Anybody ever seen this bass in person?
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Sold it years ago, wonder where it is now...
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Sold it years ago, wonder where it is now...
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3-String sighting - have you seen my old bass?
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Chef
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Why, it's the same as the point of a four-string bass, just said with fewer words.
It's the haiku of basses.
Chef
In Memoriam
But seriously, it's a study in minimalism. i.e. if Jamerson/Jaco/[insert 4-string bass legend here] did that with only four, what would they have done with even less? Plus, the neck is super comfy! Plus, Tony Levin played one! Plus, I love getting asked that question!
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- Aug 5, 2005
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- Endorsing Artist: J.C. Basses
Thank you! Got the body, bridge, (Nordy) pickup, and pickguard done for another one, too, just gotta build the neck.
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That would be cool! I used to tune it DAD and play barre chords all day long... I actually intended for it to have a d-tuner on the low string but when I got it I found the baseplate was so big it hit the "D"-string tuner on the other side of the (tiny) headstock.
Would be ESPECIALLY cool if it were a 6 or 9 string done with octave strings, you could get a world renowned drone sound out of that, but the neck wouldn't be punishingly wide or tight spaced. And I bet for all practical purposes it would have 98% of the notes you need.
Presidents of United States of America
Ballew and Dederer/McKeag play a basitar and guitbass, which are regular, six-string guitars with special modifications: Ballew's instrument has two bass strings (with which he plays bass parts), and Dederer/McKeag's instrument has three guitar strings (used to play guitar parts). The original idea came from Morphine frontman Mark Sandman, with whom Ballew had previously worked.
Guitars modified in this way use heavy-gauge strings for a heavier sound and are normally tuned in Drop D, though the Presidents play half a step lower in C#. For a basitar, the strings are placed in the D and B positions. Chris uses a .60 gauge string tuned to C# and a .36 tuned to G#. On a guitbass, the strings are placed in the A, D, and G positions. .54 gauge tuned to C#, .42 to G#, and a .32 gauge tuned to C#.
Ballew and Dederer/McKeag play a basitar and guitbass, which are regular, six-string guitars with special modifications: Ballew's instrument has two bass strings (with which he plays bass parts), and Dederer/McKeag's instrument has three guitar strings (used to play guitar parts). The original idea came from Morphine frontman Mark Sandman, with whom Ballew had previously worked.
Guitars modified in this way use heavy-gauge strings for a heavier sound and are normally tuned in Drop D, though the Presidents play half a step lower in C#. For a basitar, the strings are placed in the D and B positions. Chris uses a .60 gauge string tuned to C# and a .36 tuned to G#. On a guitbass, the strings are placed in the A, D, and G positions. .54 gauge tuned to C#, .42 to G#, and a .32 gauge tuned to C#.
Why, it's the same as the point of a four-string bass, just said with fewer words.
Hats off to you sir!!
THAT is a helluva good idea. I played 8s and 12s for years and would love to rock a 9!
I was thinking of Mark Sandman's stuff with Morphine as a good illustration of what can be done with a minimalist bass.
I still like havin' five, though...
