Kala U-Bass vs. Acoustic Electric Bass Guitar

In this Video, I compare a Kala Exotic Mahogany U-Bass with a Carlo Robelli Acoustic Electric Bass Guitar. First is a playing comparison/demo, then my view on each.

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[stateofblitz]

I'd get the U bass with a wireless connection to a small battery powered amp. That's a tiny rig that would be useful in many situations.

[jacobmeyers]

I’ll always love my acoustic bass.

Thanks for the video.

[stevepethel]

Love the way you played in both videos for easy comparison...

[oldleatherstocking]

I'm loving this channel and the focus.

[dsrmxable]

I just sold my Ibanez acoustic bass to fund a Kala EM UBass!! I’m loving the Kala, but watching your video makes me miss my Ibanez... Bass all the way!

[coco]

this is incredible! there's barely a difference, if anything, the u-bass sounds better to me

[Surfer]

Very cool, I've wondered about this a lot myself. I prefer an acoustic bass mostly because I prefer playing full-sized fretboards and the music I play needs more of an acoustic guitar sound than the upright sound you get from a u-bass.

[bassman]

Ubass for the win! I’ve been toying with the idea of getting an acoustic bass but I’m starting to lean hard toward a ubass.

[chlo_bho]

This was incredibly helpful! Great review, straight to the point!

[catvoncrimson]

As someone who owns both of these. I tend to use whichever one I think will work with whatever song I’m making.

[chrisjarko]

I think the acoustic bass sounded better, but the u-bass is still cool. I have a Fender CB-60SCE, and I’m pretty sure I’ll end up getting a u-bass as well.

(I don’t have a problem. I can quit buying musical instruments any time I want to! Don’t judge me! 😜)

[xHadesStamps]

I was expecting a massive difference, but I don't think I could tell them apart out of a side by side comparison. Of course, the strings do have an effect on sound.

[RockStarOscarStern]

How about the little Taylor GS Mini Bass? It's a little bit bigger than the UBass so it's going to project more. What D'addario did rather cleverly is use Nylon Core Strings, they're easier to press down, & it's going to greatly greatly lower the amount of tension on the top.

[game_app_dev]

Thanks, Stephen! U-bass is better for me, it's smaller and not louder so I will can play without disturbing the neighbors.

[MrOwl]

Stephen, have you compared Ortega's ukulele basses with Kala? Have you tried playing, for example, Ortega CAYMAN BS-GB or Ortega Lizzie Lizard Series or not?

[OfficialMarkZuckerberg]

For me personally my use of an acoustic bass is just messing around in my room when I'm just trying to fidget and not plug into a rig with pedals. So for a bedroom jammer I think the Ubass is perfect because of its size. My goal is to buy the exotic mahogony and out the flat wounds on them.

[Musovmusic]

My opinion is that their is really no point in getting metal round wound strings on a bass as it has its own unique sound that is awesome the kala with the metal strings just sounds like a acoustic bass

[BenD_Bass]

Hey Steven, I just saw they just released a Fender Precision Uke Bass. I haven't seen anyone make a review video yet either

[RussW]

Do you have a video comparison of the Kala U-Bass vs the Ohana Bass? If so can you provide the link? If not can you please do one?

[FatMattBass]

I got a Kala Ubass exactly like the one in the video. But mine came with rubber strings and they aren’t very good to amplify in my wireless 10w amp. So I ordered a ser of expensive roundwound strings and I hope to solve the problem