Nice. Great review. I bought a 5-string version of this bass and expect it to finally arrive tomorrow, so I've been watching all the reviews again. Yours is the first to really go through all the sound variations, so thanks for that. Good stuff, man!
Jonny Travieso It has a Compound Radius so you can use a Bow, the sound is actually halfway between an Upright Bass & an Electric Bass so it sounds "SPICY", great for Latin Music. They even make a 5 String Version
Sounds great. However, not so sure transitioning to double bass from electric bass is easier via EUB. DB requires a different technique. First thing to learn is how to balance the bass against the stomach so the hands are not required to hold the bass. The instrument is anchored to the player's body so one can use arm weight and back muscles to support the left hand in pushing the strings down. That does not work on an EUB on a tripod - quite unstable. This can be compensated by low action - as seen here - meaning plucking as well as pushing strings down does not need as much force as on a DB. There are two further things to consider: First the neck heel, i.e. the point where the neck joins the body, is a key aid in DB position finding --- often missing on an EUB. Second a larger scale length makes intonation easier, not more difficult, as the notes are further apart. Taken together EUBs like this one are a class of their own. Get one if you like it but expect to develop a technique that is specific to this instrument and will not work on a DB. If you're attraction to EUB is that you really want to play DB, get a DB and don't waste time with a EUB.
Play all of them. But yeah… especially a full size upright feels very different than a 3/4 electric, and the technique is significantly different. This does feel about half way between the two though. I kinda wish the neck radius was more like a traditional upright. The flat radius makes bowing clean very difficult. Especially for a beginner like me. The low action is great though. I’ll get a full size upright to learn after I move. I’m looking for a house in Puerto Rico, and it’s expensive to ship stuff down there, so we’re not buying anything new right now.
Great review! I hear the NS designs are a bit higher in quality and yahama but at the same time, the electric upright is a fairly young instrument so it'd be cool to see what more companies can do with it!
I also have this bass and I added the Boss EQ "GEB-7" with a "Monte Allums" plus kit!,&with the Boss AD-2 Acoustic Pre-Amp (gives me a Notch filter &Reverb)like the dog house echo,I'v got it to sound close by rolling off Gain on the bass
Hi. Would you say this instrument requires more left hand pressure than, say, a P-bass or J-bass? Or would it be more accurate to say it’s just less difficult than a double bass?
Nylons sound cool, but learning to bow is half the fun. I wonder is there’s some pickup options that might give it a meatier sound. I’m not opposed to routing out a pickup hole, and soldering in a switch.
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Nice. Great review. I bought a 5-string version of this bass and expect it to finally arrive tomorrow, so I've been watching all the reviews again. Yours is the first to really go through all the sound variations, so thanks for that. Good stuff, man!
Now I have regret. There was no fiver when I bought this.
Nice review! some labella tapewound strings and a soft foam bridge mute will get you there, and a nino mute will get you in ampeg baby bass land.
I played this bass at a local music store... I thought at first it looked silly.. But its really fun to play lol
Jonny Travieso
It has a Compound Radius so you can use a Bow, the sound is actually halfway between an Upright Bass & an Electric Bass so it sounds "SPICY", great for Latin Music. They even make a 5 String Version
Sounds great. However, not so sure transitioning to double bass from electric bass is easier via EUB. DB requires a different technique. First thing to learn is how to balance the bass against the stomach so the hands are not required to hold the bass. The instrument is anchored to the player's body so one can use arm weight and back muscles to support the left hand in pushing the strings down. That does not work on an EUB on a tripod - quite unstable. This can be compensated by low action - as seen here - meaning plucking as well as pushing strings down does not need as much force as on a DB. There are two further things to consider: First the neck heel, i.e. the point where the neck joins the body, is a key aid in DB position finding --- often missing on an EUB. Second a larger scale length makes intonation easier, not more difficult, as the notes are further apart. Taken together EUBs like this one are a class of their own. Get one if you like it but expect to develop a technique that is specific to this instrument and will not work on a DB. If you're attraction to EUB is that you really want to play DB, get a DB and don't waste time with a EUB.
Play all of them. But yeah… especially a full size upright feels very different than a 3/4 electric, and the technique is significantly different. This does feel about half way between the two though. I kinda wish the neck radius was more like a traditional upright. The flat radius makes bowing clean very difficult. Especially for a beginner like me. The low action is great though. I’ll get a full size upright to learn after I move. I’m looking for a house in Puerto Rico, and it’s expensive to ship stuff down there, so we’re not buying anything new right now.
@@JonnyTravieso But this does have a Compound Radius to allow for it
@@JonnyTravieso They've cut the scale length down & replaced the heel w/ a Double dot
@@JonnyTravieso I made my Double Bass play like an Electric Upright Bass by cutting down the scale length & also the height of the ribs.
This is absolutely correct. A 34” scale eub is nothing remotely like an acoustic upright. It’s just an upright fret less bass that has its own vibe.
Great review! I hear the NS designs are a bit higher in quality and yahama but at the same time, the electric upright is a fairly young instrument so it'd be cool to see what more companies can do with it!
Nice work Sir, like it a lot
I also have this bass and I added the Boss EQ "GEB-7" with a "Monte Allums" plus kit!,&with the Boss AD-2 Acoustic Pre-Amp (gives me a Notch filter &Reverb)like the dog house echo,I'v got it to sound close by rolling off Gain on the bass
Love the t shirt fab with the bow Ibanez is fab
Ibanez upright basses sound synteric. Try a Yamaha Silent bass!
Hi. Would you say this instrument requires more left hand pressure than, say, a P-bass or J-bass? Or would it be more accurate to say it’s just less difficult than a double bass?
Doesn’t require much pressure at all. Action is very low and straight. Short scale makes it easier to press the strings too.
@@JonnyTravieso Thanks.
Sounds like an upright to me here in tv land.
I have some new pedals. I may be able to squeeze a respectable upright tone out of it. I'm going to try a 1982 Boss Octaver on it this evening.
I'm putting the original strings back and losing the nylons.
Nylons are no good for bowing.
Nylons sound cool, but learning to bow is half the fun. I wonder is there’s some pickup options that might give it a meatier sound. I’m not opposed to routing out a pickup hole, and soldering in a switch.
@@JonnyTravieso It has a Special Pickup to allow for it
Go for the real stuff or stay with the electric bass. Electric upright bass will never sound like a real acoustic upright bass.
Actually the sound is somewhere between an Electric Bass & an Acoustic Upright Bass, so it's Spicy sounding perfect for Latin