I bought myself an early Christmas present of a new bass ukulele. It’s a Kala solid body fretless U-BASS in Tobacco Sunburst – a marvellous instrument.
It was towards the end of last year (October/November 2023) that I noticed that Kala had produced a sold body version of their U-BASS bass ukuleles. They look so good that I decided that I just had to get one as soon as possible. However at that time they weren’t available with dealers in the UK, so I decided to get mine direct from Kala in the US. Their delivery service was excellent and the U-BASS arrived in just a few days – it was still more or less in tune which demonstrates how much they take with their dispatch. At the moment (February 2024) these ukulele basses are only just becoming available with dealers in the UK whilst fretless versions are still yet to arrive.
It is a superb instrument, members of my ukulele group have commented on its wonderful rich deep tone when I play it through my Orange Crush Bass amp. It has become my preferred bass ukulele that I love to play and I would recommend it to other bass players without hesitation.
Tomorrow evening my ukulele group has a gig in the town and the U-BASS will be accompanying me on its first outing in public. I’m sure it’s going to be great fun.