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6-String with 30 frets.

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The Reff

Feb 11, 2004
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I'm looking for a 6-string bass with 30 frets. It could be a custom bass or it could be a stock model - do they exist ?

Does anyone know if there's some custom builders out there that does a better job building those instruments with special features ?

Does any names or brands pop into your heads ? :)
 
#5
Certainly there are no "stock" 6 string basses with 30 frets, and you could have a custom builder make you one...but his question, and mine, would be...why?

30 frets is a pretty arbitrary number, theoretically speaking. Why not just go with a 7 string bass with 24 frets? Extended range basses with more strings as opposed to more frets sound better and function better, because as you move up the fingerboard you lose two things, tone and comfort. The great thing about 6+ string basses is that you increase range across the fingerboard instead of up the fingerboard, you dig?

Besides, IMHO the best feeling and sounding basses are 34" scale, as opposed to 35 or 36".
 
#7
My idea was actually to have a 6 string made that goes from E-F. I play a lot of chords and its difficult to reach across more than 5 strings IMO.

Does Conklin only make 34" or does he makes other scale lengths as well ?

Edit: So if I should a 7 String it would be from E - A# with 24 frets 8 (if I want the same tonal range).How is it to play those high F and A# strings?
According to Conklins website they are .022/.018 and .015/.011 - it seems very thin to me .............. :)
 
#8
The Reff said:
My idea was actually to have a 6 string made that goes from E-F. I play a lot of chords and its difficult to reach across more than 5 strings IMO.

Does Conklin only make 34" or does he makes other scale lengths as well ?
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He makes other scales. I know for a fact that he does 35" and multiscale, but he'll probably do any scale really.
 
#9
this mucho famous conklin has 30 frets:

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edit- scalewise, Bill Conklin goes 34" scale unless requested otherwise, mine for example will have a fan of 35"-32", ever tought about going fanned?
 
#11
edit- scalewise, Bill Conklin goes 34" scale unless requested otherwise, mine for example will have a fan of 35"-32", ever tought about going fanned?[/QUOTE]

No - I haven't thought about that. I think main concern is how it is to go back and forth between fanned and not fanned basses - is it difficult ?
 

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