higher octave basses?

[clanner]

what can you tell me? I've searched and I can't find much on tenor, baritone,and piccolo bass? I'm intersted because I already play several instruments and I'm also a history buff. I wan tto know everything I can about my instrument and its' history and different designs

thank you.

 

[JimmyM]

Tenor basses were created a few years ago by Victor Wooten...they're just a regular bass strung A, D, G, C.

Piccolo basses were created in the 70's by Carl Thompson and Stanley Clarke. They're strung an octave higher than a regular bass, like the lowest 4 strings on a guitar.

There is no baritone bass. There is, however, a baritone guitar, which is tuned B, E, A, D, F#, B and has a slightly longer scale length than a regular guitar.

 

[clanner]

thank you. this info is invaluable to me.

 

[Keef]

Tenor basses were created a few years ago by Victor Wooten...they're just a regular bass strung A, D, G, C.

Didn't Stanley do that also, years earlier?

 

[LeTrull]

Didn't Stanley do that also, years earlier?

Yup.