Mr. Foxen Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Not been very active on the gear tinkering of late, because I've been busy with a pretty massive project. Its entering a competition so been a bit secretive but some preview stuff has been published online, so I can share that. Could have done with the person writing this actually asking us about it because the text is pretty totally inaccurate, but here's a preview: [url="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lca/#cat_linder"]http://www.latitudef...lca/#cat_linder[/url] There are a few youtube videos of the existing ones: [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6QBshXmd8U[/media] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2i8s_X3jMA[/media] Edited July 20, 2012 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike257 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I was wondering when 'the secret project' would get unveiled! Sounds interesting, would love to hear (or should that be feel?) that in action! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Oooh, I'm off to Latitude. I shall have to seek you/it out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Just noticed the picture has been updated on the site. I'm not going to the festival, loads of travel to stay in a tent and I got pretty annoyed at the space where we did it when people kept asking if it made sound, I'm not an artist so the level of expectation that I'd put that much effort in making something without function pretty much made me angry. Will, the other guy that worked on it will be there, and the guy playing it, who kept talking about his pedals, another annoying concept when I've been building it to work acoustic. He'll probably want to plug it into a combo or something. Be sure to mock him if he does. Edited July 9, 2012 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynepunkdude Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1341361020' post='1717860'] [/quote] That picture scares me for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettsguitars Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Holy sh*t. Les might want one I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 9, 2012 Author Share Posted July 9, 2012 Vaguely attempting to contact relevant people to see if they want to do stuff with it, Les would be good, but need Europe based people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawrenceH Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1341870029' post='1725538'] He'll probably want to plug it into a combo or something. Be sure to mock him if he does. [/quote] Does yours go to 16Hz?! Surely his combo speaker blowing up at about 10 watts input will be sufficiently mock-inducing without any extra contributions . This looks a very cool and crazy project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 It was tuned to B most of the time we were tinkering with it, because lower tuning is Doom. Did put it through my BFM Omni 15 and had people coming to see what was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apa Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Your in estimed company with Chris Moyles and a Young Rowan Atkinson Im intreaged by those strings. I was going to start a trivial thread about the thickest string ever but I think Ive found my answer. What gauge are they? Specialy made I assume? Whats the construction? A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 10, 2012 Author Share Posted July 10, 2012 The are piano strings, custom wound by a guy I know, to the maximum length of his winder, which is about 2m. Don't think they are loads bigger than the ones on my bass tuned to A, lot longer scale though, so don't need epic thickness. Pretty standard copper on steel, round core unlike most bass strings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 14, 2012 Author Share Posted July 14, 2012 https://twitter.com/tntmagazine/status/224201497964068864/photo/1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='Mr. Foxen' timestamp='1342309937' post='1733213'] [url="https://twitter.com/tntmagazine/status/224201497964068864/photo/1"]https://twitter.com/...4068864/photo/1[/url] [/quote] It won? Nice!!! Now, sound files please! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Sound files when Will is back from the festival. Curious to see if I see any of the prize money since designed and built it with Will in my shed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 Action shots appearing on the internet: http://instagram.com/p/M_k_bfJXst/ [url="http://instagram.com/p/NEZcESSD6k/"]http://instagram.com/p/NEZcESSD6k/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted July 15, 2012 Share Posted July 15, 2012 Very cool! It puts me in mind of a Stroh violin built on the scale of a dub system bass bin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 15, 2012 Author Share Posted July 15, 2012 [quote name='Beer of the Bass' timestamp='1342373119' post='1733920'] Very cool! It puts me in mind of a Stroh violin built on the scale of a dub system bass bin. [/quote] Pretty much the basis I was working from once the giant banjo thing was taken as far as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 (edited) Gonna collect write ups and stuff I can find of it here. [url="http://www.tntmagazine.com/entertainment/music/festival-review-latitude-2012---saturdaysunday"]http://www.tntmagazi...-saturdaysunday[/url] [url="http://www.artreview.com/profiles/blogs/linder-sterling-wins-latitude-art-prize"]http://www.artreview...itude-art-prize[/url] [url="https://twitter.com/Marthakearney/statuses/224160386339966976"]https://twitter.com/...160386339966976[/url] https://twitter.com/annehilde/status/223422846104371200/photo/1/large Edited July 18, 2012 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 Any more public appearances planned? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 16, 2012 Author Share Posted July 16, 2012 Not sure how much winning the award is going to open up. Need to convene with the other guy I made it with to find what's going on, he is enjoying not living in a tent in the mud surrounded by hippies right now, and I'm leaving him to that. Look out for mentions of it elsewhere on the net and put them up here, and see how much credit the people who designed and built it get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted July 17, 2012 Share Posted July 17, 2012 Mmmmmmmmm C0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 18, 2012 Author Share Posted July 18, 2012 Here's a shot from the intended angle: https://twitter.com/annehilde/status/223422846104371200/photo/1/large Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted July 20, 2012 Author Share Posted July 20, 2012 (edited) [url="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/news/article/latitude_contemporary_art_award_winner"]http://www.latitudef...rt_award_winner[/url] Video and more pics here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/leadtowill Includes sounds. Edited July 20, 2012 by Mr. Foxen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted September 28, 2012 Author Share Posted September 28, 2012 Its off Paris in the new year: From the Latitude Festival Facebook wall: [quote] [b] Latitude Contemporary Art: remember Linder's prize-winning octobass this summer? Well, it's off to Paris in Feb 2013 for a big museum show. She returns to the festival with a brand new commission in 2013. [url="http://www.mam.paris.fr/en/exhibitions"]http://www.mam.paris.fr/en/exhibitions[/url][/b] [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Foxen Posted April 19, 2013 Author Share Posted April 19, 2013 Being used in this: http://www.hepworthwakefield.org/theultimateform/ Not sure if Facebook link will work: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151401794914296&set=a.10150166347019296.299699.372833059295&type=1&theater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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