What unusual bass instruments are you using?

[StingRayBoy42]

Does Sousaphone count as an unusual Bass instrument?


 

[itu]

@Owen: The fretboard of the Tribass has "switches". The three "string" thing is doable, although fourth would make fingerings even easier. What, no E, A, and D? As you would need extra "frets" to get sounds from the free strings, they are hidden to your right hand. 

 

Right hand can do a couple of things with the touch screen. There are E, A, and D, as well as few different ways of playing those three strings. I suppose that the screen is the most energy consuming component of the unit: lights usually take their part. 

 

Pros: very light weight, a handy tool, MIDI out, no latency, rechargeable. I'd say the unit is made well, the feel is very good. 

Cons: only three strings, E, A, and D on the right hand side, it takes some time to get used to the UI, and of course the availability of the unit. 

[Owen]

Thanks. The 4 string version is available now and until the garage phoned to tell me my turbo was dead I was seriously interested. They sound like they function as I would expect. In a good way. Ho hum. 

[Rosie C]

On 17/09/2021 at 15:38, Nail Soup said:

Is anyone out there actively using anything else to lay down the bass in actual performances or recordings instead of one of the above?

Hoping for some unusual ones.

 

Bass recorder and piano accordion. The acoustic accordion has the very cool 'Stradella' button board which lays out the bass and chords in 4ths/5ths but just does accordion sounds. I also have a digital piano accordion which can generate bassoon, double bass etc., or drive a MIDI synth. 

 

The bass recorder isn't that low in pitch, there are great bass and contra bass which actually get low down.