alyctes Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I don't know how rare these actually are, but it's the first I've seen advertised. Not a clue if that's a sensible price, either. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/KRAMER-Aluhals-8-String-Bass-SELTEN-inkl-MINOTAUR-Ledergurt-inkl-Case-VINTAGE-/221817924279?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item33a560eab7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gelfin Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) I bough this one a year ago off a BC member for £625. They are fairly rare now, I haven't seen one for sale for years. You have to hear one to believe how awesome they are. [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/gelfin5959/media/20140910_131236_zps9986ec53.jpg.html"][/url] Edited July 6, 2015 by gelfin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted July 6, 2015 Author Share Posted July 6, 2015 I have a Kramer The Duke, so I have just the faintest inkling of what the sound is based on. (I recognise that bizarre through-bridge stringing arrangement, as well...) That's got to be a monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc S Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 [quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1436216833' post='2816166'] I bough this one a year ago off a BC member for £625. They are fairly rare now, I haven't seen one for sale for years. You have to hear one to believe how awesome they are. [url="http://s970.photobucket.com/user/gelfin5959/media/20140910_131236_zps9986ec53.jpg.html"][/url] [/quote] Having had a little dabble with this very bass I have to agree with Gelfin - the sound they produce is very different However, I wasn't quite used to the feel of it I think it'd take me a bit of getting used to Re the OP That does seem an excessive price But if they're very rare nowadays, it's worth what someone is willing to pay...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 [quote name='gelfin' timestamp='1436216833' post='2816166'] I bough this one a year ago off a BC member for £625. They are fairly rare now, I haven't seen one for sale for years. You have to hear one to believe how awesome they are. [/quote] Does yours have individual saddles for each string in the pair? I've played two. One with a badass style bridge which had a single saddle for each pair of strings and as a result was unusable above the 7th fret due to intonation problems. The other had a Schaller bridge with individually adjustable saddles for every string, that one was perfectly in tune all the way up the neck. I love the sound of 8-string basses but unless you can intonate each string in the pair separately the tuning is too off for me to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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