tauzero Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 This should be interesting: [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160216434611"]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=160216434611[/url] Definitely not one I could sneak in without it being noticed. The future Mrs Zero can not only count the number of strings on a bass, she even has some vague idea of the difference between fretted and fretless. I think that double the normal number of necks would have shown up on the radar... Time to stick the Laney combo up on ebay, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stingrayfan Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Haha...dare you to play it in public. And we want photographic proof! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hmm a 4 and a 5 string, both fretted ? Might be worth defretting one neck.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenewmanbass Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 (edited) Its a totally pointless instrument as, in a five string you've already got a four string!! I suppose it could be strung differently? But then you might as well get a six or seven! Edited March 14, 2008 by jakesbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wulf Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 It depends how differently you string it. For example, you could have the 5 string tuned BEADG and then experiment with the 4 string as a piccolo bass (EADG an octave up). You could also put one of the necks in an open tuning (eg DADF#) or even use different strings on the two necks (eg. thumpy flats on the 5 string and zingy, lightweight slap-friendly ones on the 4). Wulf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='Machines' post='157204' date='Mar 14 2008, 09:07 AM']Hmm a 4 and a 5 string, both fretted ? Might be worth defretting one neck..[/quote] That's the intended route - it actually looks suspiciously similar to the H&S twin necks which are fretted 5 and fretless 4. It could well be why there wasn't much bidding, it is pretty pointless as it stands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Burpster Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 +1 to fretless 4 string... Bl88dy great idea..... Didnt a famous player of one teh 70s tech rock band have that format? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 did you have a punt? i can't believe the end price - obscenely cheap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='dudewheresmybass' post='157358' date='Mar 14 2008, 12:53 PM']did you have a punt? i can't believe the end price - obscenely cheap![/quote] I'd already won it when I started the thread... So that's two basses and a combo destined for the Bay, to keep my domestic karma up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 congratulations on great buy then! let us know how it plays etc. when you get it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='tauzero' post='157443' date='Mar 14 2008, 02:36 PM']I'd already won it when I started the thread... So that's two basses and a combo destined for the Bay, to keep my domestic karma up.[/quote] Ho ho .. Well at that price you can have fun without worrying, Hang on, don't you already have a dodgy back? ... So what are you selling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 and 26 fretts on the 5 string aswell. no slapping on that neck... defret the 5 fo sho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 What a great bass - according to the advert, each neck has ITS OWN TRUSSROD, so they don't have to share one. A real category-killer ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wotnwhy Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='Happy Jack' post='157527' date='Mar 14 2008, 04:09 PM']What a great bass - according to the advert, each neck has ITS OWN TRUSSROD, so they don't have to share one. A real category-killer ...[/quote] LMAO! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umph Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 could be nice for epic tapping would be better if it had two outputs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenofthedepths Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='tauzero' post='157131' date='Mar 14 2008, 01:18 AM']The future Mrs Zero can not only count the number of strings on a bass, she even has some vague idea of the difference between fretted and fretless[/quote] You're very lucky in love I'd love to have one of these but carrying it through doors can't be very easy, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 14, 2008 Author Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='OldGit' post='157462' date='Mar 14 2008, 02:55 PM']Ho ho .. Well at that price you can have fun without worrying, Hang on, don't you already have a dodgy back? ... So what are you selling? [/quote] I suspect the weight won't be that much of a problem - I'm quite happy with the 7-string, after all... There's a Keiper acoustic bass which has a rather high action - could do with bringing down a bit. Had to replace the original preamp and the new one goes in the other way round or the other way up. There's also a bitsa bass with a sunburst body and Westfield Precision neck plus Wilkinson 5-string conversion, P and humbucker pickups. I still need to make a control cavity coverplate for it. And the amp is a Laney DP150 4x10 combo. I haven't bothered putting them up in For Sale as I somehow don't think there's going to be any interest in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soulfinger Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 I bet a custom gig bag for that beast willl cost you more than the bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGit Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 [quote name='Soulfinger' post='157653' date='Mar 14 2008, 07:06 PM']I bet a custom gig bag for that beast willl cost you more than the bass. [/quote] Nah Pair of size 42x36 jeans from Tesco, sew up the ends of the legs £4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buzz Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Ah, nice firewood you've bought there, collecting early for this year's 5th of November? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutToPlayJazz Posted March 15, 2008 Share Posted March 15, 2008 I'd string the 4-string section as a tenor bass (C-G-D-A) & leave the 5-string as it is. Very useful set up like that, but do watch your back... Looks very heavy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 16, 2008 Author Share Posted March 16, 2008 [quote name='Soulfinger' post='157653' date='Mar 14 2008, 07:06 PM']I bet a custom gig bag for that beast willl cost you more than the bass. [/quote] H&S - hard case for about the same price as the bass. Or I get Kaz to sort me out a heavy-duty cardboard box to fit. That's what we've done with our mixer (which is just too big to fit into Flightcase Warehouse's cheapo mixer cases). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.