Upright Bass vs. Ukulele Bass

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  • @jpettltd
    @jpettltd Год назад +3559

    alot better than I expected it to sound

    • @chickenbobbobba
      @chickenbobbobba Год назад +34

      that was my first impression when i first played one (never bought one though) and there is a bit of a learning curve.
      since the strings are loose and made of rubber, they roll when you press them and you cant slide at all or let them roll or the note goes off. they also dont have physical frets and you have to be pretty accurate where you press

    • @TrashCanBoiBoi
      @TrashCanBoiBoi Год назад +8

      Sounds like an electric bass

    • @bachlamtung5131
      @bachlamtung5131 Год назад +2

      ​​​@@chickenbobbobbais sounds like my first experience with a classical guitar 😅 though i am guessing a classical guitar might have more string tension, and obviously these have frets

    • @plantain.1739
      @plantain.1739 Год назад +2

      Honestly in a studio context you could probably just double track it and it may take the place of a proper upright. Or you could just double track it with a real one, that'd work too.

    • @katokianimation
      @katokianimation 5 месяцев назад

      Sound quality isnt the problem. The stings have to be large to give volume to the low pitches. Bc physics. You can make an acoustic bass guitar or even an acoustic ukulele but it wont be practical bc it will be quiet as hell. And you will need an amp. And if you are using an amp anyway why won't you just use the electric bass?

  • @lunset1824
    @lunset1824 Год назад +1669

    That tiny guy sounds pretty damn good

    • @wullowtries3018
      @wullowtries3018 6 месяцев назад +6

      Its about average.

    • @jj8703
      @jj8703 5 месяцев назад

      tiny? thats pretty big

    • @wullowtries3018
      @wullowtries3018 5 месяцев назад

      @@jj8703 😂

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад

      I love mine. That and my dog go everywhere with me

    • @adamhawkins3036
      @adamhawkins3036 5 месяцев назад

      I like the sound of that bass ukulele..i didnt even know those were a thing..i bet it would sound good accompanied with a mandolin

  • @razzmatazzduck
    @razzmatazzduck Год назад +1213

    the uke is a lot warmer, the double bass is a lot more percussive and expressive. both sound super snazzy!

  • @FrostbearPlushies
    @FrostbearPlushies Год назад +552

    That's not a just bass, it's a *tropical* bass

  • @bonzodachimp6897
    @bonzodachimp6897 7 месяцев назад +47

    dont forget that that upright is shaking the whole building, while that uke would be lucky to shake the hands of whoever plays it

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад +1

      You forget the little behs plugs into an amp. The big one, no pickup. Which one is shaking the building again?

    • @Acidtoilet672
      @Acidtoilet672 4 месяца назад

      @@WillieWeed Upright basses can also use pick ups depending on the genre though in this case with the pizz, it is likely a gig in a bar or something so an amp is likely but not necessary cos the bass is strong like that

  • @kadesoutherland3648
    @kadesoutherland3648 Год назад +80

    Not a bad sound, but not even close to an actual upright

    • @rayweeboy
      @rayweeboy 7 месяцев назад +5

      And the better sound can be yours for a mere 500 additional pounds.

    • @Big_betty2
      @Big_betty2 6 месяцев назад +3

      @@rayweeboyboth price and weight 😂😂😂

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад +1

      Said by someone who has never played neither. I own the little uke. He forgets to mention it has a pickup inside. Much louder from an amp than you will ever get from that huge upright. Maybe you should know what you're talking about

    • @GoobyShears
      @GoobyShears Месяц назад

      @@WillieWeed they meant the sound of the thing

  • @mlchaelphelps1158
    @mlchaelphelps1158 Год назад +20

    ubass has a tighter low end with less midrange, the upright bass has high mids and low end mixed with center mids working together for that big acoustic sound.

  • @5BIRDOG5
    @5BIRDOG5 Год назад +50

    I like the warmth of the uke. A very smooth tone. Super pleasing to my ears and senses. I could listen to it for hours.

  • @VidaVidaVida80
    @VidaVidaVida80 Год назад +107

    Tiny bass got some thump! 👍🏽

  • @mombulu02
    @mombulu02 Год назад +82

    Honestly to a man who only listens to jazz, the upright sounded as expected, but the ukulele sounded like someone plucking thick rubber bands. Can’t say I’m convinced, but it’s a unique instrument! Keep up the great content and brilliant playing!

    • @carlpanzram7081
      @carlpanzram7081 Год назад +7

      That's not a coincidence.
      He is litteraly plucking thick rubber bands.

  • @saelaird
    @saelaird Год назад +3

    Freted is always nicer really.

