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did you ever play a 9 string bass?

 
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acoustica1
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 12:04 am    Post subject: did you ever play a 9 string bass? Reply with quote

Just wondering...
http://www.conklinguitars.com/facebass/9gallery/9strings.html
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Guy, that's a complete waste of time. I do think a 9-string makes sense, though. It is a bass that has the 8-string E---B with the octaves but there is also a low B. There is no need for an octave B. I'd buy one, but I won't buy those basses with so many strings that a light aircraft can land on the fretboard Shocked
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acoustica1
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hi 1BL
I guess this kind of guitar offers more possibilities.But i'm always wondering how people (how women!!...take a look at the link) can play with so large necks....
I never tried...maybe i would like. Wink

http://www.mcbroomguitars.com/jme.html
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I know of the French bass player, Yves Carbonne. He plays basses made for him by Noguera; including an 8-string. You can see it here:
http://www.noguera-basses.com/basses_serie.php?serie_b=YC

and hear him playing it here:
http://www.noguera-basses.com/artistes.php

From reading Yves' latest info on leftybass.com, he's now got a 10-string bass Shocked
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acoustica1
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 2:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

1bassleft wrote:
I know of the French bass player, Yves Carbonne.
From reading Yves' latest info on leftybass.com, he's now got a 10-string bass Shocked


.....last model....A 12string =>
http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=62225202&blogID=213042657
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Crikey, Guy. From a low-low F# or G to human-hair B? That just seems barking to me (and not really a bass anymore). 13-bolt neck; there's just so much to look at. Bonkers, but impressive.
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Tim
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PostPosted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 9:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Man, if I win the lottery I may well be calling 'Jerzy Drozd'...but not for one of those, it's hideous, but that workmanship in a solid body BEAD 4-string or possibly an F# 5-string, hmm...

In any case, thanks for (once again) broadening our minds a bit, cool.

Tim.
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PostPosted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

How are you doing my friends?

I was sure about one thing : that kind of bass has to be played like a stick.

Check out this video , 1bl and Tim....I know that you could do that!!
http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=4O8srIZDw0Y
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the Jean Baudin link - now I can hum along when my sprog is on his Nintendo DS playing Mario. I don't have an 11-string myself so I have to make do with playing the lead with my hands and the bass on the 5-string using my toes. I'd post up a vidclip but I have such terrible looking feet. I'm sure you'll understand Laughing
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Michael
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 06, 2007 12:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

farrrrk. I just looked at that fat 12 string.
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