New bass day!

[fretmeister]

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Zon Hyperbass.

3 octave neck, 4 detuners, 3way EQ. Currently in piccolo tuning.

rare as rocking horse sh*t. And I love it! Sounds beautiful!

Just got it from GremlinAndy so he can get a 6 string version!

[visog]

You'll have to change your username.

P.S. Good luck with that thing.

[Lfalex v1.1]

[quote name='visog' timestamp='1350238279' post='1836180']

P.S. Good luck with that thing.
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Nice bass, but I've got to agree!

[Schnozzalee]

Looks damn fun though, 6 string fretless with the above options would confuse me but I love 4 string fretless

[fretmeister]

It's wonderful! Sounds amazing.

I've been mucking about with the detuners a bit, tuning the bass in standard interval, but having the tuners adjust to make an open chord rather than just a tone drop.

I do need to buy a theory book though!

The build quality is frighteningly good. Other basses might be as well built, but I cannot imagine anything being built better.

Edited October 14, 2012 by fretmeister

[Kongo]

Damn man, Michael Manring plays those. CRAZY music he makes, so melodic and the like.
For a fretless they sound surprisingly snappy also.

[fretmeister]

Fortunately I have the old Hal Leonard produced Michael Manring instructional DVD. Complete with tab book, and full tuning descriptions for the 4 solo pieces from the album Thonk, so at least I have something to work on.

What I have to realise is that it's not really a bass, and it's not a guitar either. It just happens to be a stringed instrument that can do 4 trombone slides at the same time with the tuning heads! (help me!!!!!!!!)

Bets will be taken for how long it takes me to stick a set of 40-100 on it and just use it as a fretless!

[BassBod]

Nice - I got to see/hear Mr Manring up close a few years ago, and it was great fun..especially when he starts de-tuning. I was surprised at just how skinny and floppy his E and A strings looked, he must have great control to get any depth out them without loads of rattles.

Enjoy the bass!

[SoVeryTired]

Wow! I have enough trouble getting my head around 24 frets and no detuners!

That looks like the sort of bass that'd really spark some creativity.

[LukeFRC]

I've seen these played in videos, ive always wondered why with that many you wouldn't devise a system so the detuners are at the bridge.

[fretmeister]

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I've seen these played in videos, ive always wondered why with that many you wouldn't devise a system so the detuners are at the bridge.
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On the full version there are ALSO detuners at the bridge.

[RichF]

[quote name='fretmeister' timestamp='1350288600' post='1836713']Bets will be taken for how long it takes me to stick a set of 40-100 on it and just use it as a fretless! [/quote]

I bet the 40-100's are being unwrapped as we speak. Next you'll be posting asking who to contact about fretting it. Then you'll be trading it for a passive P. That my friend is the great circle of life. Hakuna Matata.

[fretmeister]

Ha! I play a lot of fretless so that won't happen!

I still have the piccolos on it. They are surprisingly useful at low turnings.

[dr_skitz]

wow - that bass is pretty special - have fun with it!