Ever hear of a 1 string bass?

[After Forever]

I went to a Primus concert and that dude whipped out some wierd looking and sounding 1 string bass like instrument with a bar on the top he would pull down as he played it with a violin bow. Anyone know what this is? Does anyone else actually play one of these or is it something odd?

 

[Christopher]

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

 

[Superdave]

Like one of those broom stick/washtub basses?

 

[Stubb]

Originally posted by After Forever
I went to a Primus concert and that dude whipped out some wierd looking and sounding 1 string bass like instrument with a bar on the top he would pull down as he played it with a violin bow. Anyone know what this is? Does anyone else actually play one of these or is it something odd?

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

 

[redneck2wild]

Originally posted by After Forever
Ever hear of a 1 string bass?

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.

 

[Matthew Bryson]

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

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.

 

[Brilliant Fool]

Originally posted by Creepy
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.

 

[After Forever]

i was at the show in detroit as well, it was crazy, he stuck that whamola thing like 5 feet from me.

 

[moptoptony]

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 Grossman]

- Dave

 

[Treena Foster]

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[After Forever]

that thing is definitly sweet, is there any play i can buy one of those?

 

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