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Hello missis sumner, Linus from SELOC here 😁 Ive looked at this Uku bass and nearly bought one but ended up getting a Kala Rumber at a great price. I do really like the Mahalo and may treat myself one day still. Let me know if you get one.

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Hello Linus!  Fancy seeing you here...

I have a Rumbler, and a red SUB.  I like the acoustic aspect of the Rumbler, but don't much like the strings, so I've put silver strings on the SUB - what a difference!

If I buy the Mahalo (and it's a big IF, but I haven't bought a bass for a while...), I'd be looking to put "proper" strings on it.  I'll update the thread if I get one. :D

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Hello Andy_L!

I've not much to add either really, other than I'm a forgetful idiot...

I bought a spare set of "Silver Rumblers" ages ago (I like to have spares).  They are exactly the same as the ones that came on the Rumbler i.e. dark grey and rubbery.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zjQ_TfLIxS37Gal64YG6WdTCv6r-YCcC/view?usp=sharing

Thankfully I've realised this before I've gone out and bought another set.

The stings I've put on the SUB are different - they're silver plated roundwounds, I believe made especially for the SUB, and not to be fitted to the acoustic Rumbler?  These are the ones:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1i9zsCcYEQ3CRwmxAvUa5dKX9er5oaJpE/view?usp=sharing

Can anyone confirm this - or are there now metallic strings available for the acoustic, as well?

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8 minutes ago, MrCrane said:

Metallic strings for the acoustic have been available for a number of years. (Finding them used to be trickier though).

for example:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/pyramid_bass_ukulele_strings.htm

https://www.thomann.de/gb/kala_metal_round_wound_4.htm

 

The second ones you've linked to there are the same as the ones I've put on the SUB.  But I'm sure there was a note somewhere that said they were only suitable for the SUB and not for the acoustic?  Or was I dreaming?

 

Edit:

This is probably what I've seen:

https://www.thomann.de/gb/pyramid_509.200_bass_ukulele_set.htm?ref=glp_alar_371112_2

"for use on solid body Ubass"

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