Author Topic: Get a load of this... (Read 139 times)

serialnumber12 · « **on:** January 24, 2010, 12:20:03 PM »

http://www.facebook.com/keavin.barnes?ref=name#/Bass.Frontiers.Magazine?v=photos

sonicus · « **Reply #1 on:** January 24, 2010, 12:55:40 PM »

I say _____play it on your lap and do hammer on's and pull off's with all 10 fingers !

eligilam · « **Reply #2 on:** January 24, 2010, 03:41:10 PM »

Even more outrageous ones here:

http://www.jeanbaudin.com/bassgear.html

jazzyvee · « **Reply #3 on:** January 25, 2010, 02:09:17 AM »

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 · « **Reply #4 on:** January 25, 2010, 04:23:34 AM »

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

cozmik_cowboy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 25, 2010, 07:06:29 AM »

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 · « **Reply #6 on:** January 25, 2010, 02:53:22 PM »

You can also iron your shirts

slawie

briant · « **Reply #7 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:14:32 PM »

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 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 25, 2010, 03:33:21 PM »

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 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 25, 2010, 06:05:18 PM »

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 · « **Reply #10 on:** January 25, 2010, 07:48:56 PM »

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 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 26, 2010, 11:42:22 PM »

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....