HeadlessBassist Posted Friday at 20:18 Posted Friday at 20:18 (edited) Anyone seen or played one of these? Apparently, all the money's on the E-string... https://eastwoodguitars.com/products/eastwood-the-sandman-2-string-bass?srsltid=AfmBOooeuftkRxv9OB_YanEqAVfXff4y82cr7_ZcO7ZM4XeZ3iAo9Ne9#case-fit Edited Friday at 20:22 by HeadlessBassist Quote
zonular Posted Friday at 20:50 Posted Friday at 20:50 Love morphine! One upon a time I converted an old vintage sg into a two string bass ala the presidents of the USA. Why did I ever sell it 😭 2 Quote
pineweasel Posted Friday at 21:14 Posted Friday at 21:14 (edited) Mark Sandman tuned his in a fifth, D and A, and used a slide. A fantastic, unique sound and brilliant band. Edited Friday at 21:16 by pineweasel 6 2 Quote
RonC Posted yesterday at 08:30 Posted yesterday at 08:30 Love Morphine, no bassist was ever as original as Mark Sandman. What a sound! I’m glad that I’ve seen them live several times. Quote
HeadlessBassist Posted yesterday at 08:40 Author Posted yesterday at 08:40 I'd imagine no one mass produces a 2-string nut. For good reason. Well spotted though, Beedster. Quote
NancyJohnson Posted yesterday at 11:47 Posted yesterday at 11:47 Sandberg made some two string basses and so did Waterstone. I'm surprised nobody put a 2-string Chris Ballew Gitbassinto production. Quote
tauzero Posted yesterday at 14:24 Posted yesterday at 14:24 5 hours ago, Beedster said: Why a 4-string nut? In case a certain customiser should decide to add two more tuners at jaunty angles, add two bridge saddles, and ram a couple of Strat pickups into the pickup routs. 3 Quote
zonular Posted yesterday at 14:37 Posted yesterday at 14:37 2 hours ago, NancyJohnson said: Sandberg made some two string basses and so did Waterstone. I'm surprised nobody put a 2-string Chris Ballew Gitbassinto production. Id buy it 1 Quote
Beedster Posted yesterday at 15:45 Posted yesterday at 15:45 7 hours ago, HeadlessBassist said: I'd imagine no one mass produces a 2-string nut. For good reason. Well spotted though, Beedster. How much would it cost for them to use blanks and do it properly? To me it shouts poor attention to detail 🧐 2 Quote
pineweasel Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago 16 hours ago, Beedster said: How much would it cost for them to use blanks and do it properly? To me it shouts poor attention to detail 🧐 It’s a copy of Mark Sandman’s bass, which was a 4 string with only 2 strings on it, so it’s quite accurate in that regard. Quote
RonC Posted 13 hours ago Posted 13 hours ago (edited) Exactly! The headstock should have 2 extra holes as well and should be black. Edited 13 hours ago by RonC Quote
Hellzero Posted 12 hours ago Posted 12 hours ago And a way higher nut alongside a full length string retainer as he was playing with a bottleneck all the time (as mentioned earlier). Saw Morphine with Moondog Jr opening, with the two bands playing together a full encore: one of the best "rock" concerts I've ever attended. Mark Sandman was really gifted. 1 Quote
Gareth Hughes Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago 9 hours ago, Hellzero said: Saw Morphine with Moondog Jr opening, with the two bands playing together a full encore: one of the best "rock" concerts I've ever attended. I am properly envious of that, what a magical pairing. I could have seen Morphine at Reading ‘94 but I was wedged down the front to see CooShootCop and Rollins Band. And I didn’t know who they were at the time, alas. 1 Quote
binky_bass Posted 2 hours ago Posted 2 hours ago On 23/08/2025 at 16:45, Beedster said: How much would it cost for them to use blanks and do it properly? To me it shouts poor attention to detail 🧐 Its a 4 string bridge too, with only 2 saddles, same for the pups. All you'd need to convert it to a 4 string is 2 saddles, 2 strings and 2 machine heads! Looks like an MDP creation to my eyes! 1 Quote
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