ARGH Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 I feel its a little evil to have Bagpuss prop up such a weight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 Lorne - what's the scale length on BCR 8-stingers? They look shorter that than the others. - 30"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 (edited) [quote name='BigRedX' post='44023' date='Aug 10 2007, 10:39 PM']Lorne - what's the scale length on BCR 8-stingers? They look shorter that than the others. - 30"?[/quote] All Bich basses were 30.5" scale length,as per Neal Moser's design-however there were approx 4x 34" scale 4 string versions made-Neal has one of them Edited August 10, 2007 by Lorne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 10, 2007 Share Posted August 10, 2007 [quote name='ARGH' post='43997' date='Aug 10 2007, 09:27 PM']I feel its a little evil to have Bagpuss prop up such a weight! [/quote] As this guy was one of the previous users of this bass SOD Bagpuss BTW,my friend owns this 1 of only 7 ever made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnt Posted August 12, 2007 Share Posted August 12, 2007 (edited) [quote name='RichBowman' post='42914' date='Aug 8 2007, 03:09 PM']I'm intrigued - does anyone know if you can get a 10-stringer (as in low ? I'd love to have a go at that.[/quote] I know Michael Manring got Zon to make one for him... but here's one made in the UK by Manson: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGHWxLruLvA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGHWxLruLvA[/url] As for the 8-string, try the following video: [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRuVT6QElw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuRuVT6QElw[/url] The sound quality is not that good, and the singer is ... unique ... but it takes more than that to get in the way of that 8-string. Edited August 12, 2007 by bnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoop Posted August 13, 2007 Share Posted August 13, 2007 (edited) [quote name='RichBowman' post='42914' date='Aug 8 2007, 03:09 PM']He's a legend. I'm intrigued - does anyone know if you can get a 10-stringer (as in low ? I'd love to have a go at that. Ooooh - and while I'm here, has anyone tried playing a 8 or what not finger style? I'm guessing that you might have to reverse the courses of the strings (eg, thick string on top, octave below)? Rich[/quote] The only 10 string manufacturers that I know of, although there are bound to be others, are Godlyke & Dean. From what I can gather Godlyke are a USA brandname for the Japanese company which makes Bacchus handmade guitars. A google search will provide all the details you want and I can happily verify that Bacchus are cracking basses. And then there's Dean who make a 10 string version of, erm, the Edge (I think) - the bass certainly exists I'm just not sure of the model name. I own a Dean Rhapsody 12 and, while it can be played fingerstyle (with care), there's no doubt that you get the best tone out of these things using a pick and playing mainly (though not exclusively) with downstrokes. Two things which you can do with a 12 which make all the hassle of adjusting you playing style and building up your left hand strength worth all the effort are: 1. Ultra rapid octave and fundamental playing by using a pick on the upstroke on the outer octave string, skipping the inner octave and then catching the fundamental on the downstroke. Do that as a really fast alternate picking style and you can get utterly stunning effects. 2. Tune the D and G courses to fundamental, fifth and octave instead of fundamental and unison octaves. You can't do this with the E and A courses as the neck really can't cope with the string tension. Using a signal splitter and go to both a bass amp and a guitar amp with a swell pedal in the guitar amp's chain. If you play in a three piece, in particular, this is really usefull. When your twiddler goes into another of his interminable solos, you move your bass riff onto the D and G courses and bring in the guitar amp using the swell pedal. You instantly have the effect of a bass PLUS a guitar playing powerchord fifths as rhythmn guitar. It works brilliantly and really fills out the sound of a power trio when the guitarist is on solo mode. I've got to admit that the novelty of my 12 string wore off after a while (and I only bought it because, yes, Jeremy was in the set of my rock covers band and we wanted to do some King's X too tho never got around to it before the band split). I'm glad I have one, glad I've used it and gigged it, but I'm not sure I'd buy another if this got light fingered away. Scoop Edited August 13, 2007 by Scoop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 (edited) [quote name='Scoop' post='44673' date='Aug 13 2007, 02:46 AM']The only 10 string manufacturers that I know of, although there are bound to be others, are Godlyke & Dean. ...... Scoop[/quote] Alembic will make anything you ask for. Here's a ten string they've just finished.. [url="http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/21834.html?1182300784"]http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/21834.html?1182300784[/url] They're also busy with a 12 string for someone else... [url="http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/14858.html?1181154908"]http://alembic.com/club/messages/631/14858.html?1181154908[/url] John paul Jones played an Alembic 8 string on Achilles last stand. Edited August 14, 2007 by jacko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal-Mariachi Posted August 14, 2007 Share Posted August 14, 2007 I have been wanting an 8 and 12 string for a long time. Played a used Alembic 8 that was just phenomenal. The Sales person pointed out a switch that “doesn’t do any thing” and said “the tone knob does something different I think”. Well the switch was for lighted side markers, and the tone knob when rolled all the way back created a Univibe type sound. I fell in love with it. Un fortunately I couldn’t afford it at the time and it got sold. Now I probably won’t be happy until I come across another like it or that same one eventually gets traded in. Keeping my fingers crossed. MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJA Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Chris Squire sometimes uses a Ranney custom 8 string - he uses 5ths tuning for the high strings on the E and A and octaves for the D and G (or the other way round- can't remember!) eg. on "changes". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lorne Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 [quote name='Scoop' post='44673' date='Aug 13 2007, 02:46 AM']The only 10 string manufacturers that I know of, although there are bound to be others, are Godlyke & Dean. From what I can gather Godlyke are a USA brandname for the Japanese company which makes Bacchus handmade guitars Scoop[/quote] I know the owner of Godlyke guitars in America-he is mainly a seller of vintage pedals,the basses are just another branch of his company Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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