Bass Ukuleles For Education
These are bass ukuleles.
A bass ukulele provides a tuned sound making tool that presents a great option for all students, but for the reasons above - as you can imagine, less musically able students are able to be successful with such an instrument too. It is a good tuned option for groupwork. My name is Darren Field. I'm an ex-primary teacher of 19 years. I am a keen musician and the owner of www.BuzzardsFieldUkuleles.co.uk. An otherwise unused and unloved classical guitar can, when fitted with my kit, become a novel, useful and rewarding instrument. Educational kit - DIY
£31.79
Based on the Standard kit, and at no extra cost, this kit also included a more durable resin nut and a pair of string-cams which make tuning easier to do and will keep the standard tuners in good condition. Included:
You will need your own child sized classical guitar (nylon strings, horizontal tuners) Easy to install with a basic set of tools, a can-do attitude and a couple of hours. Bass ukulele conversion service
£47.99
You supply the 1/4, 1/2 or 3/4 classical guitar to Buzzards Field. We'll do the conversion using the Educational kit. Free delivery/collection within the Weston-Super-Mare area, postage at your expense beyond. Educational Bass ukulele conversion - new and complete.
£117.99
Fully built, tested and set up short scale bass ukulele, ready for use. Based on the Educational kit and a brand-new Blue Moon 1/2 size guitar. Shipping included. Plus Gold Short Scale Bass Ukulele Conversion Kit
£52.70
£41.70
The Plus Gold Kit contains a few more upgraded components over the Plus Kit. Specifically, a bells-and-whistles 5 band eq'd preamp with a built in microphone boom and onboard tuner. The blend between the mic and the pickup allows you to create either a tight punchy sound or a massive boomy contra bass, and anything in-between. The Plus Gold bass conversion kit also gives you a voucher which you can redeem to have a personalised laser-engraved makers badge for the headstock posted out to you to top-off your build. The Buzzards Field Ukuleles Plus Kit will fit any 1/2 or 3/4 size classical guitar and will give you a fully fledged short scale bass ukulele, ready to go.
Sound demonstrations - Acoustic / Plugged-in Contents:
Plus Short Scale Bass Ukulele Conversion Kit
£43.79
£30.70
The Plus kit contains a few upgraded and extra items over the Standard Kit to make your playing experience and sound a little more 'extra' too. The Buzzards Field Ukuleles Plus Kit will fit any 1/2 or 3/4 size classical guitar and will give you a fully fledged short scale bass ukulele, ready to go.
Sound demonstrations: Acoustic / Plugged-in Contents:
Standard Short Scale Bass Ukulele Conversion Kit
£31.79
£21.27
The Standard Kit contains just what you need to carry out a short-scale bass conversion. No frills, but you still get a great bass uke at the end of it. The Buzzards Field Ukuleles Plus Kit will fit any 1/2 or 3/4 size classical guitar and will give you a fully fledged short scale bass ukulele, ready to go.
Sound demonstrations: Acoustic / Plugged-in Contents:
Bass Banjolele / Banjo
£196.70
This is the updated version of the unique Buzzards Field bass banjolele / banjo bass. Tuned E-A-D-G and strung with Aquila Thundergut strings, it produces full bass-pitched notes. Played acoustically it produces more volume than solid wooden-bodied basses - enough volume to accompany a quieter instrument such as a ukulele. Alternatively, it has a standard jack-output for amplification.
Extensive upgrades on this version include an innovative piezo pickup arrangement with volume control, D shaped neck, re-profiled head-stock for better string alignment, aluminum strengthened wooden tailpiece, and a re-contoured and extended saddle. The neck and fretboard is finished in super tactile shellac. Built around a 12 inch Remo frame drum (with a humidity proof synthetic head), all of the wooden parts are cut and finished by hand. Presently, these instruments are built to order. Usual turn around time is 7 days. SPECIFICTIONS Length: 790mm Width: 310mm Depth: 700mm Scale length: 550mm Frets: 18 to the drum head Construction: Sapele (CITES-friendly mahogany) and oak throughout, except the saddle foot, which is spruce and the back cover, which is laser etched 3mm popular ply. Drum head: Remo's patented ACOUSTICON shell that produce the same tonal characteristic found on traditional wood shell drums with excellent projection and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals, heat and humidity proof synthetic skin for tuning stability and projection Electronics: Contact piezo through a passive volume control and standard 1/4 jack output Laminate sold bass ukulele
£190.00
£170.00
This is an ultra short scale bass, or bass ukulele, strung with specialised synthetic strings from Aquila in Italy which allow full double-bass like notes. It is quite astonishing tip hear (check the sound clip below). The body is solid laminate birch and poplar in a shape and size tenor ukulele players will recognise. The attractively set neck is braced internally via the laminations in the wood - which also add a unique and bedazzling graphic effect. The construction is a through-body style, which ensures strength at the usual weakness around the neck joint. Basic geared tuners are supplied on the shortened headstock, which also mounts a hand cut stone nut, at a slightly wider then normal width of 47mm (usual width is 45mm). The pickup is of the undersaddle piezo variety, and is housed in an adjustable sapele bridge, allowing some room for intonation control. I have supplied a matching sapele saddle - which provides a more resonant and warm tone than a bone saddle would with these strings. There are no sound controls between the pickup and the output - ensuring 100% of the tone reaches the amp. Volume and sound shaping can then be done via your amplifier. The added benefit of this set up is that you will never find yourself running out of batteries during a show. The finish is painted black on the rear and polyurethane laquer throughout, this ensuring humidity does not get into the laminate, and providing a comfortably smooth playing experience. Neck depth is reasonably thick in a D profile, and is comfortable to play - especially for larger hands. Sound demo: https://youtube.com/shorts/F-aVsZqtGcQ?feature=share Scale length 55cm Instrument length 75cm Width 24cm Depth 3.6cm Nut width 47cm Underside pickup straight into 1/4" instrument jack. Geared tuners Hand cut stone nut Sapele saddle and bridge Construction is 90% laminate birch and poplar, 10% Sapele E1A1D2G2 tuning - Same as bass guitar Genuine Aquila Thundergut strings Hand-built and dispatched from the UK - no delivery delays or surprise customs charges. Thanks for supporting a small UK music business. |
Buzzards Field usually sell kits in three specification levels to consumers online. The Standard, the Plus and the Plus Gold.
I offer schools, such as yours, an educational kit - which includes elements from the higher kits (such as improved tuner mechanisms) at the lower price of the Standard. I am presently providing an installation service to fit the kits to any child sized classicals. The installation takes about two hours - there is a £20 fee for each installation. Of course, the kits come with instructions and can be done by anyone with access to some basic tools. Delivery / collection is free within North Somerset. Alternatively, I offer the option of supplying ready-made bass ukes converted from brand-new quality 1/2 or 3/4 classical guitars. The price is £119 supplied built. |