I'm not sure what's going on here...

[Papazita]

Amfisound Hellbass
https://reverb.com/item/257340-amfi...e-in-finland-ala-ritter-boutique-glockenklang

The six-stringer – dubbed the “Hellbass” – has two personalities. The first is a gorgeous, bright red 4-string bass with a 32˝ scale. The second is a deep, dark, 36˝ scale bass with two strings tuned an octave below a standard bass’s E and A. The 32˝ scale strings are separated with a extended nut, and altogether the frets line up on all six strings.

So...a standard 4-string, with additional LOW low e & a, tuned an octave down? I got that, but how does that nut work?

 

[Rune Bivrin]

It's just tunnel contraption and a zero fret at the second fret of the long scale.

Anyhow, it reminds me of a pretty new, very popular kind of candy in Sweden: Raspberry and Liqourice skulls.


Remember the old wisdom:
Just because it can be done, that doesn't mean it should be done...

 

[two fingers]

It's not for me but, honestly, it's a neat concept. I love it when people try new things. The craftsmanship seems to be there, so they didn't "kinda" do it. They went for it.

My judgement would be reserved until I hear somebody play it. It might be amazing. Who knows?

 

[David Jayne]

What Rune said. The funny thing with the ferrules can be thought of as a string tree. It simply holds the strings down against the black zero fret.

 

[Papazita]

Now that I've had my morning coffee, I see the nut & string ferrules that I completely overlooked earlier.
I was looking at it as a black slab resting over top of the strings.

 

[Egbert89]

I couldn't really imagine what kind of music that would work with

 

[Papazita]

Invent something new!

 

[KramerDon]

I'm wondering if my old fart ears could even hear an E an octave below normal or just feel it? That would be like 7 frets lower than my 5 string B?

 

[Iridescentone]

Not seeing a Zero fret there, just two nuts at different points. A bass with two separate scale lengths. Very cool, would love to check one out.

 

[hsech]

It's cool looking, but I can't imagine what use it might have in any of the styles of music I do. I don't think I could handle that beast.

 

[Jazz Ad]

It's like a low end counterpart to the Ibanez Ashula.

 

[Papazita]

Only fretted.

 

[NecroticImbecil]

Looks well made. However, I wonder do they not have capos in Finland?

 

[JIO]

It's just tunnel contraption and a zero fret at the second fret of the long scale.

Anyhow, it reminds me of a pretty new, very popular kind of candy in Sweden: Raspberry and Liqourice skulls.

It definitely is 'eye candy'

 

[raventepes]

I couldn't really imagine what kind of music that would work with

I don't know about everyone else, but I'd use them as open drones or use them in tandem for sub-harmonics

 

[khutch]

Not me but I would rip off those bridge cable low strings off and tune it like a regular six at the second fret/nut giving me two lower notes on the bottom two strings, assuming I ever bought one. It is similar to the Kubicki Ex Factor or the C extensions on a double bass. Not a new idea, but one with some advantages and this example appears to be well executed.

 

[Papazita]

It is a nice looking bass. I love the back!

 

[JIO]

It is a nice looking bass. I love the back!

Interesting… it appears to have some sort of translucent tort-like (plastic?) laminate - I noticed it in the hs pic. Would catch/hold light in a cool way.

 

[spade2you]

It seems that the design is utilizing something similar to Kubicki's extended scale for the low strings. This has also been done on upright basses.

 

[Jaco Taco]

That super low E string is silly. It's basically not even a musical note that low.