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Best part, it's made in China...
Best part, it's made in China...
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For When A 6-String Bass Just Won't Cut It...
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I love when a instrument makes simple things more difficult to play just for it's own sake .
If you want to own/play it, all the power to you. I think 6 or 7 strings are my limit for comfort and familiarity.
I might be tempted by a Conklin 9-string, but that would be my maximum. Occasionally, I look at the Conklin website and find myself reading about the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] series. A 9-string Club model would be $5200.
I might be tempted by a Conklin 9-string, but that would be my maximum. Occasionally, I look at the Conklin website and find myself reading about the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] series. A 9-string Club model would be $5200.
No problem with it, but 17 strings seems like an odd place to stop, for me.
I guess I’m an even number of strings guy, when you get over 10 strings....?
I guess I’m an even number of strings guy, when you get over 10 strings....?
The old quote is appropriate: "The WHY question occurs to me."
And my own quote for this situation: "Just because something is possible doesn't mean it's a good idea."
And my own quote for this situation: "Just because something is possible doesn't mean it's a good idea."
Its a guitar youtuber Jared Dines commissioned as a prop for a comedy video two years ago. The person he was buying it from ended up being a scam artist who stole his deposit and never delivered the instrument. You can see Jared's initials inlayed at the 12th fret.
It was was intended to troll people who start threads like this, as well as metal guitar players who detune a lot.
He ended up getting an 18 string built in 2018.
He's fully aware of how ridiculous it is. That was the point.
I don't know about the 17, but on the 18 its D#, G#, C#, F#, B, E, D#, G#, C#, F#, B, E, A, D, G, B, E, A from lowest to highest. At least that's what it was when they presented it at NAMM last year.
Basically he put the skinniest string he could find on one side, the thickest on the other and then started over a couple of times in the middle because it wasn't physically possible to have a linear 4ths tuning across that much range.
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He looks like a nice kind djentleman.
You could dry your laundry and put out a wholesome buffet and have enough strings free to play any form of Americana.
Currently for sale on Reverb!
Best part, it's made in China...
That's one weird looking alligator.
Yeah, still wouldn't wanna mess with them - not sure how long their memories are!it aint gonna SNAP now
nor me dont wanna come across one i think im safe hear in the uk prob get nightmares to night thoughYeah, still wouldn't wanna mess with them - not sure how long their memories are!
