Sooooo... I was thinking if you could hold this like a normal bass, or maybe atach a strap to it and play it standing up... you know... just to be that guy

@@UUDDLRLRBASelectStart Yes! I recently had it re-setup with a low B [B-E-A-D]. It's a lot of fun to play. The Ampeg SCR-DI with a bit of the scrambler dialed in really highlights the lovely harmonic growl of this instrument. It's silky and badass at the same time.

@@LjubomirGorscak You could also tune it like a Cello an Octave lower by using 5ths Tuned Omni Bass Strings

So are those metal strings used on bass guitars?

@@ozibala They're flatwound strings

rooftop90 it's not necessarily a bad sound but it doesn’t sound like an actual upright bass because it lacks a bass end to its tone

Watch out all of you guys, i just got one of these to practice, and what a huge deception : PROPORTIONS OF THE NECK AREN'T LIKE A REAL UPRIGHT BASS ! The neck is much smaller (almost 20cm for from 2 same notes compared to a real one), so you will have te relearn all positions. This is a fake call to name it an "upright bass" . Don't buy this thinking it is an upright bass,it is absolutely not.

Very beautiful

Um, what? I just got exited.

Absolutely! It's hard to play something that's moving around.

There might be an add-on to the body, like the Staff or Dean Pace Contra?

Excellent obsevation about most EUBs not having the bulk of a real upright. It can definitive affect your playing technique...

if you actually watched the video you would have noticed it was being held up by something so wobbling would be a non existent factor in playing technique

@@ubiquityphantom6354 if you actually watched the video you would have noticed the bass wobbling everywhere. thanks for playing though!

The electric guitar sounds nothing like an acoustic guitar. An electric bass guitar sounds nothing like an acoustic bass guitar. It would only make sense for the electric bass to have a different sound than the acoustic upright bass.

Captain obvious to the rescue!

@@awllypollyas8292 Yeah.... that's the problem. If we have an upright bass... we'd want it to sound like an upright acoustic bass. Otherwise why wouldn't we just have a normal electric bass (Fretted and unfretted models are sold for your preference) This just seems like a gimmick than anything else. A normal upright bass with a pickup is preferable for most people if they need electronic amplification.

@@royalcat10 Except that an acoustic double bass is a real pain to store and transport. I played one of these this morning through a Fender rumble bass combo on both channels and it sounded fine to me. Not exactly like an acoustic instrument, but not the same as a fretless electric bass guitar either, it has it's place, which may not be where you want it to be.

@@mattblack156 That's what people like about electric uprights but it'd be great to get very close to the acoustic sound with a pickup without having to buyan acoustic upright and have to lug the massive instrument everywhere. It's why I was considering an electric since I don't have much more room in my house for bigger instruments but electrics just don't have the sound

No more straining your back with a Double Bass in the case

Is a ford Ka a model or are you from Boston?

@@jed_shred_guitars The “Ka” is the smallest model of Ford you can get in the UK. Though now I have a different car. It’s slightly bigger but I still can’t fit an acoustic double bass in it.

@@mikenash7049 Yes and the UB804 is way easier to carry because it's basically half the size of a Double Bass. It takes Standard Long Scale Bass Guitar Strings (Like XT coated Strings) which is the biggest advantage.

Put it through a Big Muff, tune it down to drop C or something, and bow the hell out of the low string, see if it dooms!

Are you really going to lose so much on a four string. As Jaco used to say “if you can’t play four - you don’t need more” (ie people who haven’t fully explored four strings jump to 5/6/7/8 strong bass)

@@CarlChristensen64 I'm not going to loose so much, I'm going to get more range

@@RockStarOscarStern634 that b string tho.. with no downtuning

@@vannjunkin8041 Actually the Low B String isn't floppy at all. On a 5 String Upright Bass it's going to be rather tight.

@@RockStarOscarStern634 agree it is not floppy at all I've had a few

It depends. Traditionally bassists play German grip (underhand) bows. Though a there are people (usually cellists who switched to double bass) who play French grip (over hand). The guy in the video is using German. I learned German and prefer it. I feel German let’s you dig in more. Pernambuco wood bows are good for beginners. They sound good and won’t break the bank. More expensive bows cost multiple thousands of dollars. Lemur music ships everywhere and has really great bows. Don’t forget to buy rosin too. Kolstein bass rosin is great all round rosin.

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David Blais I also use a German and it works just fine for me

@@osmi2125 found out the problem.....first time player and the salespeople never mentioned putting rosin on the bow :s noob move

you could, but it definitely wouldn't respond well to a bow...

@@ts4gv Actually my round wound strings on my bass respond super well to my bow because the rosin is super sticky.

It doesn't come with a bow. The guy doing the demo was just showing what it can do

Yep, first thing that clashed was the weird bridge choice. I guess they created the curvature/radius on the body itself. I don't have positive feelings about it, would have to check it in person and play. I do love Ibanez though, they brake my heart doing weird stuff like that lol

It seems there's not a lot of room for bowing, he already almost hits the bridge in this clip.

Well, it obviously does have the correct radius. What's yer problem??

Μike have to agree with you, no body to the sound at all. Shame, I was quite excited when they announced this.

Listening on headphones, it doesn't sound thin or plastic at all. Ibanez will sell a ton of these if the price is right.

G I was listening through speakers and it sounds horrible, difference of opinion I guess. Just like the NS the piezo system is very lackluster to my ears

I agree on it not sounding great in this video, but thre are other demos where it sounds very good. Having an affordable electric double bass that doesn´t look as cheap as the NS Design competition is great news in my opinion. And I trust Ibanez with quality when it comes to basses.

It really doesn't sound good bowed, still yet to find an electric upright that does

Russell Griffith so you care about playing styles? Dude

Agree. The guy didn't play a single long note, didn't vary light to heavy touch. And should have changed some EQ to see thow the bass responds. I love Ibanez but this review sucks.

It’s a promotional clip, not a video review. It’s a commercial.

So damn true lol. Just what we all wanted to see a tremolo staccato solo virtuoso ..

@@toady460 Even more reason to present the instrument it its best light. This was awful...