Yes, that’s exactly the point. I’ve sold this bass but recently got a new Kala solid body that fills the same niche but I like it better since it has 5 strings and is more adjustable

@@flukutronic What if Gold Tone made a 5 string version of the Microbass called Microbass V?

@@flukutronic Aquila makes Flat & Round Spirals for 4, 5, & 6 string Basses including Single Low B & High C Strings

@@flukutronic A Gold Tone 5 string Microbass would be cool too.

I’ve not heard of that tuning but I agree it should be easy to get on any 19 or 20” scale

I do. I treat it as a transposing instrument. So when I play a normal C chord, it sounds like an F, but I’m “thinking in C”. When playing with other instruments, I have to transpose the chords ahead of time but that beats trying to remember different names for the same chord shapes

Probably not but I might give the new Kala solid body a try if they ever get flats for the 5 string

@@jimhanksmusic What if they made a 6 string Version tuned like a Guitar (but an Octave down) called MicroBass VI? It would be like having a Pocket sized Bass VI.

@@jimhanksmusic What if Gold Tone made a 5 string MicroBass too? Maybe you'd then get a Microbass again?

@@jimhanksmusic Aquila is working on that. But I have a 5 string Bass too & I love playing it w/ a Pick so I can strike the strings more easily. A 5 string Microbass would be cool too.

Yes, they did. I like the nylon core on my Timber better

@@jimhanksmusic Yes but the Steel Core would give you a brighter sound. What if Gold Tone made a 5 string Microbass w/ a Low B String? Then you'd consider getting a microbass again.

I never had an acoustic MicroBass

@@jimhanksmusic I'd suggest you buy one

Hi. That’s a UkeLeash “half strap”. The big advantage of this design is you don’t have to alter the uke at all. Generally I prefer the model that attaches to an end pin. But if the uke doesn’t have one, this can be a good option. I also sometimes use this strap during recording if the end pin is causing too much handling noise.

Yes, I'm sure they would. I have the Thomastik Infeld set on the 19" custom that replaced this one.

@@jimhanksmusic KR116 strings, they're Flatwound strings w/ a Steel Rope Core

@@RockStarOscarStern634 CF127 is the set I've used

@@RockStarOscarStern634 first look kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWfGo3mbZqdrqcU and a bit later project kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2qUe4eFlKmgpM0

@@jimhanksmusic The CF128 set is the version w/ the Wound G that'll act as a transitional string

Perhaps it wasn’t clear but I hinted around 4:15 why I did that. The washer I had on hand had an inner hole just barely bigger than the ball end. I was worried it might actually pull through under string tension. The bead was a convenient and pragmatic solution. I agree not the best solution but I didn’t feel like making a trip to the hardware store 🙃

I no longer have either of these guitars but thanks for the input.

I think you'll like them. The Reds I've tried a few times but only found one uke so far that I like them on. The Flea I sold on pretty quickly because of the scale and the friction tuners, but I'd gladly have a concert Flea with geared tuners.

With the WARBL you only have finger vibrato available since there is no other MIDI controller other than the breath. The VL-70 does have some built-in effects like delay and reverb that might help with the "note just dies" issue. There might be a "release" parameter on some of the patches too, but honestly I don't know.

@@jimhanksmusic Ah ok. Thanks. Keep up the good work!

Thanks for the comment. I don't disagree. I no longer have this bass but I've been playing my others more with fingers

The website is here: jupiteruke.com/ . You can use the contact form there to check on current pricing. Mr. Dale is a great builder to work with.

@@jimhanksmusic It was very pricy! but I do see and hear its a very good quality instrument but I am fine with my gl1 but that was the best guitalele I have heard. Good that you uploaded this to youtube, it was a nice video, no unnecessary talk about stuff just comparing guitaleles in quick succession. Very good.

Hmm, I'd be skeptical to be honest. The low E is barely acceptable. There are two other options you may want to consider. One would be EADGCF - just tune the top strings up a half step and you have a 4ths tuning - same as oud but up a 4th (seems appropriate :-) ). If you must start with B, another idea would be to let the 6th be reentrant, i.e. an octave up - the pitch would between the A and D strings. This lets you use the same chord shapes but the "voicing" will be different. I recently wanted a guitalele tuning starting at C#3 and going up. This would have put the 1st string too high so I took it down an octave. Works great! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXfVpWWel7Gofsk

@@jimhanksmusic Thanks for such inspired solutions, Jim! :) Actually what would make the instrument sound like an oud *is* the low B (that and defretting the guitar...), but I think your ideas led me somewhere: how about using an extra low E and loosen it to B? It may feel obscenely floppy but probably still credible sonically. Perhaps even loosen it to just C would be interesting. Feel free to tell me your take on this. And *very* nice C#3 guitalele video, btw! :)

@@evanjazzista hey wait, what if you took the whole tuning up an octave? My C# tuning is for 17". For 19 or 20" it would totally work to start at B2 and go up. The top string would then be reentrant in the same way as my tuning but you'd have the bottom 5 like you're wanting. Just a thought.

@@evanjazzista oh yeah, on the "loosen low E to B" - um, you can try it but I'm *very* skeptical that would prove acceptable.

@@jimhanksmusic OK! Thanks again, man! :)

It came with E tuning strings. Any "high tension" set should give E tuning

Listening back almost three year later,, I do hear some fret buzz from poor technique, and the highs seem a bit "brittle", maybe over compressed? Hopefully my recording and processing has gotten better since then. If you search for "Flukutronic guitalele" you can find a good number of samples.

