Has anybody ever seen a 15 string bass?

[Mike Rock]

I'm a big King's X fan, I love Dug's bass tone and just the general sound of a 12 string. I play a 5 string and was wondering if there were any ways to get a 15 string without going into generational debt trying to build a custom one

I'm also left handed

 

[ahbass2500]

Warrior has made a few of them. All the ones I have seen photos of were right handed and it is Warrior (so Custom).

A left handed 15 strings is not something you are going to find as anything other than custom.

 

[DJ Bebop]

I played this 24-stringed monster at NAMM years ago..

 

[Gervais Cote]

Have you considered buying a harp instead ?

 

[Gopherbassist]

I played this 24-stringed monster at NAMM years ago..

This is a testament to man's hubris.

 

[DJ Bebop]

This is a testament to man's hubris.

 

[J Wilson]

OK, lemme see here, left-handed 5-triplet 15-string bass.

Flats or rounds?

I'd pay $$ to hear the phone call to your Sweetwater Ambassador. They may be blowing them out as they get so few calls for a lefty.

I'm sure you could have one built by the right custom builder, probably your only real choice.

 

[Bar Band Bassman]

Paging @bassvarken!

BBB

 

[UntitledProject]

Allen Woody did 18. I thought I'd seen him with a 15 string with a darker body. Both modulus.

 

[Saetia]

I played this 24-stringed monster at NAMM years ago..

“We can do pretty much anything” - aside from answer emails or send orders out in a timely manner.

 

[Swamp_Ronin]

I feel like this is a really inefficient and expensive way to get from point A to point B

 

[Bill Whitehurst]

Sounds pretty stringy to me.
Let us know if you find one.

 

[MultiScaleMale]

How about playing through a pedal? I have a pretty decent patch for the Helix Stadium and it's a lot easier to tune. But would depend on what you want and how often you plan on using it.

 

[srayb]

It won’t be cheap, but I’m sure there are some luthiers that would love the challenge of building it for you. Good luck, I hope you can make it a reality. BTW, I love Dug Pinnick’s tone and playing style. Great singer too.

 

[DJ Bebop]

There’s always Alibaba.com.
You can find someone to build anything over there.

 

[MrAB4003]

I've never seen one, but I have heard one:

 

[J Wilson]

I can neither confirm nor deny that I've seen one.

 

[FretlessOwl]

Not left-handed, but it seems like Fieldy from Korn had a 15 at some point.

 

[Marc61]

There was a Warrior on Reverb for a while. Right handed of course.

 

[bassdude51]

Has anybody ever seen a 15 string bass?​

Me, no!

Gotta ask, "why?".

And, replacement strings?