jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 Hi all, After quite fancying a Kala u-Bass solidbody for years I'm finally in a position to buy one. (And I mean the cheaper ones - not the crazy money Californian jobs) But looking over the last couple of days it seems like they've disappeared off the face of the earth! Nobody in the UK seems to have any in stock, and can't find a single one second hand anywhere. What's the story, folks? Jim Quote
edstraker123 Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 http://w.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Kala_U_basses.html Quite a few on ebay too. Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 5 minutes ago, jimcroisdale said: (And I mean the cheaper ones - not the crazy money Californian jobs) 😄 Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 And not a single solidbody Ubass for sale in the UK on eBay at all - new OR secondhand! Thomann don't even have them any more! Quote
edstraker123 Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 Sorry - that'll teach me to read the post properly ! I'm on a mission now to find one ! Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 You and me both! 🙂 Thomann only stock 28 bass ukes now, and not one is solid bodied. Cant work it out! Quote
edstraker123 Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 `How about one of these https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/shop-by-size/bass/gold-tone-gt-series-me-electric-solidbody-bass-ukulele-inc-gigbag/ there is a Kala SUB on amazon uk from a german seller https://www.amazon.co.uk/Kala-UBASS-SUB4FS-SBK-Strings/dp/B00I7V9QN6 guess you would still be covered by Amazon's excellent customer service Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 Going to be picky now and say I never really fancied a black one! (no pleasing some people is there!) The Goldtone is nice, but bloody expensive. The U-Bass Sub model was on Thomann for less that £300 for a while, IIRC Having watched a bunch of comparison videos, I will probably end up going for the Mahalo one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mahalo-STN2031B-Solid-Electric-Ukulele/dp/B01EUG1KMQ/ref=pd_aw_sbs_267_1/258-4165973-7730718?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B01EUG1KMQ&pd_rd_r=017d86d6-a33f-4c75-aa35-c342d9861f27&pd_rd_w=WO6Kd&pd_rd_wg=8dg7L&pf_rd_p=15216146-4434-47f5-99d9-56240c85bf4d&pf_rd_r=8GX763J1854TWPXEMZF0&psc=1&refRID=8GX763J1854TWPXEMZF0 The comparison vids make it quite clear that they all sound fairly similar, but it's the technique you use that can make them sound GOOD. I guess Kala have just stopped importing? Quote
edstraker123 Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 this looks lovely : https://www.southernukulelestore.co.uk/big-island-ebu-aca-n-eb-acacia-electric-bass-ukulele-in-gigbag/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsaTLqt_Q5wIVmYXVCh0uywISEAQYCCABEgJK3_D_BwE and then there is the Ashbury one too for a bit cheaper https://hobgoblin.com/ashbury-au-115-solid-body-electric-u-bass?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsaTLqt_Q5wIVmYXVCh0uywISEAQYBiABEgKwXPD_BwE Quote
BassApprentice Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 That Ashbury looks very like the ones that appear all over AliExpress for less. Check this thread for some ideas! Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 Yes, it's almost the same as the Mahalo, and for around the same price. Except the Ashbury has an ugly step on the rear of the neck joint, whereas the mahalo looks to be smoothed in. Apart from that and the headstock shape they look ideantical. Quote
edstraker123 Posted February 14, 2020 Posted February 14, 2020 I think the Kala sub has been discontinued by the look of it Quote
jimcroisdale Posted February 14, 2020 Author Posted February 14, 2020 2 hours ago, edstraker123 said: I think the Kala sub has been discontinued by the look of it Seems like most solid bodied uke basses have disappeared! Quote
TheGreek Posted February 15, 2020 Posted February 15, 2020 Have you looked at the KAM? https://reverb.com/item/17786945-kam-mini-bass-u-bass-sub-solid-body-electric-bass-w-bag-black Quote
squeezer Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 Bass Direct have Kala California solids in stock if you can afford one. I got a fretless 4-string a couple of years back, just fitted Galli flatwounds (Pyramid roundwounds were chewing my fingers up) and it sounds and plays great. Didn't intend to buy it but made the mistake of having a go while they fixed a duff preamp on my ubass, and couldn't go home without it... Quote
TheGreek Posted February 16, 2020 Posted February 16, 2020 Seen this?? A bit Wing-ish https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FingyBass-Travel-Electric-Guitar-by-MihaDo/293238238120?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225114%26meid%3Db0748f4828704bd4a1395705a7530ff1%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D17%26rkt%3D17%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D153825787713%26itm%3D293238238120%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 Quote
Chopthebass Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 On 16/02/2020 at 09:50, TheGreek said: Seen this?? A bit Wing-ish https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FingyBass-Travel-Electric-Guitar-by-MihaDo/293238238120?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D225114%26meid%3Db0748f4828704bd4a1395705a7530ff1%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D17%26rkt%3D17%26mehot%3Dpf%26sd%3D153825787713%26itm%3D293238238120%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982 Quality isn't great. Looks great from a distance. 1 Quote
Andy dahlia Posted January 30, 2022 Posted January 30, 2022 Having the same trouble trying to buy mini bass, think i,ll buy some bits a no build one Quote
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