How to make Ibanez UB804 sound (more) upright? (ENG SUBS)

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Full tutorial on my concept of "bit more upright"/EUB sound with the Ibanez Upswing Bass. I'm not an upright player, and on this video I'm playing the instrument for three months (having played fretless bass guitar for six years), but it's fun!
Gear used:
Ibanez UB804 vertical bass
Thomastik JF344 bass strings
Zoom B6 Multi-effect
cheap 3/4 Gewa bow
cheap Ashdown Practice Combo (line-in only, preamp ommited)
Hidersine bass rosin
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@Muzikman127 3 сағат бұрын

Fantastic video. Clear, precise, well explained, and wow, what a result. Sharing knowledge like this is a public service, I hope many electric upright players find this video! Your steps individually make sense, and, well, listen to the result! Bravo! edit: I also love the emphasis you placed here on a counterweight to the "what you need is a lot of expensive gear" attitude found on many internet forums.

@remibeauvais743 9 ай бұрын

Really interesting and very well made! Thanks for the english text !

@WladekFoltynski 9 ай бұрын

You are welcome :) Thank you!

@jorisholderbeke 9 күн бұрын

This video is verry helpfull and i like your playing style a lot.

@donaldthompson7766 8 ай бұрын

Most of the sound comes from the hollow body and the scale length of the strings. If you want an electric upright bass that sounds like an upright, get a Yamaha SLB 300. Also, pluck with the side of your fingers to make the sound beefier.

@WladekFoltynski 8 ай бұрын

I agree - that's why I state "more like upright", not "upright". Thanks for your input!

@urbansocrates 8 ай бұрын

Beautifully produced. Thanks so much for the subtitling! I just bought one of these instruments, and getting an upright bass tone is a goal for me. I have a Zoom A3 which I will try for the modeling. I don't know about the term "IR" refers to though. I assume it's something like what the A3 does.

@WladekFoltynski 8 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that! IR stands for "impulse response" and it's a short aural information which emulates the acoustic response of bass cabinet or instrument's body. Zoom B6, Helix and many modern processors have the capability of loading custom IR's. There are also cheap, single IR loading stompboxes by Flamma (FS07), Nux or Mooer on the market.

@urbansocrates 8 ай бұрын

@@WladekFoltynski So I guess the Zoom A3 does a similar thing, but with acoustic guitars (and acoustic bass). You can dial in modeling for all kinds of acoustic guitars. I'll try the URB model patch with the UB804 when it's back from the shop. Perhaps I'll have some success. Thanks again.

@wyrdstone85 6 ай бұрын

The right hand is key. It helps to play with the plucking finger ALONG the string - not across it, like when playing a bass guitar.

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 ай бұрын

Omni Bass strings should do the trick

@charlieburns1385 8 ай бұрын

Great Thanks much!!

@WladekFoltynski 7 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that! You are welcome!

@andrzejj2518 9 ай бұрын

Więcej filmów o ustawianiu brzmienia dla bezprogowców porszę :)

@WladekFoltynski 9 ай бұрын

Coś będzie jeszcze w lutym :)

@iksajotien 9 ай бұрын

Profesjonalnie nagrane, merytorycznie super, szczególnie wykresy częstotliwości, stylówa odpowiednia, brawo! IMHO brzmienie, które uzyskałeś jest kontrabasowe, nie ma opcji, żebym pomyślał, że to zwykły fretless, słychać wyraźnie ten punch i perkusyjny atak. I sam progress, wow, jak na kilka miesięcy grania to super, tak trzymaj! A ta 6 to Maruszczyk? Jaka specyfikacja?

@WladekFoltynski 9 ай бұрын

dzięki - mam nadzieję, że film przyda się takim elektryczno-kontrabasowym amatorom, jak ja :) Basówka to Stambaugh 6 - 33 cale, obecnie pickupy szyte na miarę od Merlina (poprzednie, Nordstrandy, się zepsuły ze starości). Preamp Mike Pope (zawsze wyłączony).

