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Off Topic => The Pub => Arts and Entertainment => Topic started by: Jaded on 11 January, 2018, 11:28:19 am

Title: Bass ukulele
Post by: Jaded on 11 January, 2018, 11:28:19 am
Saw one being played last night.

Weird and well, weird!
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: ElyDave on 11 January, 2018, 11:15:37 pm
Why?

UOGB includes one. I own a concert uke, never played a soprano. No different really from violin, viola, cello, double bass
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Jaded on 11 January, 2018, 11:35:27 pm
Why weird? Hearing bass notes and not seeing a bass!

They've only been around 7 years according to Wiki, so perhaps it isn't surprising I've not seen one before.
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: T42 on 12 January, 2018, 11:28:54 am
 :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: phantasmagoriana on 12 January, 2018, 11:38:14 am
Most instruments are just cooler in bass form. :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: PaulF on 12 January, 2018, 12:05:48 pm
Quote from: road-runner on 12 January, 2018, 11:08:57 am
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0806/0141/products/UBASS-SMHG-FS_C_Side_1024x1024.jpg?v=1510615552)

Jaded, thanks for mentioning bass ukuleles but look what you made me do: <snip> There is a lovely video demo of it here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqo_6g8KRXo).

Wow! Great sound for such a small instrument, scale is more or less the same as my octave mandolin.
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Andrij on 12 January, 2018, 12:46:05 pm
What's with the strings?  They look like they have a rubber/plastic-y coating.
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Andrij on 12 January, 2018, 01:05:26 pm
Thank you.
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Tim Hall on 12 January, 2018, 01:11:18 pm
As pointed out by the UOGB, the bass ukulele is larger than the others, so will burn longer in an emergency.
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Andrij on 12 January, 2018, 02:05:08 pm
And how does one become the bass player in the UOGB?
https://youtu.be/c2KIYjGIeUo
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Ham on 12 January, 2018, 02:19:48 pm
Practice https://vimeo.com/3086026

(Can't remember if there was a bass in there anywhere)
Title: Re: Bass ukulele
Post by: Jaded on 12 January, 2018, 02:36:04 pm
Quote from: road-runner on 12 January, 2018, 11:08:57 am
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0806/0141/products/UBASS-SMHG-FS_C_Side_1024x1024.jpg?v=1510615552)

Jaded, thanks for mentioning bass ukuleles but look what you made me do: yesterday I ordered the bass ukulele in the picture, a Kala U-Bass ukulele (https://kalabrand.com/collections/all-solid-mahogany-acoustic-electric-ubass/products/ubass-smhg-fs). There is a lovely video demo of it here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqo_6g8KRXo).

 :thumbsup: