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A 'real' bass guitar..

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equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
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I wouldn't mind one of these.
https://i.redd.it/1gfe4hddgoh91.jpg
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  • SupportactSupportact Frets: 665
    Amazing.  I kind of want that guy in my band. 
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    There's one for sale on Reverb..
    https://reverb.com/item/2029602-rare-vintage-bass-regal-bassoguitar-1937-make-an-offer
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  • LukeFRCLukeFRC Frets: 2
    Long way to do collection only!
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  • Paul_CPaul_C Frets: 7086

    I made one from an acoustic bass with a pool cue as the stand, lots of fun.
    "I'll probably be in the bins at Newport Pagnell services."  fretmeister
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  • ZoonyboyZoonyboy Frets: 152
    I used to have one, it was not very loud.
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    Zoonyboy said:
    I used to have one, it was not very loud.
    Have a wow @Zoonyboy ;cos it's a rare old beast. Was it tuned in 5ths like a normal upright bass?
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  • martmart Frets: 5165
    equalsql said:
    Zoonyboy said:
    I used to have one, it was not very loud.
    Have a wow @Zoonyboy ;cos it's a rare old beast. Was it tuned in 5ths like a normal upright bass?
    A normal upright bass is tuned in fourths, like a guitar, not in fifths like a violin, because of the scale length.
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    mart said:
    equalsql said:
    Zoonyboy said:
    I used to have one, it was not very loud.
    Have a wow @Zoonyboy ;cos it's a rare old beast. Was it tuned in 5ths like a normal upright bass?
    A normal upright bass is tuned in fourths, like a guitar, not in fifths like a violin, because of the scale length.
    Cool, I'd always assumed it was 5ths cos of violin tuning. You learn something new every day.  :)
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  • ZoonyboyZoonyboy Frets: 152
    I tuned it in fourths. The fingerboard was shot so a new one was fitted in a fretless style. Used on a couple of recordings, and gifted it away some years ago when I moved house....Around 10 years ago I bought a Gibson Mando Bass from the Bass Centre to kind of replace it. It's over 100 years old now. Fretted. It isn't very loud either, but it looks fantastic and plays nice. Nice tone. Huge widths of spruce for the top. It has a retractible spike so you can play it standing up, or sitting down on a chair with it next to you. Google it! Bonkers.
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    Wow, the Mando bass is wild!
    http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4074/2270/1600/mandobass.jpg
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  • SporkySporky Frets: 23802
    At risk of sounding a bit of a dinosaur, there's definitely something about a lady bass player. 
    "[Sporky] brings a certain vibe and dignity to the forum."
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  • equalsqlequalsql Frets: 5849
    Sporky said:
    At risk of sounding a bit of a dinosaur, there's definitely something about a lady bass player. 
    Oh indeed, you ain't kidding there.. :)

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  • thermionicthermionic Frets: 8909
    edited October 2022
    Call that a bass? This is a bass!

    https://i.imgur.com/Q0Jtl2V.jpg
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  • wellsyboywellsyboy Frets: 409
    equalsql said:
    Wow, the Mando bass is wild!
    http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/4074/2270/1600/mandobass.jpg
    not as wild as the Bird playing it!
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    Call that a bass? This is a bass!

    https://i.imgur.com/Q0Jtl2V.jpg
    Doesn't count, only has 3 strings  ;)
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  • PolarityManPolarityMan Frets: 7159
    Call that a bass? This is a bass!

    https://i.imgur.com/Q0Jtl2V.jpg
    What a plum! Has he never heard of one of these?

    https://static.bax-shop.es/image/product/43789/158839/2fcbfe43/450x450/Digitech_Whammy_V_pitch_bender_1.jpg
    [SKYTREE]
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  • GoFishGoFish Frets: 1082
    edited February 2023
    ^^^ It needs to be blue
    httpseadn-wc05-7545739nxedgeiowp-contentuploads202209Bass-Whammy-expression-pedaljpg


    Ten years too late and still getting it wrong
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  • KittyfriskKittyfrisk Frets: 16332
    edited February 2023
    Who knew that giant 'Octobass' was built in Paris in 1850  o 
    Whammy's might not have been an option... 
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  • DominicDominic Frets: 15285
    I always think of Mariachi bands when I think of an oversize bass guitar
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  • ICBMICBM Frets: 69426
    edited March 2023
    I just bought an undersized bass guitar... a Tanglewood TWR BE, a little bass-uke-sized thing with rubber strings.



    A bit of a toy really - except it's not! I took it to a jam with a friend yesterday, and although its inherent tone and volume aren't great played acoustically, if you run it through some effects and a 450W Ampeg, it's absolutely HUGE sounding D.



    At one point I was using octaver, fuzz, chorus and controlling the feedback with the volume pedal all on my Boss GT-1B. The whole lot, including cables and power supply, fits in a Taylor Baby gig bag I got with it (but obviously not the amp!).

    Surprisingly easy to play given that it's fretless and the positions are very close together too - I expected intonation to be an issue, but it isn't really until you get up to the body joint area. At least, after I cut the nut properly it isn't...

    "Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski

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  • UnclePsychosisUnclePsychosis Frets: 12324
    I really...

    1) want to LOL that and
    2) want a shot!!
    My trading feedback
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  • TeyeplayerTeyeplayer Frets: 2811
    ICBM said:

    At one point I was using octaver, fuzz, chorus and controlling the feedback with the volume pedal all on my Boss GT-1B. …  I expected intonation to be an issue, but it isn't really until you get up to the body joint area. 
    So you were ‘that guy’ at the jam night, we’ve all met him at least once. ;)
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