The Barker bass

[beerdragon]

This guy built this bass because his wrists began to hurt after playing in two bands and five hours a week,so he built an upright.
I wonder how thats better on your wrists?

[url="http://www.barkerbass.com/index.html"]http://www.barkerbass.com/index.html[/url]

[Happy Jack]

Play pretty much any bass and you'll be holding your left hand at a funny angle, twisting the wrist to the left. His design seems to mean that your wrist is relaxed, in the same position as - for example - holding onto an upright pole like a bus-stop.

The other point is that his design means that your shoulder is carrying no weight at all, no bad thing at my age. Rather restricts your mobility, mind ...

[BigRedX]

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[E_MaN]

he probably just had his strap the wrong length

[ergon]

if he removed the frets and changed the tuning he'd be stepping into cello grounds with that design.

[Bassassin]

Ugly. And if you really wanted an upright bass guitar (apologies to those who are offended by the "g" word - you think of a more apt one) why not just put a really long spike where your bottom strap button would be? Or perch it on a barstool?

Jon.

[tauzero]

[quote name='Bassassin' post='133063' date='Feb 3 2008, 03:05 PM']Ugly. And if you really wanted an upright bass guitar (apologies to those who are offended by the "g" word - you think of a more apt one) why not just put a really long spike where your bottom strap button would be? Or perch it on a barstool? [/quote]
Or, indeed, screw it to a cymbal stand. Or get a Dean Pace (6" fingerboard radius my arse) and get it fretted.