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8 and 9 String Basses

stew - i've seen the pics! seeing those gaps between the individual bridges scares me! ;)

oversoul - unfortunately I cannot publicly reveal the body until the beast is finished and in my hands. The thing is just too damn ugly! All you TB'ers will be hunting it down with pitchforks and hoes like that scene in frankentstein. It wasn't named the hideous claw for nothing. At least when it's done, it will have a fighting chance. Although, I promise to occasionally leak a small piece of the thing every once in awhile in random threads. :ninja:

brownebass_210 - I'm flattered!!! although, I don't own any rights to pac-man at all, and I can't tell you not to - to be honest, I wouldn't be too stoked about another pac-man (mrs., baby or junior) bass around. The classic game thing is very deep for me - both in my childhood and the passion I've had for collecting the old games themselves (I have a garage and a storage shed full of them). it would really bum me out if someone said "hey you know that pac-man bass?" and someone shows a picture of a different bass than mine! :( - the hideous claw (mentioned above) was originally going to have an atari centipede inlay/theme - and I do have a couple of arcade game themed basses planned in the future... but like I said, I have no control of you or anybody else and I don't own the rights, so do whatever makes you happy! :)

Speaking of Ms. Pac-Man, [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] of the opening theme played on the Pac-Man 9-string. (hahaha... I just love leaking this stuff out). It's even half-distorted!

As for Donkey Kong, Mark or BrowneBass you are welcome to stop by my garage and try to beat my high score! ;)

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abark000 said:
How does it work, what are the requirements for invitation, etc.


If I qualify I got the napkins and plates. :D

everyone is invited :). bring your basses, come and hang out. some of the ones we've had in the past have been pretty formal and fancy, but the one's i had at my house i've tried to keep as informal as possible :)

more news will be coming soon :)
 
marc - yes, that's popeye. I'm not ****ing around here. ;) mario/zelda to come.

brownebass - website... I'm focusing most of my attention on recording, but I hope to have something up soon. :hmm: M.E.U. 9-string is pretty much impossible at that scale length. And bowing the 7-string M.E.U. is pretty near impossible, from what Bill has told me.

balor - it's 35" - 32".
 
Bernie Connors said:
there's an low F# on this beauty:

I've never played a bass with a low F# but would love to. What does the F# string sound like? Is it even audible?

On most piano's I cannot even make sense of the low A and that is only a step below a low B string!