Ever hear of a 1 string bass?

Atlansia of Japan makes a 1 string bass called the Solitaire.

 

Like one of those broom stick/washtub basses?

 

It's called Whamola, I think. Some fans made it for him, and dropped it off at his hotel.

 

A 1 string bass makes sense.

I have seen a number of local bands where the bassist only uses the first string.
Some of the guitarists for the same bands only use the first 3 strings with just bar chords.

Maybe someone could get rich by marketing 3 string guitars tuned D-A-D and 1 string basses.

 

This is corect.

To after forever - Les does not play the Whamola with a bow - the Whamola is played by hitting the string with a drum stick to strike a note and the lever on top is basically a tremelo that is usd to change the pitch.

 

It's a simple pulley.

Pretty damned cool, I saw him play it in detroit recently.

He stuck it in the crowd and let some dude mess with the pulley... Too cool, man.

 

Speaking of alternate ways to string basses, I don't see why baritone guitars aren't popular. They're trés underrated as instruments. I mean, REAL chords on a bass...what's not to like?

 

- Dave

 

http://www.welshcrew.com/kevin/whamola.html


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