Review of Ibanez UB804MOB

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Жыл бұрын

Here’s my humble review of an Ibanez UB804MOB that I purchased from Sweetwater. I’m 100% unsponsored at the time of this recording.
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@jeffjacobson59 Жыл бұрын

Nothing beats an upright bassist rocking a Slayer shirt!!! You have my subscription, sir!

@Lufkindaytrading 2 ай бұрын

I played this bass at a local music store... I thought at first it looked silly.. But its really fun to play lol

@TheBassfresh Ай бұрын

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.

@Gary-bq3nu Жыл бұрын

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!

@JonnyTravieso 11 ай бұрын

Now I have regret. There was no fiver when I bought this.

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

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

@arminsturm3024 Жыл бұрын

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.

@JonnyTravieso Жыл бұрын

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.

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyTravieso But this does have a Compound Radius to allow for it

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyTravieso They've cut the scale length down & replaced the heel w/ a Double dot

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyTravieso I made my Double Bass play like an Electric Upright Bass by cutting down the scale length & also the height of the ribs.

@jazzman1954 10 ай бұрын

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.

@revel9243 Жыл бұрын

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!

@criddyla696 16 күн бұрын

Nice work Sir, like it a lot

@richardbishop1916 9 ай бұрын

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

@josephinecaruana3847 Жыл бұрын

Love the t shirt fab with the bow Ibanez is fab

@ivanrivera5795 Жыл бұрын

Ibanez upright basses sound synteric. Try a Yamaha Silent bass!

@stanley5394 10 ай бұрын

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?

@JonnyTravieso 9 ай бұрын

Doesn’t require much pressure at all. Action is very low and straight. Short scale makes it easier to press the strings too.

@stanley5394 9 ай бұрын

@@JonnyTravieso Thanks.

@mlchaelphelps1158 11 ай бұрын

Sounds like an upright to me here in tv land.

@JonnyTravieso 11 ай бұрын

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.

@2003MASIGC Жыл бұрын

I'm putting the original strings back and losing the nylons. Nylons are no good for bowing.

@JonnyTravieso Жыл бұрын

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.

@RockStarOscarStern634 Жыл бұрын

@@JonnyTravieso It has a Special Pickup to allow for it