1937 Regal Bassoguitar. Her name is "Victoria".
And the mandobass, I take it, is named "Albert"?
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Acoustic bass guitar
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And the mandobass, I take it, is named "Albert"?
Okay, pics! I insist on pics! I want to see how this strap is designed. I'm jealous.
Well I use the peg on the back end of course - what I did at the neck was to run some nylon strapping under the end of the fingerboard and then around under the neck, so the neck joint is carrying the weight. I don't have it together at the moment but sure, I'll try to get it out and rigged up this weekend.
Might need to use a wide angle lens to fit all of me and her in the pic though! lol
Well I use the peg on the back end of course - what I did at the neck was to run some nylon strapping under the end of the fingerboard and then around under the neck, so the neck joint is carrying the weight. I don't have it together at the moment but sure, I'll try to get it out and rigged up this weekend.
This is similar to an idea I had been toying with, but which I have not yet done a prototype. Neck dive I can deal with; my principal concern is will I have all that weight on my back and shoulder.
Someplace out on the web is a pic of the bassist for some hayseed plowboy touring act, circa late forties/early fifties. His strap is a rope (!), with one end anchored at the headstock. Double "ouch" on that.
Yeah, I got one of those double shoulder plus belt straps for this to help carry the weight. Only tried it on a couple of times rigged up with the Regal prototype strap.
A rope? Ouch!
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A lot of that has to do with the way Goolge interacts with Pinterest. I've been starting to make Pinterest an exclusion on image searches lately, because the site is less than useless. Especially if you don't sign up for an account. And when you run a search, Google shows you all pictures on the same page that has just one relevant image.
In short, Pinterest is really annoying for image searches.
In short, Pinterest is really annoying for image searches.
Agreed. I find Pinterest simply infuriating. But I was linking to Google Images, which would not paste the link I was copying, so I just deleted the post. But if one does do the Google Images search for bassoguitar player, pics of some other interesting large acoustic basses get harvested as well. Enough to convince bholder he still has some gaps in his collection.
I have had a Dean 5 string acoustic bass for about 5 years now. The poor craftsmanship on this bass required a considerable amount of modifications and work required just to make it playable. In any case, I have found that in unplugged situations that the bronze strings work with 2 but not more than that, acoustic guitars, and only when we all are working to control our volume. The nylon strings though, provide a very desirable sound and makes the ability to play it much more enjoyable. The one drawback from the nylons is you defiantly need to upgrade the crappy non amplified preamp that came with it and plug it in to a small amp.. I always viewed it as a test bed for entry into the world of acoustic bass and it has been a good learning experience. The greatest benefit was to be able to modify it to suit my taste fairly inexpensively.
This will get You well into Upright territory, timbrally, at a 34" inch mensur... Chennell Arco ABG
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Looks like somebody sprang for a couple of Toby Chennell's Arco Basses. Sweet!
I have be using my Tacoma fretless 5 since 2002. One of the reasons I bought it was that here in Tokyo houses tend to be very close together... and I didn't need and problems with the neighbors.
I finally got around to replacing the original pick up with a K&K a while back, and I reccommend it for any Tacoma owner( you will need a friend with skinny arms to help install)... wow, talk about "new life". It is now appearing in more and more "live" shows, and coupled with the Rumble 500 more "wow!"
I use Thomastik Infield Acousticore strings, and prefer them over the jazz flats. (which live on my '51 reissue.)
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I just picked one of these up at a discount and really like it so far. Plenty of volume, I'd say at least as much as my Fender Victor Bailey ABG. So much more comfortable in terms of ABG size as well.
