A 9-String Bass

[Ben Lesser]

Good lord! I had no idea you were building this.

Impressive, to say the absolute least.

Could we get some better pictures in the sun or something?

 

[subcontra]

I want to hear it!

 

[Connor]

freakin' sweet, on my teet, down the street, messin' with the beat, cause this is heddewigs feat.

i'm liking the bass, why no C#?

 

[Obese Chess]

CONNOR! SINCE WHEN DO YOU LURK HERE!?

Also, incredible bass, dude. Wow.

edit for curious kids: Connor is one of my better friends in real life. This is weird. Everyone I know is joining TB!!!

 

[blizzard]

That is absolutely amazing and I'm loving the new headstock shape.


LOL a minimalist when it comes to controls, I would love to have a volume for each pickup.

 

[thonkbass]

looks amazing karl..

 

[Son of Magni]

So now that I've let this think settle in for a couple weeks and tweeked the action a bit I'll try to give you an idea what it sounds like. Remember I don't play fretted basses very often (basically never), also it's kind of easy to get lost with all these strings.

This is passive and there's no tone controls so it might sound a bit trebley since it's just direct into my sound card.

So this is too long I know. Basically I'm doing some arpeggiated runs to expose what it sounds like all up and down and across the fingerboard.
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This is me just screwing around with a little melody I like to play sometimes. Based on a maj 10th interval.
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[CTF6]

and...

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Now THAT'S tasty!

 

[Son of Magni]

Good lord! I had no idea you were building this.

Impressive, to say the absolute least.

Could we get some better pictures in the sun or something?

Pictures in the sun

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[fryBASS]

Absolutely beautiful!!!

 

[Yvarg]

Very classy!

 

[Baryonyx]

I dig that, especially the pickup arrangement!

 

[alexei]

SUPER CALI FRAGI LISTIC ....

ewwww I mean awesome bass!! The MonaLisa between basses...
I have to say it sounds pretty nice in flat clean EQ as I think those recordings are. arent they?

Well... i always though like artwork of every instrument I see... Quality do not end in sound for me. It has to have good estructure, durability and a kicking aes look like this one.

Good Job man, I admire you. Truly.