BAKITHI KUMALO Originally from Johannesburg, South Africa, Bakithi Kumalo is a Grammy Award-winning bassist widely recognized for his legendary performances on Paul Simon’s landmark Graceland album with whom he still tours and records. He has also collaborated with Herbie Hancock, Gloria Estefan, Chaka Khan, Josh Groban, Chris Botti, and many others. Bakithi calls the U-Bass the "little monster" because of its scary bottom end. http://bakithikumalo.com/

Hutch Hutchinson, Bonnie Raitt
“I love this little bass. Incredible tone, live and in the studio. And it's also the most portable bass that I've ever owned".  Hutch has enjoyed a very rewarding and interesting career as a studio musician. Just a sampling of the artists that he has worked with include The Neville Brothers, Brian Wilson, Ringo Starr, Al Green, B.B. King, Crosby, Stills, Nash And Young, Jackson Browne,  Ziggy Marley, Hank Williams Jr., Willie Nelson, and many others.
Hutch Hutchinson Bio

TAL WILKENFELD 
Jeff Beck, Chick Korea, Herbie Hancock, Macy Gray Widely hailed as "the rising star of the bass guitar," Tal Wilkenfeld first picked up a guitar at the age of 14, in her native Sydney, Australia. She later switched to bass and in May 2006 Tal recorded her first solo album, "Transformation." She was 20, and had been playing bass for only three years. At just 21, Tal accompanied jazz giant Chick Corea on his tour of Australia. One month later, Jeff Beck asked her to join him on a European Summer Tour. The Beck tour culminated at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Festival. Perhaps Tal's remarkable musical gift is best summed up by Jeff Beck, who enthused, "What can I say about Tal Wilkenfeld? How does one describe an astonishing talent?” www.talwikenfeld.com

Abraham Laboriel, Sr. is a legend in the music industry and has played on over 4,000 recordings and soundtracks. Guitar Player Magazine described him as: "the most widely used session bassist of our time. he has worked with artists that include Donald Fagen, Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton,  Stevie Wonder, , Ray Charles, Madonna, Quincy Jones, and a long list of others. Abe has recorded three solo albums and was a founding member of the bands Friendship and Koinonia. Abraham is now in the band Open Hands. In 2005, Abraham was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Music by the Berklee College of Music

REGGIE MCBRIDE ,
Keb Mo "The fretless and fretted U-bass has more bottom than any other bass I've played." A native of Detroit, Reggie began his playing career in 1969 and has performed and recorded with hundreds of artists including Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, BB King, Rod Stewart, Don Henley, Elton John, and Van Morrison. For several years Reggie has provided the low end and back-up vocals as part of Keb Mo’s band.  http://reggiemcbride.com/

Esperanza Spalding
Grammy Award Winner, Best New Artist 2011
Photo by Herve Cohen, taken in the Amazon Rain Forest

JIM MAYER, Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band  
Jim has been writing, recording, and touring with Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer band since 1989. Jim, aka Uncle Jim, is also an award-winning children's music performer. He has also backed up performers ranging from jazz legend Mose Allison to Ringo Starr. According to Jim, "The U-Bass has become a featured part of the Coral Reefers show". www.unclejimrocks.com

Conrad Lozano (Los Lobos) Photo Credit, John Pendleton

Bob Glaub
When it comes to first call session and touring bassists in L.A., Bob Glaub is right at the top of the list. Bob has provided the bottom end for artists including Jackson Browne, John Fogerty, Warren Zevon, John Prine, Bruce Springsteen, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young, John Lennon, and many more. When it comes to the A list of rock stars and musicians, you'll always find Bob around.

Rowland Salley, Chris Isaak
 
Rowland Salley is a bassist, songwriter, and a watercolor painter. He has been the bassist with Chris Isaak & Silvertone since 1985. He has recorded with Shawn Colvin, Lucinda Williams, John Prine, and a long list of others. His Song "Killing the Blues" has been recorded by John Prine, Shawn Colvin, and most recently by Robert Plant and Allison Krauss.  www.rolandsalley.com

MARK “KEVIN” GRANTT
Grammy Award winning producer and bassist: “The U-Bass has the greatest upright sound I’ve ever heard that wasn’t an actual upright bass”. Kevin's credits include Brad Paisley, Daryl Worley, Josh Turner, and Jamey Johnson. Kevin was the Grammy winner for best country instrumental in 2008 as writer and bassist on “Cluster Pluck”. He was Nominated for bass player of the year at the 2006 Academy of Country Music  Awards and was one of the top 5 most recorded bassists for 2009.

