Whats this?

[beerdragon]

I'm not a big fan of this type of bass, but i would'nt mind a go on this.

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[BigRedX]

It's a custom [url="http://www.conklinguitars.com/index.html"]Conklin[/url] 7-string fretted/fretless double neck.

It belongs to John Turner who's one of the mods on TalkBass.

[beerdragon]

Right ho. thanks.

[bass_ferret]

A waste of wood and strings?

[kdphysio]

[quote name='bass_ferret' post='202492' date='May 19 2008, 10:52 PM']A waste of wood and strings?[/quote]


definately not my cup of tea either!!


if 'D.F.S.' ever made basses, this is what i'd imagine them to look like.........a little bit over-designed (IMO).

Edited May 19, 2008 by kdphysio

[thisnameistaken]

It would be an interesting talking point as a coffee table.

[The Funk]

I quite like it but I'd never attempt to play it.

One day I will get one commissioned for actual use as a coffee table though. They look great!

The guys who play them must be seriously strong. That bass has to weigh around 3 times the weight of a standard 4-string.

[Dood]

John Turner is a very nice chap too. Helped me choose my Conklin 7 string way back when.


It's always nice to see the ERB bashing is alive and well

[The Funk]

I think ERBs are cool. I'm not enough of a soloist or accompanist to use one properly.

But I think rather than get a Fender Stratocaster headstock-shaped coffee table, an actual bass guitar would be awesome. Garish, yes; babe-repellant, yes; but awesome nonetheless.

[Buzz]

Well, I know one thing: It'll weigh a bloody ton.

I wouldn't like to have to stand up with that attached to my shoulder.

[LukeFRC]

sorry, i lost that a while back, its my A level tech project.

[thisnameistaken]

[quote name='dood' post='202513' date='May 19 2008, 11:25 PM']John Turner is a very nice chap too. Helped me choose my Conklin 7 string way back when.

It's always nice to see the ERB bashing is alive and well [/quote]

I'm not doubting that he's a nice guy, but if he'd spent a few grand on a really ostentatious hat I'd take the piss out of that, too. It just so happens that in this case it's a bass guitar.

Maybe it sounds nice, I don't know, I just don't like the look of it. I suppose when you pay for a bespoke guitar the chances are you're the only person who'll like the way it looks, unless you happen to have excellent taste.

[budget bassist]

I do think that's over the top, but conklin make some VERY nice extended range basses. Not many 5 strings though, which sucks. They do some really beautiful stuff, though as i say, that's a bit of an exception, though i guess he likes it.

[Finbar]

I like the way it looks, but not enough to buy it.

I wouldn't play it live.

To me, that's the point in a doubleneck - live use so you don't have to switch.

I'd regard that as a work of art, but not something I'd pay Bill Conklin £5000 for.

[bass_ferret]

[quote name='dood' post='202513' date='May 19 2008, 11:25 PM']It's always nice to see the ERB bashing is alive and well [/quote]
Sorry Dood - could not resist

[beerdragon]

The a jazz there thats been taking steroids,

[E_MaN]

whats the point? seriously, do you really NEED to change from fretted from fretless mid song?

[geilerbass]

[quote name='E_MaN' post='202966' date='May 20 2008, 04:12 PM']whats the point? seriously, do you really NEED to change from fretted from fretless mid song?[/quote]


There are a couple of songs I play with one of my bands in which I could do with jumping between fretted and fretless - the sections just work better on one or the other.

That said, I can't really see the point of having two necks of seven strings. I would have said that you had every eventuality covered in one bass, but this guy appears to have a million Conklins!!?

Either way, it looks absurdly great. More silly basses please!

[MB1]

[quote name='thisnameistaken' post='202501' date='May 19 2008, 11:04 PM']It would be an interesting talking point as a coffee table.[/quote]

MB1.
Here!....Have You Seen My Washboard?

[The Burpster]

it would appear that only thing he owns with 4 anything is his cats and they have 4 feet!

All I can say is that I hope he's well insured or has a huge dog as well as the pussies!