For confused and misguided guitar players?

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dude.

there's a lot of more-than-4-or-5 string basses.

they seem to be targeted towards the bass enthusiast that loves "sweet jazz runs".
 
The former bassist in my band played that exact Conklin (the natural one). He is an incredible bassist and played the hell out of that thing. It sounds great. We used to tease him that it's so big you could land planes on it so we called it the "aircraft carrier." haha.
 
Damn....I use about 2 strings on my guitar, and have to learn a song to make use of all six......now 7 on a bass? Damn, I'm screwed....... :mad:
 
I figured they'd been out a while, but I hadn't seen them.
I live the sheltered life, you know.....
 
cellardweller said:
When will the madness end? 7-string basses!

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As you may be able to tell because of the high pricetag, those actually come with a midget that has to stand under it so it doesn't dislocate your shoulder. It was part of a civil lawsuit settlement.

The midget can be used for other things, too, like tossing. They're non-union.
 
ez_willis said:
As you may be able to tell because of the high pricetag, those actually come with a midget that has to stand under it so it doesn't dislocate your shoulder. It was part of a civil lawsuit settlement.

The midget can be used for other things, too, like tossing. They're non-union.
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Man...if they're cute, can I bang em?
 
Bill Dickens plays a 9 string bass. 9 separate strings (not like the Hamer 8 and 12 string basses) The low string is the F sharp below the B on a 5 string bass.
 
This is the 9 string
 

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I'm just waiting for someone to post a link to an 18-string acoustic. Surely they'd exist if the've managed to get 12 string basses happening :)
 
Actually, there was a luthier in Wichita about 35 years ago who made an 18-string guitar. The strings were set in courses of three tuned: dDd-gGg-cCc-fFf-AAA-DDD [concert pitch tuned down one whole step]
I met someone in 1972 who actually owned one of the monsters. It had a bolted-on neck using 7 bolts and it had three truss rods. The center truss rod was non-adjustable. That thing was HEAVY. I asked the guy who owned it how much he spent annually for chiropractor bills.
I also asked him how he purchased strings for it. He said he started with a stock set of D'Addarios for a 12-string and then purchased extras of the appropriate guages for the extra octave and unison strings.
 
ez_willis said:
Dude has a capo on the bass.

Don't think I've ever seen that before.
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That's not a capo. It's a piece of rope that he uses to keep the strings from vibrating when he's not playing them. You can buy the rope from him on his website.
 
This topic has been run before & it comes up again because they keep on coming out.
I HATE THEM. Probably because I'm a remedial bassist & have trouble using all 4 on mine but REALLY, WHAT IS THE POINT?
There are enough notes on the real old fashioned 4 string things to do a run from here to next Sunday. I could even see the point of the 2 string bass used by the bassist in (I hope I get it right) Microdisney.
The ones that mimic 12 string guitars (paired octave strings) give a muddy sound, the ones that just have extra strings presume too much of the original intentions of a bass - (might as well play a sample right across a keyboard) & as for playability - they aren't, can't, won't shouldn't...
Well, you get my drift...I tend not to like them very much at all.
 
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