Kevin McCormick
Musician, Producer, Host of Musicians Radio
kmccormick@musiciansradio.com      
Kevin McCormick has recorded and toured with Jackson Browne, John Mayall, Melissa Etheridge, and many others. As a producer and songwriter he has made records with Jackson Browne, Nils Lofgren, produced the Grammy winning “Never Enough” for Melissa Etheridge and the Grammy nominated “Big Wide Grin” with Keb’ Mo’. Since 2005 Kevin has been the host of Musicians Radio on XMPR which has just been added to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame archive.

Hugh McDonald
BON JOVI  
Bassist with Bon Jovi since 1994, Hugh has played with many artists, both live and in the studio. He has recorded with Willie Nelson, Richie Sambora, Steve Goodman, Ringo Starr, Bon Jovi, Lita Ford, Michael Bolton, Cher, Alice Cooper, and many others.
www.hugh-mcdonald.com

Hector Maldonado/Train
Hector Maldonado tours and performs with the Grammy winning rock group "Train". Hector Has played, recorded, and/or toured with Nyee Moses, Todd Howarth, Carolann Ames, Into The Presence, , Pat Monahan (Train), Eric Dover (Jellyfish, Sextus) and with the legendary Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix,) Hector's own recordings have been listed on top Americana charts. Recently he received an Honorable Mention in Billboard and in American Songwriter Magazine.

Wesley Switzer
(Jason Mraz)   Wesley Cole Switzer is a bassist, producer and music director in Los Angeles, CA. He's known for his versatile abilities, in working with artists from Jason Mraz to Victoria Justice and a variety of Nickelodeon and MTV artists, while also focusing on jazz, funk and soul.  As a hired-gun in genres spanning the charts, he's been able to use the Ubass in a variety of settings. "Regardless of who I'm working with, there's always an application for this great little bass!"     

Vicente Archer
Amos Lee,   Currently on tour with Amos Lee, Vicente has also performed with Stanley Jordan, Wynton Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Terence Blanchard, and Freddie Hubbard. www.vicentearcher.com

Dave Pomeroy
About the U-Bass Dave says: "The U-Bass is for real!... It's an incredibly compact bass with a huge sound. It's like a stealth bass, it's portable and powerful!” Dave has played on over 400 albums with artists that include Elton John, EmmyLou Harris, Allison Kraus, Peter Frampton, and the Chieftans. Dave is also a solo artist with several releases available on Earwave Records.  http://davepomeroy.com/

Ira Coleman
Sting, Herbie Hancock, Branford Marselis  www.iracoleman.com   

Arthur Fleischmann, Ryan Star
Arthur Fleischmann is a New York native bassist and sound designer. When not on the road with his bands, Ryan Star or The Hate My Day Jobs, he can be found exploring, photographing, or causing a general ruckus in and around the NYC area.

Bryon Rossi
The American Secrets (a.k.a. – The FreeCreditScore.com Band), Schaeffer “The Ubass is brilliant.  It’s a beautiful instrument and it sounds amazing.  So much fun to play!  Everyone asks me about it after they see and hear it live.”  Bryon is a member of the Detroit-based band The American Secrets, most known for their appearances in the new FreeCreditScore.com commercials currently airing nationwide.  He also fronts the rock act, Schaeffer.

Pops Popwell
Pops Popwell is a legendary bass player who provided the bottom end for The Young Rascals, The Crusaders and the Macon Rhythm Section. The Young Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. His album credits include George Benson, Al Jarreau, Bobby Womack, Larry Carlton, Joe Sample, and Smokey Robinson. Pops is the Co-writer of "Boy Meets World" with Rap star Erick Sermon and also wrote "Feelin Funky" on The Crusades album Those Southern Knights..

Marco Panascia
Kenny Barron, Eric Reed
Mentored by Los Angeles studio legend, Carol Kaye, Panascia was the first prize winner of the 1998 Edinburgh International Double Bass competition in Scotland. Marco's performance credits on acoustic and electric bass include some of the most highly regarded artists on the contemporary jazz scene including Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Bobby McFerrin, Chris Botti, among many others. http://www.marcopanascia.com

LARRY PAXTON, Staff bassist Grand Ole Opry  
Larry is one of Music City's first call session bassists in addition to being the staff bassist in the Grand Ole Opry house band. Other credits include Alabama, George Jones, George Strait, Kris Kristofferson, Alan Jackson, Willie Nelson, and Dolly Parton. "It really sounds like an upright bass with a pickup."

