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06-28-2008, 10:39 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | Any 8 string bangers besides Stew and John here?
What made you decide to go there?
Was it an easy transition?
What brand/luthier did you choose?
whats your ideal string spacing?
Any real neck problems?
Thanks for replying. Not excluding Stew or John but I know they are and they have a wealth of material here already. Pleases chime in though because I'm really giving serious thought to moving up to even spaced 8, and changing my aproach to bass alltogether.
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06-28-2008, 11:12 AM
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Endorsing Artist, Schroeder Cabinets | | Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Columbia, Missouri, USA | | | Talking about courses (4x2), or 8 strings tuned in 4ths?
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06-28-2008, 11:52 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: LOS ANGELES, CA | | | Jauqo has an AWESOME blue single-cut 8 string (BEADGCFBb) made by Mike Adler. |
06-29-2008, 01:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave Muscato  Talking about courses (4x2), or 8 strings tuned in 4ths? | Straight 8, not 4 with octaves.
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06-29-2008, 04:46 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Dallas, TX | | | Oh, that's another animal altogether.
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06-29-2008, 06:44 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Levy's Leathers Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto/Niagara Falls, Ontario | | | I want an 8 string.
only one more string to go! |
06-29-2008, 06:47 PM
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Endorsing: Ampeg | | Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Apopka, FL | | | I did a gig in January with Little Anthony and the Imperials, and their bassist had an 8-string Conklin. Sounded really good, but the neck was just plain gigantic. Reminded me of playing bass with a ski for a neck.
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06-29-2008, 06:50 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Colorado | | Sometimes I am a 10 stringer ... 
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06-29-2008, 11:43 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Abingdon, Virginia | | Sometimes Stew is a 10 stringer also.  
Unfortunately this bass bit the dust during hurricane Katrina. Stew has a new Conklin 10 string now. I don't have any pictures of it though. |
06-29-2008, 11:55 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD | | I've been playing a Conklin 8 for several years now...
As far as what pushed me up the hill (not off the cliff yet!), was actually Bill Conklin. I approached him about building me another 7 and he suggested the 8 (adding the low F#). Admittedly, it was a more difficult transition than was 6 to 7...adding the low F# threw my right hand navigation outta whack for a good bit, but soon enough it was all worth it 
I (knock on woods) haven't had any issue with the bass as far as neck tension, tuning, or much else. It was two truss rods and graphite rods, so it's pretty stable.
The assets of having the added range are pretty obvious...The one (and big) drawback is the weight. The beautiful beast is a boat anchor. A good strap helps but at 1:30am, it's taken its toll
Hope that helps!
(Please excuse the dramatic stage lighting in the attached picture)
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06-30-2008, 12:06 AM
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Endorsing Artist: Levy's Leathers Moderator | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Toronto/Niagara Falls, Ontario | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Want a 9 Sometimes Stew is a 10 stringer also.
Unfortunately this bass bit the dust during hurricane Katrina. Stew has a new Conklin 10 string now. I don't have any pictures of it though. | Gotcha covered. 
Here's his 8-string too. I love this bass.  |
06-30-2008, 11:30 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Abingdon, Virginia | | Thanks Mark. I knew I had seen pictures of Stews new 10 string bass, I just couldn't remember where I saw them. |
06-30-2008, 11:40 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | Thanks for the comments and replies so far. Those basses are nice, the tens are a little scary but they look amazing.
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06-30-2008, 12:18 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | Although I primarily play 7's and sometimes 6's, I'm having a fretless 8 string built by FBB (won't see it until next year) for the express purpose of utilizing the F# without losing the existing BEADGCF tuning. In the interim, I've been playing a prototype fretless 8 made by a local cat. The prototype has some issues (bad neck dive being one of them) so it's really not a gigging bass.
For all practical purposes, the 7's do just about everything I need in my gigging environments. The 8 is definitely not a neccessity for me and will be used primarily for some small duo work with a guitar player ...
It wasn't a huge transition for me, but again, I'm not gigging with the big boy yet .... all things are pretty easy when you're sitting in your room by yourself ....  |
06-30-2008, 12:52 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | Hey Pointbass, any pics of that 8 laying around?
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06-30-2008, 01:10 PM
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Endorsing Artist: FBB Bass Works/Barker Bass | | Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Monroe Twp, NJ | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Lo end PUNCH Hey Pointbass, any pics of that 8 laying around? | Sorry Lo, no can do ... 
I have a solemn vow not to give out any details or pics until the builder gets the bugs worked out (it's his very first attempt at a bass). But as soon as I get the go ahead, I'll be glad to post up .... |
06-30-2008, 02:25 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hunts-Vegas, Alabama | | I'll play!
My Stambaugh SCNT8  
Have recently been thinking of getting a new preamp installed... Maybe one of the 2 Band types they put in the Low End Jazz basses!
Oh, Brian!!! 
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06-30-2008, 02:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hunts-Vegas, Alabama | | Here's a pic of my two Conklin 8s I had (along with the Stammie)..  |
06-30-2008, 02:37 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Racine,Wi | | | I've seen that Stammie here quite a few times, even for sale at one time I believe, a beautiful, great looking instrument. What way do you tune it?
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