xgsjx Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 This Alibaba ad popped up on my Facebook & made me chuckle. I’d love to see someone play this thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 There are quite a few youtube videos of such things if you want to see it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dad3353 Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Good luck getting decent intonation from the bridge adjusters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Wonder if it is 38mm at the nut or 41mm? If it's 41mm then to wide for me.... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 It will be interesting to see if @ambient makes a move on it....and then, rearrange those pickups with his Hammer & Chisel. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
40hz Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 If only this were 16 strings (I no longer play 15) . . . . GLWTS 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Get to the rehearsal, start tuning, finish tuning, go home as the rehearsal is over. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Does anybody remember the one of these (Tennessee branded but just another AliExpress special) floating around on eBay a few years ago? The owner had tried to mod it into an acceptable instrument by throwing decent pickups and custom string sets at it but it was a total mess. Started off at some silly price and gradually got discounted to the point where it was probably worth it for the parts if you wanted a handy portable ironing board. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 18 hours ago, lowdown said: It will be interesting to see if @ambient makes a move on it....and then, rearrange those pickups with his Hammer & Chisel. Wot? @ambient is called Mark? ... 😱 I always thought he's called Kevin! 😐 😁 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 1 hour ago, lemmywinks said: Does anybody remember the one of these (Tennessee branded but just another AliExpress special) floating around on eBay a few years ago? The owner had tried to mod it into an acceptable instrument by throwing decent pickups and custom string sets at it but it was a total mess. Started off at some silly price and gradually got discounted to the point where it was probably worth it for the parts if you wanted a handy portable ironing board. I had managed to forget about that. I hope the nightmares don’t start up again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 3 minutes ago, ambient said: I had managed to forget about that. I hope the nightmares don’t start up again. Well you'd better not look at these then... 4 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Apparently we're slow to forget. Must be something about the excruciating, ball-grabbing absurdity of it all - - one that just won't leave ya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodinblack Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Down to tuning though isn't it. It is only 3 more strings than a chapman grand stick, and that is easy enough to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itu Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 You want to try flats, start saving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pea Turgh Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Guitar at one end, bits of the Clifton suspension bridge at the other. The strings on the left look about the same thickness as a dangerous snake. What tuning are they supposed to manage!?!? About 6hz? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 6 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said: Guitar at one end, bits of the Clifton suspension bridge at the other. The strings on the left look about the same thickness as a dangerous snake. What tuning are they supposed to manage!?!? About 6hz? You haven't done the maths, have you? From Mark's pics it should be evident they go to -34.6Hz. 😉 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunion Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 On 20/09/2022 at 14:31, xgsjx said: I’d love to see someone play this thing. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemmywinks Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Pea Turgh said: Guitar at one end, bits of the Clifton suspension bridge at the other. The strings on the left look about the same thickness as a dangerous snake. What tuning are they supposed to manage!?!? About 6hz? Remnants of the eBay auction on Worthpoint: https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/tennessee-15-string-bass-guitar-532440190 "The strings are a various collection of brands running from .317 (needs to be thicker than that), .254, .232, .217, .184, .156, .135, .105, .080, .060, .032, .024, .014, .011 and .008. The tuning is F, A#, D#, G#, C#, F#, B, E, A, D, G, C, F, a# and d#. The bass pickups are active and are both Seymour Duncan" The seller tried to blag it with some waffling about sub-contrabass but everybody can tell it's a total mess. IIRC they got a bit tired of trolling messages and put the price up to something silly. Found another picture for @ambient, enjoy! The thickest and thinnest strings are over thin air instead of fretboard there, is it now a sub contra bass harp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 I am married to a harpist so am fully licensed to use and adapt harp jokes. You would spend 95% of your time tuning and 5% of your time playing out of tune. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daz39 Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 11 hours ago, 40hz said: If only this were 16 strings (I no longer play 15) . . . . GLWTS Yeah: Trey Gunn only needed 10 strings… 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorks5stringer Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Owen said: I am married to a harpist so am fully licensed to use and adapt harp jokes. You would spend 95% of your time tuning and 5% of your time playing out of tune. Sorry, that's a banjo joke... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 Bizarrely absurd. Why, just why, it should be obvious to anyone that that there is completely unplayable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeftyJ Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 15 hours ago, lemmywinks said: Well you'd better not look at these then... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nilorius Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Any way. You can have as much strings as you wish (starting from more than 6), but you will always have a problem with new string buying !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeJ Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 AKA The Landing Strip 😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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