Double Bass LIES!!!

[UBERMUNSCHIST]

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[Valerus]

Yes.

 

[Zayn8]

That might possibly be the most terrifying instrument ever.

 

[Marcus Johnson]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octobass

 

[bobalew]

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English at bottom of page.

Questions come to mind:

• At those frequencies do you bother to tune? If so, how do you reach the pegs 11 feet off the floor?
• How do you MOVE the thing?
• How do you INSURE the thing?
• Will a Realist pick-up work?

I suppose the Pacific Rim is bringing one to market ...

 

[Felessan]

Neato, thanks for the link! It seems they updated their website and took new photos. Nice.

His bow-grip reminds me of the grip needed for Heitbrink's ironwood bows....

It looks like it's on a rolling platform. You can see in the photos that the same platform in the big room is also used on stage.

The tuners are in the tailpiece.

-Trevor

 

[Rebop]

It's all lever actuated! Like a gigantic bass-puppet!

I vote we now refer to this instrument as a 'bass-puppet'. Maybe?

 

[Roger Davis]

I bet he'll still get asked 'Is that a cello?'

 

[Roger Davis]

Keyboard player says, 'Bloody fixer's let me down again. I asked for bass and drums.'

I'll stop now.

 

[Rebop]

I bet he'll still get asked 'Is that a cello?'

That reminds me of the time I was loading in on a gig and someone saw my bass and said, "Hey, look, it's an oboe!"

 

[Johnny Atomic]

Would that be considered a 7/4????

 

[Huy Nguyen]

Imagine trying to do a bebop solo on that bass. I don't know which would happen first: a lever breaks or your right hand falls off.

 

[MR PC]

Well, one nice lady referred to my Azola EUB as a "Viola on a Stick". Could be the highest/lowest compliment a viola player has ever recieved.

 

[dchan]

I wonder how much the overweight charges are when you decide to take the thing on a plane.