excuse me for flipping out, but...

[tfernandez]

http://orlando.craigslist.org/msg/1953354256.html
what am I gazing upon? I understand extended range basses with 12 strings, but a 12 string bass for octave/other interval tunings? 8 strings don't shock me, but a 12 kinda threw me a curve-ball there.
I can't even imagine re-stringing and tuning this beast

ok I'm done know. please continue with your business

[mrkreuzschlitz]

You could tune it from EADG, and have the strings tuned a major 3rd and a minor 5th from the root or any number of intervals and triads for weirdness.

Cool idea, but how would you conventionally use it?

[elgecko]

How about 18?

http://guitars101.wordpress.com/2008...g-bass-guitar/

[IronLung1986]

i've played one of those before. my cheap trick enthusiast friend has one. it's not as crazy as you would think, but you kinda need to use a pick. it doesn't work so well with fingerstyle. the sound it makes is pretty insane, my friend used it only for certain songs because of how it could easily dominate the mix.

[rojo412]

Just keep playing the intro from "Jeremy" over and over until the $550 has been amortized and then sell it before you break a string.

[ledyard]

that pic of the 18 was taken of Allen during a Allman Bros. show. A buddy of mine saw one of those shows. Allen walked out with that bass and started Whipping Post.
Allen is a phenominal player and one of my major influences any time i have a pick in hand. I cant imagine the sound of the Whipping Post intro being played by him on that beast.

[Mark Wilson]

Originally Posted by elgecko

How about 18?

http://guitars101.wordpress.com/2008...g-bass-guitar/

I would hang myself if I was the tech who had to intonate that.

[Rush-2112]

I knew I had seen one of those somewhere. Doug Pinnick of King's X uses/used one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qv4p4mLKR4

[knucklehead G]

This thread has suddenly got me wondering how many strings I can actually fret at once.. Plus I've suddenly got a serious thing going for King X. Thank you for the link!

[TolerancEJ]

15-String Warrior if you have $5K

http://www.edroman.com/detail_sheets...bass_d245.html

[lug]

.....pulls guts out of old piano and puts on ebay as 88 string extended range bass.

[duderasta]

Originally Posted by lug

.....pulls guts out of old piano and puts on ebay as 88 string extended range bass.

lol more like 200+ strings if you use a piano.....

[bassbully]

I get Tom's 12 string and why he invented it. He wanted his bass to sound more like a rhythm guitar to fill in the bands sound. He plays thru guitar amps to reduce to much lo end and strums allot with a pick. I always loved the band and his playing which wasnt the norm for most bassists.

Those other crazy multi string basses with footwide fretboards

[Rockman]

Originally Posted by mrkreuzschlitz

You could tune it from EADG, and have the strings tuned a major 3rd and a minor 5th from the root or any number of intervals and triads for weirdness.

Cool idea, but how would you conventionally use it?

No such thing as a minor 5th. I assume you mean diminished? Having strings tunes in a diminished triad would be kind weird.

[Doctor J]

Originally Posted by Rush-2112

I knew I had seen one of those somewhere. Doug Pinnick of King's X uses/used one

Doug gets an unbelievable tone with his 12 string, really ground-shaking, window-breaking kind of growl with it.