The contrabass balalaika, oh yeah!

[D.A.R.K.]

Got to mix the Red Elvis's band a few times, their bass player uses one- Great, massive sound.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jm_jj396aJ8

[Klonk]

How tall are you in real life??

You look like you are 4 feet tall with that thing + the height of your mic stand

/ontopic
Incredibly cool instrument!

[BKBassDude]

Looks amazing, though perhaps it's cause of the Youtube sound quality, but I can't see anything here tonally that you couldn't get out of a much easier to carry instrument. But if it's part of your heritage or a big visual part of your gig, more power to ya.

[chadds]

Originally Posted by T-Bird

Hi.

Cool, an istrument that's more difficult to transport than a DB, but still easier than a B3 .

Regards
Sam

Still easier than a B3 and two Leslies.

[JAUQO III-X]

Originally Posted by BrandenSteele

Contrabass balalaika strings are pretty hard to find, and are not made in North America. I'm not too picky because of this so I usually order them from Ebay, 3 packs at a time usually.

Thanks for the info.

[Immigrant]

It's cool! And it makes me want some Doritos!

[TolerancEJ]

Originally Posted by RED J

Did it come with a hardshell case ?

Yes, but unfortunately it looked like this... so the baggage handlers refused to load it onto the aircraft.