| Author | Message | ||
| serialnumber12
Senior Member Username: serialnumber12 Post Number: 662 Registered: 12-2004 |
 http://www.facebook.com/keavin.barnes?ref=name#/Bass.Frontiers.Magazine?v=photos | ||
| sonicus
Senior Member Username: sonicus Post Number: 694 Registered: 5-2009 |
I say _____play it on your lap and do hammer on's and pull off's with all 10 fingers ! | ||
| eligilam
Advanced Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 234 Registered: 2-2006 |
Even more outrageous ones here: http://www.jeanbaudin.com/bassgear.html | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1817 Registered: 6-2002 |
I wonder if Alembic have made any basses like that monstrous sized 12 stringer on the home page? Also what kind of music would demand an instrument like this? I would hesitate to call it a bass guitar because it looks like the range reaches as far outside of the bass spectrum as it does in it. Maybe something like a hand held fretted piano or a fretted harp would be more appropriate. Jazzyvee Jazzyvee | ||
| eligilam
Advanced Member Username: eligilam Post Number: 235 Registered: 2-2006 |
Most of the stuff that I've seen is two-handed tapping piano-like music like you surmised. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7oKT6xz-k8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_kQbAFFfs&feature=related | ||
| cozmik_cowboy
Senior Member Username: cozmik_cowboy Post Number: 645 Registered: 10-2006 |
I don't know about the Baudin, but I've seen an assertation that Michael Adler's 12-string bass has the same range as a grand piano. I'm with you, JV - I'm not sure what to call it, but "bass" doesn't seem right. Peter | ||
| slawie
Intermediate Member Username: slawie Post Number: 157 Registered: 8-2002 |
You can also iron your shirts slawie | ||
| briant
Senior Member Username: briant Post Number: 407 Registered: 12-2004 |
Those extended range instruments are interesting and obviously take a lot of dedication to master. I rarely hear anyone do anything with them that makes me want to even give it a second listen though. Tony Levin and Trey Gunn being the two major exceptions to this. | ||
| the_jester
Intermediate Member Username: the_jester Post Number: 135 Registered: 12-2009 |
People say I have an obsession with my bass, but damn this puts me to shame... "I got to add another string, yeah... that's right -- I'll do just that... NO, I'll add three more strings.. NO..."  Peace and Love, Hal- | ||
| hydrargyrum
Senior Member Username: hydrargyrum Post Number: 747 Registered: 3-2004 |
I generally agree with Brian. I rarely find the music most people make with these sorts of instruments interesting, except when I can see the incredible acrobatics they go through playing them. One exception I can think of is Charlie Hunter. To be fair, he's only playing with seven strings now, down from eight, but he's definitely worth a listen. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Hunter | ||
| otis
Intermediate Member Username: otis Post Number: 150 Registered: 10-2008 |
6 or 7 is more than enough, for me. But I have a great respect for those that play them well- my friend, Gary Jibilian is another example of an ERP (Extended Range Player) that is well worth checking out- he plays NS Stick. I think the "Extended Range" Basses as they're called are the bass player's answer to Chapman Sticks- if you think about it, that's all they really are- a great big Chapman stick that you can play finger-style and (possibly!) slap. Interesting, but straying away from the very idea of a bass, I think... but what do I know- I've gone from 4 to 6, to 4, and back again to 6. The purists would argue that anything beyond a 4 isn't even a bass- if that's the case, then what the hell are all of us multi-stringers playing? Here's a link to Gary's page, give him an ear, he's really interesting... www.myspace.com/garyjibilian Peace All;) Frank | ||
| hb3
Senior Member Username: hb3 Post Number: 455 Registered: 2-2005 |
You have to play those tapping style, right? I don't see how you could reach the lower strings holding the neck in the traditional manner.... |
