
This ukulele-sized bass surprisingly creates a big melody that makes it an amusing option for bass guitars and upright basses. It gained great popularity elsewhere in the United States during the early 20th century, and from there spread internationally. The best bass ukulele is a super hybrid instrument that has gained a lot of popularity among musicians over the last few years, along with traditional ukuleles like a popular Concert, Soprano, Tenor, and Baritone. “The ukulele originated in the 19th century as a Hawaiian interpretation of the cavaquinho or braguinha and the rajão, small guitar-like instruments taken to Hawaiʻi by Portuguese immigrants. They are all strung with the traditional style of black nylon strings. All instruments have a great looking durable matte finish. We use only high quality gold plated tuners which hold their tune very well. Aquila 68U Bass Ukulele Strings Thundergut GDAE Tuning String Set of 4 Mahalo MEAB1 Mahalo Electric Acoustic Bass Ukulele Mahalo MEABFL Fretless Mahalo. Both wenge and rosewood are very attractive hardwoods that make excellent fretboards and bridges. Bass Ukuleles And Bass Ukulele Strings To Buy 1. Kala Wanderer Acoustic-Electric U Bass Ukulele KAUBASSWNDR. The bridges are also rosewood or wenge, depending on availability. Check our range of Ukuleles from the likes of Mahalo, Kala and Ohano here.


Our necks are made from seasoned mahogany, for strength, and have a rosewood or wenge fretboard with accurate fret placement.

They are manufactured exclusively in Portugal. 525 (MSRP) 393 (street) Kala Bubinga U-Bass I’ve played several different versions of the U-Bass over the yearsbasses with laminated bodies, solid bodies, and solid-wood modelsand each is different. All our instruments are made in Portugal from beautiful Australian Blackwood, botanical name Acacia Melanoxylon, with very similar tonal and appearance characteristics to Koa Acacia, a close relative, the material of choice for Hawaiian ukuleles All our ukes are solid wood, no laminates or plastic anywhere. With a sound reminiscent of a double bass, bass ukuleles have boomed recently, earning a place in ensembles of various sizes, all the way up to big bands.
