Olson Guitarworks 17 String

[Runnerman]

Have a look at this behemoth of an instrument. Yay, nay or wth is that?

...and I wonder if it really does have 4 trussrods

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Why?

 

[bholder]

Not for me.

 

[Brother Goose]

Whatever gets you through the night...

I draw the line at 6 strings, personally

 

[lz4005]

That is an abomination.
16 or 18 would have been fine, though.

 

[AltGrendel]

 

[songwriter21]

That doesn't even look like it's meant for a human. It looks like a joke (or photoshopped).

 

[Woodchuck]

Eh, if it works for him.

 

[lz4005]

But seriously, instruments like that are usually the equivalent of the 8 foot tall bass drums and 10 foot tall saxophones they used to make as barely-functional, one-off retail attention-getters.

They're advertising pieces that get people talking about the person/company that made them.

 

[TolerancEJ]

Sure... if your plan is to use a forklift to hold the Bass while you play it.

 

[Runnerman]

Sure... if your plan is to use a forklift to hold the Bass while you play it.

There doesn't appear to be a strap button so.....

 

[Runnerman]

This from their Facebook page....

"Built this 17 string for YouTube personality, Jared Dines. Stay tuned on his YouTube channel to see it in action!

"

 

[dannster]

It was built for Jared Dines. Keep an eye on his youtube for him playing it at some point! Jared Dines

 

[Mark76]

MOICY!

 

[buldog5151bass]

Maybe he can do something with it. For me, it should burn well in my wood stove nicely.

 

[Josh Kneisel]

Is that technically a harp now?

 

[Single Coil]

That is a prime example of the wrong number of strings.

 

[Nev375]

It's what happens when someone who takes up bass to overcompensate for physical shortcomings STILL needs to overcompensate more.

This is a worst case scenario. Tragic really.

 

[BassUrges]

I prefer a 16+1 headstock.

 

[Reedt2000]

Have a look at this behemoth of an instrument. Yay, nay or wth is that?

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...and I wonder if it really does have 4 trussrods

Yay if your looking for whacky items to hang on the wall of your novelty resturant, as far as something that is playable... not so much