I added a link to the playing sample kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTNg6l3npiab9U

sounds like an electric bass: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTNg6l3npiab9U

sounds like an electric bass: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnTNg6l3npiab9U

Thanks for the comment. I disagree with your assessment though. For the money, the C1M had a lot of "bang for the buck". It was a little quiet compared to some others, but it played well and sounded pretty good to my ears. Definitely not a toy.

Thanks Adam! Just so you know, all my later output is going to the Flukutronic channel, so if you like this, you might want to subscribe there. Here is a recent meager try at the xiao (try not to laugh/cringe too bad :-) ): kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWTXmX-HlM6XrLs

@@jimhanksmusic I think that you're doing pretty good on the Xiao! Rim blown flutes aren't easy to get a clean tone with it just takes alot of patience and practice. Even I mess up with rim blown flutes after playing them for roughly 7 years now.

Did you put these on a GT Microbass? Questions: what scale Microbass? How'd it sound: Did it transform the sound dramatically in the direction of an electric bass? What was the intonation like? And, if you did do it, when you gonna give us a video!? 😉👍

@@Hic_Rhodus It actually made it sound alot more pleasant than the Rubber strings.

​@@Hic_Rhodus I had to get a special saddle that's intonated for Flatwound Strings

Cool! Enjoy it. If you like the dimensions, the Mini is a great choice.

This video is just about the alto A. I have recently received an alto G. They are both great whistles and have a similar sound and playing "feel". I will probably have a comparison video on my new Flukutronic channel in the next few weeks.

@@jimhanksmusic tkank u and susato A key VS shearwatr A susato G key VS shearwater G What kind of whistle wins if you choose each one?

@@TWINS_BEBOP I've never played Susato but I really like all my Shearwaters.

Well, the Jupiter is the only one of these 4 that I still have, so I guess that answers that. :-)

Chris Waltz it’s a standard offering. On the Buy page, look for “A with extra bottom G” 👍

@@jimhanksmusic Yeah I went to their website after I posted the comment to learn that they offer the bottom extra note/hole on the A and high D whistle.

Chris Waltz and they will do others as a special order

@@jimhanksmusic Cool. Good to know,

Sure. I just came to prefer a little bit shorter scale and little bit narrower string spacing so I had a custom made to those specs and didn’t need this one any more.

Joris Kleinbongard probably but I think you’d be better off a step higher with the stock string set. Personally I liked this better in G tuning with standard strings than E with these, but different strokes. If you had to have D tuning, you’d probably need to experiment with “high tension” sets to find something to work for you.

@@jimhanksmusic Thanks for the answer! I might test it. I do have a full size luteguitar but i thought it would be cool to tune a 1/4 guitar like that. :) I just ordered a 1/4 guitar with high tension strings! :)

He makes good flutes. I have since got two more from him.

Direct from Gold Tone: goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldtone/accessories/mbls

Sorry, I don't have opportunity to play out at this point in my life. But I have been using it in studio for various purposes. All that is currently going on my Flukutronic page: kzbin.info/door/nzRf0AP9bDaK005X6gy4cQ

Hmm, Goldtone says not to use them for a fretted M-bass: goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldtone/accessories/mbls

But apparently the Silverback strings are OK for fretted M-bass: goldtonemusicgroup.com/goldtone/accessories/mblns

Jim Hanks thanks for the reply!

I put silverbacks on my 25". Sounds and feels great! Better than the rubber strings for sure! I like a solid string, not that flapping around stuff!

I do still have it but don't really play it. I would offer to send it to you but it would probably cost me more to ship it than you could get a new one for. :-)

I don’t recall the exact amount but it was very reasonable. I wanna say $150-200 range. The best way to contact Kenny is probably Facebook

@@jimhanksmusic Thank you so much Jim . Very much appreciated .....By the way my G3 is in the making right now . Maybe I'll have it for nevt week.

@@jimhanksmusic HI Jim. Is the walking stick completely hollow? Or the bottom part is solid wood? Thanks a lot.

@@olvimend Judging by the weight, I'd say it feels hollow all the way down. There is a rubber "foot" on the end so the last inch or so might be solid - I can't tell. You'd have to ask Kenny to know for sure.

@@jimhanksmusic Thank you so much Jim. . I asked Kenny but no answer yet.

The dividing line between guitalele and mini-guitar is certainly a little blurry but I consider a guitalele to be baritone uke sized body and scale or smaller. Some would say only tenor uke size/scale and tuned to A is a guitalele. All these are in G, even the tenor, so they are lower than the standard A. Hope that helps. BTW, if you want more of my guitalele content, check out my new Flukutronic channel. Just got in a new one - and it's in A still: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d32rdamuhsqfn8k

The Ibanez UB804 w/ its 34 in Scale Length (takes Standard Bass Guitar Strings) will also work too cause you can use a Bow. Let's face it a Bass Guitar is easier to carry than an Upright Bass cause of its size, & Ibanez cleverly made this Gizmo:kzbin.info/www/bejne/fJfGqmuklMtlaa8 which is so cute it means No More straining your back trying to carry an Upright Bass.

Upright Basses nowadays use Flatwound strings

Actually most Upright Bass string sets today are Flatwound

Thanks Michael. Just so you know, most of my new content will be on the Flukutronic channel here : kzbin.info/door/nzRf0AP9bDaK005X6gy4cQ

It's a A whistle with an extra bottom hole to get down to the G note. You can ignore the bottom pinky hole (just leave it open) and play it just like an A whistle if you want.

Watch from about 0:18 to 0:35 to see how it works