Matt Grundy
Matt Grundy is an Orange County based bassist/producer/songwriter with Donavon Frankenreiter "The UBASS is Amazing!  Each night after our set I get a ton of questions about it from fans.  People can't believe such a big sound comes from such a small instrument, and quite frankly, neither can I!"

Miguel Briseno/Lord Huron
Miguel Sanchez-Briseno, is a Los Angeles based musician/producer. He is known for his ace genre-hopping abilities, energetic live shows, and use of odd instruments. Miguel is quickly making a name as one of LA's up and coming bassists and is a member of the L.A. based folk rock group Lord Huron, who will be performing at Lollapalooza 2011. "I simply cannot put the UBass down. So much fun to play.The low end on this little beast is unreal" Lordhuron.com

NATHAN AWEAU Hapa
In 2002 Hapa released their first album entitled “Maui”, which peaked at number 7 on Billboard Magazine’s World Music chart and went on to win 4 Hoku Awards. Nathan was also honored with the Hoku award for “Male Vocalist of the Year” in 2002 as well as  “Song of the Year” and “Contemporary Hawaiian Album of the Year”. His jazz album, “Bass Etude”, was honored with the “Jazz Album of the Year” award.
http://www.hapa.com

Stephen Jones
AAA life long resident of Hawaii,  Stephen has over 37 years of experience as a professional musician and recording engineer. He has performed and recorded with many Hawaiian and International stars including Jake Shimabukuro,  Bill Tapia, Kapono Beamer, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Aaron Neville, The Honolulu Symphony Orchestra Pops, and Matt Catingub Orchestra of Hawaii

Jane Miller
Jane Miller is an Associate Professor in the Guitar Department at Berklee College of Music. She is also a contributing writer for Premier Guitar Magazine and Acoustic Guitar Magazine. She performs solo guitar shows as well as with with her jazz group. "I am just loving my little UBasses. They are a perfect fit for my small hands, and sound great on my recordings as well as with my acoustic guitar ensemble at Berklee." Her group has recorded three CDs. janemillergroup.com. She also has a jazz guitar lesson series on jamplay.com.

Troy Lancaster
Nashville session ace Troy Lancaster's guitar tracks have been featured on recordings that  include Taylor Swift, Wade Brown, George Jones, Trace Adkins, Brooks and Dunn, and Jo Dee Messina. Troy finds the U-Bass to be a perfect complement to his own project studio in size and in tone, More bass less space!“After spending some time with the U-Bass, I've discovered it's a unique, wonderful tool for making all types of music.”

MIKO ESPANOL  
Miko's bass credits include projects with New West 5, Garrett Morris, Tony White, Ron Kobayashi, and the Hour of Power Orchestra. Miko's jazz fusion trio, MPG is the house band for SNL legend Garrett Morris' Downtown Comedy Club in Los Angeles. Since 2007 Miko has been a featured bassist at the Crystal Cathedral, Robert Schuller's mega-church where he holds down the bass chair at C3 (Crystal Cathedral Contemporary). www.mikobass.com

Gary Wicks, Manhattan Transfer
Gary is an LA based bassist, composer, & songwriter. His career in studio & live performing has taken him around the globe. He holds a degree from New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, MA. www.garywicks.com“I love my UBass!! This bass is small but mighty with a ton of low end. It has a VIBE! It is a groovy little bass! I can carry it on the plane & travel anywhere with it. After each performance I am asked what that amazing sounding instrument is. I feel like I am on the cutting edge of the bass world with a secret weapon-the Kala UBass!”  www.garywicks.com hhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1L7xAyBOUdM

Kai Kurosawa  
Being realized as one of the most original musicians on tap-style "monster" guitars, Kai has been travelling the globe far and wide as a performer/educator. He considers the U-Bass to be the smallest largest beast: "My U-Bass has a fat sweat sound.. people love the heavy deadly ROAR! Very versatile; works excellent with all types of ensemble settings small and large, as well as performing fully orchestrated original solo pieces all by myself." Kai's credits include Collide (NSIC, Resident Evil), woodwind master Vinny Golia, Los Angeles Electric 8, Sharp Three, The Faded, to name a few. www.happysad.org
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMKcRZtivjE