Double Bass
Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
Price: 649 EUR – 649 EUR
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The Fame UB-3 is a dark brown high-gloss electric upright bass with a slim poplar body, a piezo pickup under the bridge and dedicated sub-bass control, standing apart from its UB-1/UB-2 siblings as its own distinct build rather than a simple color variant.
About the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
Unlike the UB-1 and UB-2, which share an identical paulownia-body build and differ only in finish, the UB-3 is built around its own slim poplar body with an ebonized maple fingerboard and a maple neck, in a classic 3/4-size, 4-string format. A piezo pickup housed directly under the bridge captures playing nuance, feeding an active preamp built for both amplified performance and recording. Controls include volume and a dedicated sub-bass knob rather than the tone control found on the UB-1/UB-2, plus a headphone jack and an aux input that together make it ready for silent practice at any time. It's finished in dark brown high gloss and ships with a German-model bow, a stand, a cable and rosin - a noticeably more complete accessory package than the UB-1/UB-2's gig-bag-and-headphones kit.
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eBay Fame UB-3 Electric Upright Bass Dark Brown - E-Kontrabass 649 EUR View details
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eBay Fame UB-3 Electric Upright Bass Dark Brown - E-Kontrabass 649 EUR View details
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Sound character of the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
The under-bridge piezo pickup paired with an active preamp and a dedicated sub-bass control points toward a tone that can be pushed toward a deeper, more low-end-focused character than a simple volume/tone setup allows, though no independent listening impressions were found to confirm this beyond the manufacturer's own description.
What owners of the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown) say
No product-specific reviews surfaced in the sources checked, and direct retailer/marketplace pages returned access errors during research, so no independent owner sentiment can be reported here with confidence. What can be said is retailer-level: Thomann/Music Store carries a strong independent trust record generally, which at minimum points to a low-risk purchase in terms of support and returns, even without a direct verdict on this specific instrument's long-term playing experience.
Playability & handling of the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
The manufacturer's own framing leans heavily on practicality: the headphone jack and aux input are specifically called out as making the UB-3 ready for silent practice at any time, and the under-bridge piezo paired with an active preamp is described as capturing every nuance of playing for amplified or recorded use. No independent, product-specific player reviews turned up in the sources checked - the direct retailer and marketplace listings returned access errors during research - so this assessment leans on manufacturer description rather than accumulated user experience. The inclusion of a proper stand and a German-model bow out of the box, rather than just a gig bag, suggests Fame positions this as a slightly more complete package than the UB-1/UB-2.
Recommended accessories & strings for the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
A German-model bow, a stand, a connection cable and rosin come included - a more complete out-of-the-box package than the gig-bag-and-headphones kit that ships with the UB-1/UB-2. Headphones for silent practice are not included despite the headphone jack, so that's worth adding separately. Standard upright-bass care applies to the strings and bridge area.
Technical data for the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
| Size | 3/4, 4 strings |
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| Body | Slim poplar wood construction, dark brown high gloss finish |
| Neck | Maple |
| Fingerboard | Ebonized maple |
| Pickup | Piezo, mounted under the bridge |
| Electronics | Active preamp |
| Controls | Volume, sub bass, headphone jack, aux input |
| Included | Bow (German model), stand, cable, rosin |
Price history for the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
Cheapest seen: 649 EUR · Most expensive seen: 649 EUR
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The history of the Fame UB-3 (Dark Brown)
Fame's UB-3 offers a dark brown finish option within the brand's accessible electric upright bass series.
About Fame as a manufacturer
Fame is a house brand run by retailer Thomann/Music Store, built around making instrument categories that are normally expensive - like an upright bass - accessible at a lower price point, typically by working with manufacturing partners rather than running its own factory. Where the UB-1 and UB-2 are identical instruments sold only in different finishes, the UB-3 shows Fame extending the same affordable-niche-instrument strategy into a genuinely different build: a different body wood, a different electronics layout with sub-bass control and silent-practice connectivity, and a fuller accessory bundle - evidence that the house-brand approach isn't limited to simple reskins of one design.
