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Sandberg Introduces their new 2 String Bass. Really? Why.
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Here's Mark Sandman sounding awesome on two strings. Bass solo at 3:43. Loved this guy.
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First thing that sprang to mind was Morphine and The Presidents. Thank you for posting that.
@brianrost That's so cool. Sometimes I fear that TB loses sight of that whole innovative, artistic, creative side of bass in favor of gear and tone.
Not to say tone isn't important, but music is more than *just* the sound, it is also how you choose to organize the sound(s) in time and by pitch. There is a lot to recommend minimalism in art and design, and The Presidents and Morphine are shining examples. I would have loved to have seen that improv band.But I also have to say I am a total more is more guy, and an 11 string bass in the hands of Jean Baudin is a beautiful thing. Heaping scorn on the choices of others is truly a fruitless pursuit.
This makes me reminisce about Tony Levin's destroyed EBMM 3-string Stingray. That was a cool bass.
And if course Mark Sandman, great player (RIP).
And if course Mark Sandman, great player (RIP).
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Depends on the price, honestly, because they are shortscale too. I remember a user on this forum (sorry I've forgotten his name), but he built a 2 string, shortscale bass for his son, who I think was 3 years old at the time. Looked basically perfect for him. This would fit that demographic, if there's at all a market for them.
It's like a high-end Krappy! I love it!
No, seriously. I'd get one if they were long scale.
I think it was Allan Woody who said that for every bass made with more than 4 strings there should be one made with less than 4.
No, seriously. I'd get one if they were long scale.
I think it was Allan Woody who said that for every bass made with more than 4 strings there should be one made with less than 4.
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And that might be the case because in the 1700's and at least some of the 1800's most orchestral basses, I think particularly in Italy, were 3-string.
So we may have to make more 5 and 6 string basses to catch up?
Dragonetti, perhaps the first bass virtuouso, played a 3-string.
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I'm not sure why so many of you are insulting the bass by calling it idiotic or ridiculous. I'm sure if a bunch of extended range bass players came on here and told you all that you were silly for not playing an eight or nine-string bass and were calling your instruments useless and idiotic you wouldn't like it. It's a fully-functioning instrument that still has a greater range with just two strings than a lot of other popular instruments.
The music's in the musician, not the tool.
The music's in the musician, not the tool.
I think a lot of criticizers would struggle to play a 2-string bass: it would take some getting used to. It would require a much greater ability to create interest in a song through feel rather than notes.
I think a 2 string bass would really challenge someone as a musician.
It's ergonomic design could really benefit those who have lost some hand/finger mobility for some reason. You could probably play it pretty clean using only one finger on each hand. I think they are really neat for that reason alone. Also would not weigh very much for those with severe shoulder/neck/back problems.
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