@iksajotien 9 ай бұрын

@@WladekFoltynski Cool! A jakie masz tam drewno? Szukałeś czegoś w stylu brzmienia Janka Gwizdali, czy raczej bardziej klasyczne drewna? Swoją drogą niedawno wrzucił na swój kanał filmik z nową 6tką, którą dostał od Mattisona i brzmi genialnie, chociaż nie ma tego ciepła (może kwestia setupu i pickupów) jak jego 5tka.

@WladekFoltynski 9 ай бұрын

@@iksajotien kiedyś szukałem - teraz szukam bardziej "swojego" brzmienia, stąd kostka i dwa włączone pickupy. Drewno to mahoń i buckeye burl.

@iksajotien 9 ай бұрын

@@WladekFoltynski Brzmi świetnie!

@fernandonolioyabarrueda7308 4 ай бұрын

Hello, In my case, I have an Ibanez UB805 and I'm looking for strings to get that sound. Do you think I should use the 5-string Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Flat Wound Bass Strings? I was also considering the Rotosound RS885LD Tru Bass 88s. Are both good alternatives? What would you suggest?

@thomaskaasi4225 4 ай бұрын

Thanks, great video! I think I'll get, the 5-string, though 🙂

@jameskirk2417 3 ай бұрын

I have an SLB 300, which is great for travelling, however a better way to go is getting a Neville whitehead SASE (semi acoustic stand upright electric) bass I have a four string and five string from him, both are outstanding!! Other than a full on double bass you can’t go past either of these manufacturers.

@serioso2 4 ай бұрын

I tried Thomastik Jazz strings on my UB804, and they don't work for me, IMO they are great for electric basses, but are too floopy for an EUB, just my 2 cents. Great video, though

@RockStarOscarStern634 2 ай бұрын

The Thomastik Strings are a bit thinner than the D'addario. But both strings are Flatwound w/ a Steel Core.

@WladekFoltynski Ай бұрын

Hey! Thanks for the comment. They are different in sound, feel and tension: D'Addario's are flattened steel on steel, Thomastiks are flattened nickel on steel. Worlds apart.

@RockStarOscarStern634 Ай бұрын

@@WladekFoltynski Both strings have a steel core. How about the Omni Bass Strings? They're kinda in between Double Bass Strings & Bass Guitar Strings. They have a Stranded Steel Core so the tension is even lower.

@RockStarOscarStern634 17 сағат бұрын

@@WladekFoltynski Try Omni Bass Strings next

@allanpenford8787 4 ай бұрын

A foam mute helps too

@what_321 8 ай бұрын

06:10 W klipie zamykającym (czarno-białym) widzę, że dodałeś kilka kropek na podstrunnicy. Widzę, że są jakieś znaki na boku szyi? Czy oznaczenia pomiędzy strunami E i A pomagają? In the closing clip (black and white), I see that you added some dots to the fingerboard. I see there are some markings on the side of the neck? Do the markings between the E and A strings help?

@WladekFoltynski 8 ай бұрын

Tak, dodałem kilka markerów pozycji na własną rękę. Moim zdaniem pomagają, ale ja konwertowałem z basówki, nie kontrabasu :)

@mdfauzibinmdbasir023a7 3 ай бұрын

How about the tone knob at the ub804 itself? How boost or flat did u set it at?

@kacper_le 6 ай бұрын

ja to nawet jako tako potrafię sprawić by PJ brzmiał jak kontrabas... wiadomo, kilka efektów, eq i głównie technika grania. dokładnie tak samo jak ze stylem jak slap.

@WladekFoltynski 6 ай бұрын

Dzięki za komentarz! Myślę, że większość kontrabasistów by się nie zgodziła ze słowami "jak kontrabas", ale za pomocą podanych technik na pewno można się nieco zbliżyć do brzmienia :)