  • @AFN2750
    @AFN2750 Год назад +2

    It doesn’t sound the same, but it does fill most of the same spot, sonically. Totally works in most contexts

  • @CartoonKidOLLY
    @CartoonKidOLLY Год назад +4

    I liked it when he said B E H S

    • @jeffkahl
      @jeffkahl Год назад

      I watch these videos for this exact reason 😁

  • @elihop9419
    @elihop9419 Год назад +42

    It’s smaller, lighter and a lot less expensive. I’d go for the uke bass!!

  • @nathanielgreer2764
    @nathanielgreer2764 3 месяца назад +2

    If I heard the Uke bass without context I would assume it was an upright.

  • @babylonknights1160
    @babylonknights1160 3 месяца назад +2

    Both sounds similar but one obviously has a larger body to echo from while the other doesn't but both are acceptable

  • @WillieWeed
    @WillieWeed Год назад +2

    I have that uke Bass, but mine has an electric pickup also. Not very loud without being plugged in, but it's a lot of fun to play and travel's great.

  • @azxtnt
    @azxtnt Год назад +14

    I love my fretless u bass, it’s so portable compared to other basses

  • @ethanlegler6403
    @ethanlegler6403 Год назад +1

    A lot better than I expected, however there is something that you get from the bigger one sound wise that you don't from the smaller.

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад

      That is about the dumbest thing I've ever read in over a decade on YT!! He totally forgets (on purpose) to mention this uke behs is also electric. I own one and play it all the time. You obviously have never played an instrument in your life.

  • @ZorinZato
    @ZorinZato 6 месяцев назад

    I honestly like those little use basses more than I thought. They’re a lot of fun to play

  • @SnorkyBlundabus
    @SnorkyBlundabus 6 месяцев назад

    He really loves sayin 'Behs' anddit makes me chuckle :)))))

  • @imerisnoteris
    @imerisnoteris 11 месяцев назад +3

    The smaller one seems to have such good personality

  • @Dan_Metalhead
    @Dan_Metalhead Год назад +4

    Totally different. Upright for ever better and stronger

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад

      🐂💩! I own the mini uke. He forgets to mention it's also electric

  • @definetly_that_guy
    @definetly_that_guy 9 месяцев назад +1

    It's not about the size, it's how you make her sound

  • @SnorkyBlundabus
    @SnorkyBlundabus 6 месяцев назад

    I'm a guitar player and love this 'Behs' channel.. love it. 🫶🏽 More Behs please :)

  • @frederikmathisen7357
    @frederikmathisen7357 Год назад +1

    It doesn't sound like double bass but a Ukabass has a very cool unique sound

  • @ash.g155
    @ash.g155 Год назад +1

    Kinda sounds like an upright bass midi, which is way better than I was expecting

  • @zenboomboxfender5191
    @zenboomboxfender5191 7 месяцев назад

    the resonance of the small bass is nicer than i expected, and still gets the sound of an upright pretty well!

  • @keegan971
    @keegan971 Год назад +1

    Waayyy better than i previously thought the quality of that small bass would sound lol

  • @LucasKingPiano
    @LucasKingPiano Год назад +1

    Damn, wasn't expecting it to sound that close

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад

      He forgets to mention the huge fact the uke is electric. It has a pickup. When plugged into the smallest of portable amplifiers it blows away the upright.
      Edit- I should know. I take the mini uke with my portable 30 everywhere I go. That and my dog.

  • @rykrostheguitarist
    @rykrostheguitarist Год назад +1

    The uke sounds lime what I imagined rubber bands would sound like as bass strings

  • @Darm0k
    @Darm0k Год назад +2

    Uke bass sounds cool, but nothing can beat the overtones you get out of the big double bass body.

    • @WillieWeed
      @WillieWeed 5 месяцев назад

      🐂💩! Said by someone who has obviously never played either.

    • @Darm0k
      @Darm0k 5 месяцев назад

      @@WillieWeed I actually have played both, although briefly. But you don't need to play them to be able to tell what they sound like. It's just a fact that double basses have more high overtones in their sound. How could they not? This is why the 2 instruments don't sound exactly the same. It's why double basses don't sound exactly like electric basses.

    • @Darm0k
      @Darm0k 5 месяцев назад

      @@WillieWeed I'm never going to tell someone not to buy a uke bass if that's what they want. I'd buy one if I thought I'd ever actually use it. Do what makes you happy.

  • @gnarshred1239
    @gnarshred1239 Год назад +2

    That tune sounds familiar

  • @jburtonca
    @jburtonca 3 месяца назад +1

    I use the Kala U-Bass in big bands with Aquilla Thunderbrown strings. The little bass needs and amp, of course, but in a large ensemble so does the upright. In that context the little bass shines. I get only praise for the sound.

