Interesting 8-string on e-bay

[5fretless]

Folks,

Saw this recently on good 'ol evil bay.......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GCB-Custom-Ha...oryZ4713QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Is that zebrano (zebra wood) I see as the top on the body and headstock?

Anyone ever heard of GCB basses ?

Bill

 

[lyle]

looks pretty nice but their control lay out is horrible

 

[velvetkevorkian]

i would buy that for less than £250! ok, it'll probably go for more, but still, how often do you see ANY non doubled 8 string for under, ooooh, a grand (£)?

 

[lamborghini98]

MMM

I really like the idea of having something really original like that. The price is amazing, but the control layout is pretty annoying looking. I would buy it if I had the spare cash laying around.

The most important part to me is that its really original.

 

[bassteban]

Add about a dozen more knobs- then the presently goofy-looking ones will blend right in.

 

[Daniel Baskin]

So...are you thinking of getting it? If I had the money I would buy it in a...well not a heartbeat, but after a little reading and deliberation in this topic, I would buy it.

Something like this will give me a good idea of what a super-multi-stringed bass will play like after having owned it for a while because a *edit* 6 *edit* string bass is more of a basic bass than SMS bass, with 7 being on the fence.

 

[gottawalk]

Having only gone so far as 5 strings, I look at that neck and wonder, how do you get your hand around it to get your fingers to all the strings? That baby's wide! Must be a different kind of technique for reach in the left hand?

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

If it didn't look like it would neckdive straight to the floor, I might have considered it.

 

[A9X]

I would be very leery of the seller. Check his feedback.
I have some very painful experiences of dealing with him.

 

[Fealach]

Hmm... Anyone want to go halves on it? Split the price, and saw the bass into 2 4 strings?

Ugh.

 

[lamborghini98]

If it didn't look like it would neckdive straight to the floor, I might have considered it.

Hmm... interesting point.

 

[lamborghini98]

If it didn't look like it would neckdive straight to the floor, I might have considered it.

Hmm... interesting point.

 

[CrazyArcher]

I don't get the ppl who build such things... It's supposed to be a bass, not a fretted orchestral harp!!! 6 strings are an absolute (and steady) maximum for me....

 

[Fealach]

I don't get the ppl who build such things... It's supposed to be a bass, not a fretted orchestral harp!!! 6 strings are an absolute (and steady) maximum for me....

 

[VinceLovesF]

Oh yeah, that one is not that bad!
If I had money, I would come to bid.

Vince

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

I don't get the ppl who build such things... It's supposed to be a bass, not a fretted orchestral harp!!! 6 strings are an absolute (and steady) maximum for me....

Sounds like you've never seen a harp before...

 

[The Clap]

From the Auction:

The sound,fit and finish,and overall quality of this axe on par with any bass you'll find anywhere

That sentence doesn't even have meaning. On par with every bass? That's not a particularly good thing

 

[gottawalk]

So....no one wants to discuss the technique of playing one of these "bad babies"?!? Must be quite a reach!

 

[Daniel Baskin]

It's really not as bad as you think. I have a pretty wide six string, and that seems completely normal to me, not a bit too wide. It would just take some getting used to.

 

[Unchain]

So....no one wants to discuss the technique of playing one of these "bad babies"?!? Must be quite a reach!

I play my bass teacher's Conklin 7-String and it feels right at home! And I play four string!