BassHertz Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RMI-Cosmos-Headless-8-string-Bass-PROTOTYPE-/141904407044?hash=item210a296a04:g:i7EAAOSwG-1WwbKi"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RMI-Cosmos-Headless-8-string-Bass-PROTOTYPE-/141904407044?hash=item210a296a04:g:i7EAAOSwG-1WwbKi[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 They got Roy Orbison to endorse it too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 My views on these vegetable-slicers are well known, so I'm saying nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elephantgrey Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I like 6string basses, i think its usefull to have the extra range. But this is too far. It looks like it will be uncomfortable to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulWarning Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 all I can say is, be thankful you're cack handed like me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassHertz Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 Lol...a five string would be nice though. 8 string is a bit too far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 Looks familiar. Are there a few noughts missing off the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 I guess it makes sense to have it headless. The neck dive from eight tuners... m hm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 [quote name='spectoremg' timestamp='1455748115' post='2982166'] Looks familiar. Are there a few noughts missing off the price? [/quote] You must be thinking of this... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TENNESSEE-15-STRING-EXTENDED-RANGE-BASS-/291674941903?hash=item43e92e69cf:g:bJwAAOxycgVTixwQ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectoremg Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1455752293' post='2982223'] You must be thinking of this... [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TENNESSEE-15-STRING-EXTENDED-RANGE-BASS-/291674941903?hash=item43e92e69cf:g:bJwAAOxycgVTixwQ"]http://www.ebay.co.u...JwAAOxycgVTixwQ[/url] [/quote] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Yummy. That looks fun, but I know my limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kairyu Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Somebody bid last second! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si600 Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 String it upside down, Hendrix Stylee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 Who was the famous bassist who when asked about playing a 5-string, said something along the lines of 'you shouldn't play a 5-string until you've mastered a 4-string' how long does that take? 'About 30 years'. Just wondering how old you'd have to be to play this beast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discreet Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 (edited) [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1455827588' post='2982839'] Who was the famous bassist who when asked about playing a 5-string, said something along the lines of 'you shouldn't play a 5-string until you've mastered a 4-string' how long does that take? 'About 30 years'. Just wondering how old you'd have to be to play this beast. [/quote] Billy Sheehan. And I think it was 20 years (yay), but I could be wrong. Edit... my OCD drove me to find the quote, I think it's actually someone's sig on here. [b]Questioner: How come you never play a 5 or 6 stringer Billy?[/b] [b]Billy Sheehan: "I dont need one, I have my hipshot for lower notes, and I can go to harmonics for higher notes"[/b] [b]Questioner: "do you own any"?[/b] [b]Billy Sheehan: " yes I have two or three, though rarely use them outside an ocassional studio set piece" [/b] [b]"I dont like to use them unless I really have to, as when a guy takes a 5 or 6 string bass into the studio, you see the engineers and producers, sighing and shaking their heads" (Smiles)[/b] [b]Billy Sheehan: " I have nothing whatseover against 5 or 6 string basses. I just belive that guys dont give themselves a proper chance on the 4 stringer first."[/b] [b]Questioner: How long is 'a proper chance'? [/b] [b]Billy Sheehan: " At least 20 years" (not smiling here, being serious)[/b] Edited February 18, 2016 by discreet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted February 18, 2016 Share Posted February 18, 2016 [quote name='discreet' timestamp='1455831151' post='2982884'] Billy Sheehan. And I think it was 20 years (yay), but I could be wrong. Edit... my OCD drove me to find the quote, I think it's actually someone's sig on here. Questioner: How come you never play a 5 or 6 stringer Billy? Billy Sheehan: "I dont need one, I have my hipshot for lower notes, and I can go to harmonics for higher notes" Questioner: "do you own any"? Billy Sheehan: " yes I have two or three, though rarely use them outside an ocassional studio set piece" "I dont like to use them unless I really have to, as when a guy takes a 5 or 6 string bass into the studio, you see the engineers and producers, sighing and shaking their heads" (Smiles) Billy Sheehan: " I have nothing whatseover against 5 or 6 string basses. I just belive that guys dont give themselves a proper chance on the 4 stringer first." Questioner: How long is 'a proper chance'? Billy Sheehan: " At least 20 years" (not smiling here, being serious) [/quote] It is or was someone's sig here. I can't remember who though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashimonkey Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I've done my 20 years on a four string and am now really enjoying 6ers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cameltoe Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 [quote name='Musashimonkey' timestamp='1455860463' post='2983002'] I've done my 20 years on a four string and am now really enjoying 6ers! [/quote] After 20 on a 4-string, you need 30 on a 5. No cheating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGreek Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Something a bit less radical: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RMI-Quantum-P3-Fretless-Bass-New-release-with-leatherette-gig-bag-/141904374407?hash=item210a28ea87:g:D-EAAOSwFNZWwaBs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgraff Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 I did about 10 years on four strings before moving to 5s. Does that make me 50% of a Billy Sheehan? That notwithstanding, his comment seems to imply that >4 string players are somehow defective / lesser players because they haven't bothered to learn how to use a four string properly. In my case this is undoubtedly true - I use a five string so I don't have to work too hard when a song is suddenly played in a different key. Why bother to learn how to change key on a four string to accommodate a singer's preference when I can just go down a string? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musashimonkey Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 [quote name='cameltoe' timestamp='1456060536' post='2984949'] After 20 on a 4-string, you need 30 on a 5. No cheating! [/quote] Damn, you got me! Tried to skip that step out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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