  • @textoffender3410
    @textoffender3410 6 месяцев назад

    got that royalty free bass tone

  • @EXC334
    @EXC334 Год назад +1

    The uke has less resona ts which gives it a wamer, fuzzier, rubberbandy sound. The upwright double has a fuller tone do to larger size and resonance

  • @BassLove91
    @BassLove91 5 месяцев назад

    Love your channel man

  • @astridposey
    @astridposey Год назад +2

    The U-bass has a clearer sound imo. Against the pizz anyways

  • @McMillanScottish
    @McMillanScottish Год назад +2

    I recorded a ukulele group once who was doing some reggae music. One guy played a ukulele bass. The pick up sounded great, but I also put a condenser mic in front of it to get that woody sound. It sounded really good.

  • @LedWolf7
    @LedWolf7 7 месяцев назад

    You can get flat wound strings for the uke bass and it gets even closer and is easier to tune and play 😊

  • @bucketofham8470
    @bucketofham8470 Год назад +4

    The tiny one actually sounds warmer than the big boi

  • @4everhotsauce
    @4everhotsauce 9 месяцев назад +1

    Giving my vote best tone to u bass. It's got more of that modern soul static.

  • @jeffkahl
    @jeffkahl Год назад +1

    Uke behs has good punchy sound!

  • @freebidou
    @freebidou 5 месяцев назад

    Hey Danny , have you ever tried real gut strings to get that 1940's and 1950's authentic sound in all those jazz , country , rockabilly and swing recordings from that period. I went over to gut strings and it changed my playing and outlook on the double bass for ever ,,, they sound great....

  • @iancrowley420
    @iancrowley420 Год назад +1

    didn’t replicate the sound of the upright but definitely had some bite to it

  • @marvinthemaniac7698
    @marvinthemaniac7698 3 месяца назад

    There's definitely a difference in sound. The upright bass had a more hollow metallic tone to it while the ukulele bass sounded more rubbery.

  • @-evda-1993
    @-evda-1993 6 месяцев назад

    love the tones but i would love for you to try recreating the swans bass tone

  • @RichardBuckman
    @RichardBuckman Год назад

    It has some similar characteristics and a neat sound for what it is but clearly not an equivalent substitute by any means. But the convenience adds a lot for a lot of use cases and it might not need to be identical.

  • @dfpguitar
    @dfpguitar 5 месяцев назад

    For those who have never heard a u-bass in real life, plugged into an amp. They sound even better and totally usable as the permanent bass instrument in a band, in particular if you want the kind of sound and lines similar to an upright.

  • @Big_betty2
    @Big_betty2 6 месяцев назад

    Doesn’t sound the same but those UKE basses sure have an unmatched charm to them. I’ve always loved the sound of one

  • @jayflow76able
    @jayflow76able 3 месяца назад

    I’m impressed with the ubass. Just picked one up

  • @cake_9510
    @cake_9510 Год назад +1

    It sounds like a virtually emulated upright. So fairly good

  • @PurityVendetta
    @PurityVendetta 5 месяцев назад

    I so much want a double behs. Had a go of one once, they sound fab!

  • @texacomann
    @texacomann 3 месяца назад +1

    Y need Big strong Amp to amplify the Ukulele, but the Double Bass just needs a room to shake it!

  • @loweffortproductions1985
    @loweffortproductions1985 6 месяцев назад

    U-basses are very fun. It's also a great option for beginner fingers since the strings are all rubbery

  • @Caleb-tg2ou
    @Caleb-tg2ou 23 дня назад

    They're close but the bigger one has more resonant feel to it

  • @ratofthecity6351
    @ratofthecity6351 Год назад

    sounds great, honestly though i think part of why i love upright is the feel it has from being so big - it feels like im more in control - not to mention its a lot louder!

  • @johngranato2673
    @johngranato2673 Год назад +1

    I like the tiny bass better

  • @curtisbogue3707
    @curtisbogue3707 5 дней назад

    It definitely doesn't sound the same, but the uke bass sounded surprisingly good!

  • @scagz4518
    @scagz4518 5 месяцев назад

    Action Bronson galactic love bass tone

  • @matthewnoland2008
    @matthewnoland2008 Год назад

    That bass line hella reminds me of the original backyard baseball

  • @patferris3640
    @patferris3640 6 месяцев назад

    I have both - 1947-53 (not sure of exact age) E. German Goetz upright and a mahogany Kala fretless with the rubber strings. Not quite the same, but works well as a pinch-hitter, and WAY more portable!!

  • @Drt0Kkdo
    @Drt0Kkdo Год назад

    Now I want one

  • @Lightologyy
    @Lightologyy Год назад +2

    underrated af

  • @chrisbrowne8645
    @chrisbrowne8645 6 месяцев назад

    You’re awesome. Do you find a slight delay or lag with the uke? Did you have to change yer technique much?

