Give a lovely tone and if I dial off the low mids, it even makes my Kala bass sound a bit like a double bass. They are mega light and small but personally, I want something even smaller so I may get a TC Electronics 250 208 in the future but only if it sounds as good as the Rumble.

Yes, no problem doing what I do on a Squire.

I ordered a set of strings from them about a month a go. Got the email acknowledgment and then the dispatched email a day later but then nothing. Waiting just over a week and then emailed but no reply. The next day the strings turned up. I also ordered the month prior to that and the strings turned up within a few days.

My sleep has always been dire. Takes me ages to wake in the morning and I can be sleepy late into morning and into the afternoon but no matter what, regardless of if I have had little or lots of sleep, come 9pm then I usually wake up and ready to party. Regardless if I am gigging or not or I try and go to bed early or get up early, it just makes no difference. If I try and get into a pattern then I just end up laying in bed wide awake until I finally drop off in the early hours of the morning. I put it down to 30 years of gigging and being used to being up late and playing late into the night. I used to take a bottle of whisky on tour to help knock me out but it just resulted in drinking more and more until it just made little to no difference. So nowadays, I will get home, watch a bit of stinky poo TV, maybe a whisky and something light to eat and hope for the best.

Oooohhh, yes please, that would be amazing, thank you kind sir.

I would get two as I use 2 NY112's for my rig anyway but would want to try one first before taking the plunge and buying two

I'm considering trying the 1x10 as a possible replacement to my MB N.Y. 112.

We did an amazing gig back in January in this beautiful village hall and a member of Pans People was there. Everyone was on the dance floor dancing and our guitarist and singer went down and danced with her. No idea which one she was (I'm far too young) but I had heard of them.

Ah, thanks Pete, that's very kind of you and will do. Would be good to meet you as well. Happy Jack has also offered to show me his DB so grateful to you both.

Thanks Sandy, I had a Stagg EUB many years back but I really fancy acoustic DB for the tone and visuals. Thanks for the suggestion though.

I am in Camberley, Surrey.

Thanks for the advice everyone. I can't make the bash as I'm out gigging which is annoying as it would of been perfect for me. That Gedo looks really nice. When I'm ready then this is probably what I would look to get if you guys recommend them. The Zellar looks great as well but I need to do some saving so will probably be gone by the time I'm ready later in the year.

I wish my v3 rumble had a black grill, dont like the silver grill one bit.

Currently playing in a 50s and 60s rock and roll band and a lot of the original bass was played on a double bass. We are doing a fair few acoustic gigs and I fancy dabbling into playing some of these songs on DB. I am a total newbie and don't fancy spending a fortune and have no idea what I should be looking for. So can anyone recommend some good beginner double basses. A Squire of the double bass world if that even exists. I see Thomman do so double basses, no idea if any good though. Thanks for the advice.