Author Topic: WANTED EIGHT STRING BASS (Read 665 times)

57basstra · « **Reply #30 on:** May 26, 2009, 07:47:29 PM »

very cool

to_81_0190 · « **Reply #31 on:** May 26, 2009, 08:32:25 PM »

You are welcome and congrats! I'm looking forward to see your project in FTC section. Toshiaki

bsee · « **Reply #32 on:** May 26, 2009, 08:50:20 PM »

Great, Ray. That's not a bad call if you can afford to do it right. If you need to make room for it by letting go of that Distillate fiver, let me know. At the minimum, I'm glad you didn't have to hurt it to get yourself an eight.

-bob

raynbass · « **Reply #33 on:** May 27, 2009, 03:47:03 AM »

bob, I sent an email to you , Hope, I sent it to the right place. keeping two fivers, a brown bass and buying a new eight string is a hard sell . so I guess it's best to let it go. Ray

bsee · « **Reply #34 on:** May 29, 2009, 05:46:58 AM »

Didn't get anything, Ray. My correct address is in my profile, though. If you are willing to let it go, it looks like I may be selling an instrument or two for financing purposes. Then, someone who wants one of mine will have o sell one of theirs. This is good economic stimulus.

-bob

jack · « **Reply #35 on:** May 29, 2009, 09:36:08 AM »

First, Ray, congratulations, that sounds awesome. I really dig balance Ks too. My favorite shape though is the Scorpion, and when I grow up I'm gonna get me a Greg Lake but in a ten string. However, thanks to this thread, I now realize that if I can dig up an inexpensive 5-er, I could have an Alembic 10 str for roughly 2500? A bargain! Very interesting...

bsee · « **Reply #36 on:** May 29, 2009, 07:17:30 PM »

Jack, I don't think a fiver has the neck width to become a ten, but a six might. You may be able to get neck specs from Danno's custom ten string and compare them to what was presented here for typical neck dimensions.

-bob

raynbass · « **Reply #37 on:** May 30, 2009, 06:37:49 AM »

I agree with Bob , you have to remember that the paired up bass and octave string are wider so calculating the distance between sets and what is comfortable for your fingers requirers some thought. A full sized wide finger spacing fiver might come close The cost of the conversion to an eight is about 1300 to 1400, don't know about a ten.Spend some time studying the woods and neck construction of tens as all alembics are different. you might find that a bass, constructed for low fiver sound, might not sound right for the octaves . talk to Mica ,before shopping.

raynbass · « **Reply #38 on:** May 30, 2009, 06:49:13 AM »

Bob; my computer will not send your address with the spacing as shown in your profile so I condense it and it sends but I don't know if it goes through.Please mail me aray19@gmail.com

thanks; Ray.

raynbass · « **Reply #39 on:** May 30, 2009, 03:23:01 PM »

actually; my correct address is in my profile...... Ray

jack · « **Reply #40 on:** June 01, 2009, 08:26:59 AM »

Bob and Ray, good points. My posts should be over in the dreaming for now area of the board... but it's fun to think about. I suppose you're right about the five to ten conversion, that'd be cutting it close even with comfort taper. A six would probably do it nicely. Interestingly, Danno mentioned his 10 was going to be 1.875/2.930, which is standard 5 str Comfort spacing (which is what I'm used to on the Epic and Essence). But, he plays mostly with a pick, I think, and I never do. Either way, you'd have to check with the Mothership before taking the plunge.

(Message edited by jack on June 01, 2009)