OldGit Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='wotnwhy' post='86050' date='Nov 9 2007, 04:59 PM']wouldn't it be easier to live and let live?[/quote] Absolutely! Good stuff Argh, Can we avoid all the "that's not a bass" stuff this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 9, 2007 Author Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) [quote name='OldGit' post='86061' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:10 PM']Absolutely! Good stuff Argh, Can we avoid all the "that's not a bass" stuff this time?[/quote] THANKS OG!!! Now lets get you a 7 string...... Do you want the stats? All the geeky sh*t we know and love? Edited November 9, 2007 by ARGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 yummy, thats a beast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chop Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) Not my thing either, but congrats on your purchase, although I wouldn't know whether to play it or dance on it !! Looks pretty hernia inducing. Edited November 9, 2007 by Chop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha-Dave Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='ARGH' post='86082' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:35 PM']Do you want the stats? All the geeky sh*t we know and love?[/quote] Yes please ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='ARGH' post='86082' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:35 PM']Do you want the stats? All the geeky sh*t we know and love?[/quote] Aye, go for't! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass_ferret Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='OldGit' post='86061' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:10 PM']Absolutely! Good stuff Argh, Can we avoid all the "that's not a bass" stuff this time?[/quote] My lips are sealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 good ! bigger and a couple of these just to make sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='ARGH' post='86082' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:35 PM']THANKS OG!!! Now lets get you a 7 string......[/quote] Oh I'd love to look after the Doodle, or it's cousin, for a few years I didn't sign up to play on my own or do chords though (that's why I play bass:)) but I think I now have more open approach having moved from a 4 to a 5 .. Bass guitar mag this month has a feature on ERB player Stu Mckinsey and his 10 string .. [url="http://www.subcontrabassist.com/"]http://www.subcontrabassist.com/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1 Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='HarryPotter' post='85663' date='Nov 8 2007, 08:58 PM']That has to be one of the coolest looking ironing boards ever. [/quote] MB1. Trouser Press! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmsheep Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 (edited) [quote name='OldGit' post='86045' date='Nov 9 2007, 04:48 PM']9's not so big [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNYrPKO06c0&NR=1"]14 string bass project[/url][/quote] Seems he aint the only one [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375139"] 14 strings on Talkbass [/url] I know which one has more chance of success!! Edited November 9, 2007 by wmsheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 [quote name='wmsheep' post='86327' date='Nov 9 2007, 11:04 PM']Seems he aint the only one [url="http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showthread.php?t=375139"] 14 strings on Talkbass [/url] I know which one has more chance of success!![/quote] Ah but that looks real .... "13 strings'" 14 stringer will probably be made of B&Q shelf pine, not actually work and be tuned "any notes you like,It's just tuned to itself" just like his 13 string project was .... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENB1TjeskwE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENB1TjeskwE[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d-basser Posted November 9, 2007 Share Posted November 9, 2007 the youtube guy essentially built a pile of crap that happened to have strings, apparently it didnt even work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 the front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 The back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 How do you set the intonation? And how the hell does that string retainer stay on with all that tension? Very 'Ken Lawrence' Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul, the Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 [quote name='Sibob' post='86373' date='Nov 10 2007, 04:56 AM']And how the hell does that string retainer stay on with all that tension? [/quote] Bassy love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Its intonates very well actually. Obviously if I change string guages we will have to redo the bridge,but as there aint THAT many string makers with the balls to make 18s,15..or viceversa 150s,165s +....etc,Im quite happy! Stats Forgive me Jim if I am wrong,but this is what I remember! Woods used:- Body:Tulipwood.......thats solid Tulipwood NOT a top or veneer Neck:Walnut,Sycamore...Thruneck...with a Mahogany back Fingerboard:Purpleheart....3 Octaves of it..YES 3 OCTAVES Headstock:Walnut with Ebony top Tulipwood pickup cover,Tulipwood/Ebony bridge/string retainer (Brass strip to hold the ballends) Ebony nut. Gotoh Machineheads,Hipshot Detuner at F sharp machinehead...SUB E folks..f***ing low!!!),9v 2bnd eq...thats going to be upgraded to a 3 bnd Bartolini as and when it appears in the UK,I wanted the instrument ASAP because of an audition. Coil split (Push/pull volume pot) Humbucker/Single coil selection. Conklin Snakeskin strings (Steel roundwounds) .150-.015 (see how I go..I might go heavier in given time) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 [quote name='Wil' post='86054' date='Nov 9 2007, 05:02 PM']+1. Congrats on the bass, looks good! How is it tuned/whats the range?[/quote] F sharp to A sharp...with sub E being possible via the Hipshot.... Its weight,is about 11.5-12 lbs...My Fender P is more ungainly that the 9,in fact the 9s headstock is smaller,it balences quite well.. 2 days in,and i plugged it in to my full stack (Tech21).......the room rumbled. Its going to take a few months to get up to scratch on this,it IS a different...superior...instrument to play,and as and when I feel competant upon it,you will see and hear the results! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee4 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I feel inadequate with my measily 4 strings. Are you getting more fingers grafted on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 10, 2007 Author Share Posted November 10, 2007 Dont feel inadequate.. I have been blessed with goalkeepers hands,and..freakishly some would say! The lefts fingers are 1/4-1/2" longer than the right... Im as mortal as the next guy or girl....But I have been blessed with a desire to play this instrument. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) Pro shots done 9 string Bass made by Jim Fleeting Edited November 11, 2007 by ARGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 11, 2007 Author Share Posted November 11, 2007 (edited) And THE MAN of the moment,Bassmaker...luthier superstar Jim Fleeting [url="http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk/"][url="http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk/"]http://www.guitarrepairman.co.uk/[/url][/url] Edited November 11, 2007 by ARGH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6stringbassist Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 That is truly amazing, what a beautiful looking instrument. What rig do you use ?. I got hooked on ERB's a few years ago after seeing a guy at a music show playing a 9 string, being able to play notes lower than a conventional bass, and all of those high notes is so cool. You're only limited by your imagination, not by your instrument. Congratulations on a fantastic instrument, I really mean that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARGH Posted November 12, 2007 Author Share Posted November 12, 2007 Tech21...with matching 1x15 and 4x10 cabs.....Neutrik cables...little else. I like a dirty sound,and Ive always liked Tech21 gear ever since I tried their Bassdriver DI... plugged it in on a halfway point in a gig,the room rumbled...its quite defined. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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