  • @BrentlyTV
    @BrentlyTV Год назад

    Those ukulele basses are so fun. Those rubber strings are cook

  • @michaelallen3207
    @michaelallen3207 7 месяцев назад +1

    Little thing sounds better than the biggy to my 👂

  • @michaelallen3207
    @michaelallen3207 Год назад

    Little fellow sounds great

  • @jakkle4286
    @jakkle4286 Год назад

    That is extremely accurate holy shit😮

  • @anonymouschan
    @anonymouschan 7 месяцев назад

    Since youve got a Ukulele bass, you may want to look into a Ashbory basses they were similar in idea and kinda the same size only the Asbory is an electric bass.

  • @juliuswarburton
    @juliuswarburton 7 месяцев назад

    I used to play an ashbory, they’re actually great; and unlike a stand up, you can get it on the tube.

  • @crane2938
    @crane2938 Год назад

    When he played the upright bass he looked like the hot fries guy

  • @experimentalfilm6221
    @experimentalfilm6221 Год назад

    If I ever see a band with a bassist unironically playing a uke bass in the lineup, instantly into the trash. The fact anyone takes them seriously is astounding

  • @bret6484
    @bret6484 Год назад +1

    Im 90% sure you miked the uke and not the upright, or put it closer to the mic. Can tell you that in person the upright really fills a room, especially with a good rig. But also uke has an interesting tone unlike any other

  • @SnorkyBlundabus
    @SnorkyBlundabus 6 месяцев назад

    I'd still choose the big Double Behs but that's only 'Behsed' on it can double up for a small boat if and when the world floods.. 👍🏽

  • @sinkbug
    @sinkbug 7 месяцев назад

    Could be cool to have a song where theyre played in sync, or kinda dance around eachother

  • @WT-Band
    @WT-Band 8 месяцев назад

    Im Gettin the smol boi Soon!

  • @jasv5214
    @jasv5214 Год назад

    Once tries a fretless ukebass. It did sound kinda like the upright but the string's tension were like wet noodles, compared to the upright

  • @Oi-mj6dv
    @Oi-mj6dv Год назад

    Closer than i would have predicted

  • @JayHennigan
    @JayHennigan 6 месяцев назад

    Tineh behs good!

  • @ryland6105
    @ryland6105 Год назад +2

    What’re the tabs to this it sounds so good or what’s the name 😭

  • @tamarabrugara
    @tamarabrugara 7 месяцев назад +1

    Not bad , not bad

  • @Davids.Musical.Adventures
    @Davids.Musical.Adventures Год назад +2

    Behs

  • @musi-qm7ec
    @musi-qm7ec 7 месяцев назад

    One of the bassist from Harley Poe uses a ukabass And one of them use an upright bass

  • @CarlDraper
    @CarlDraper Год назад

    Naturally when it comes to bass, bigger body is better, but the little feller still sounds warm and nice

  • @sgjbnvbeusyhahbj
    @sgjbnvbeusyhahbj 6 месяцев назад

    i remember seeing that small bass at a music store in the Philippines and calling it "doughy-strings"

  • @memphiskash
    @memphiskash Год назад +1

    yo that little uke bass got some beef to it. definitely a useable tone.

  • @ukaszgornicz8555
    @ukaszgornicz8555 4 месяца назад

    Honey, I shrunk the double bass!

  • @chrisMc1972
    @chrisMc1972 6 месяцев назад

    The little one sounded pretty good

  • @janikamthor2029
    @janikamthor2029 Год назад

    Pretty good

  • @ElveyGooch
    @ElveyGooch 5 месяцев назад

    what amp are you using with the ubass? It sounds great

  • @gaz312
    @gaz312 7 месяцев назад

    What about a Hofner vs an upright.
    Apparently it was designed as an alternative to one.

  • @kaiplaygame6808
    @kaiplaygame6808 6 месяцев назад

    The texture is there but not the depth if that makes sense, still a great sound tho

  • @rowans.corner
    @rowans.corner 11 месяцев назад +1

    The Ike bass sounds more like an electric bass

  • @matakrodriguez9412
    @matakrodriguez9412 Год назад

    Really damn good

  • @Gee-no
    @Gee-no 4 месяца назад

    The uke act sounds fuller. Not the same tho. I'm still looking for a tiny cello if anyone knows anything pls respond. I always wanted a cello but I play guitar . I love the sound of cello

  • @Monongahela_
    @Monongahela_ Месяц назад

    That uke bass sounds like mic'd double bass. NHØP style sound.

  • @cloutimusmaximus3773
    @cloutimusmaximus3773 Год назад

    Sounds slightly brighter but it can pretty close very noice

  • @memeboi_memegod
    @memeboi_memegod Год назад +1

    Im mo expert om bass but they sound oddly similar

  • @kaakelimuki3509
    @kaakelimuki3509 Год назад

    The uku-bass, or what ever, sounded a lot more soft, like there was a blanket over the microphone.
    The upright(?) bass is more crispier, like same as the uke but without the blanket.
    All in all they sound pretty similar.