Have you got the marbles to play this violin bass?

[BassTractor]

This Wintergatan vid may have been posted earlier, but just in case:
("So, what tone marbles are best for metal?")

[url="https://www.facebook.com/Whoatastic/videos/506514559532059/"]https://www.facebook...06514559532059/[/url]


Edit: long version with live playing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q

Edited March 4, 2016 by BassTractor

[discreet]

Fantastic! But I think those are ball bearings, not marbles.

[JapanAxe]

Ball bearings.

[BassTractor]

Ball bearings, yes, but presented as marbles in the vid.
those illitirite Swedes and Nowaygians

Have you got the ball bearings though?
Eh?

Edited March 4, 2016 by BassTractor

[discreet]

[quote name='BassTractor' timestamp='1457085076' post='2995084']
Have you got the ball bearings though?
[/quote]

No.

[elephantgrey]

Most labour intensive one man band ever. And thats without the effort of building the thing. Ill stick to the loopstation.

[Lord Sausage]

WTF have i just seen?

[keefbaker]

That's superb.

[BassTractor]

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No.
[/quote]

[Twincam]

Something is telling me that there's a lot of post production done to the sound of that thing. Bet it sounds like a bag of ball bearings in person.

[TheGreek]

All of sudden moving my TE doesn't seem so bad...wouldn't want to use this live..

[cytania]

Great post, I immediately had to share it with all my SteamPunk friends 🤖

[BassTractor]

Wintergatan are a talented young nerdygeeky band from South-West Sweden.
On their YT channel they have lots of vids about the design and construction of the machine.

BTW, their introductory vid from 2013:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBK2AF-NdVA

[SICbass]

Superb. Brilliant idea and a nice composition.

[xgsjx]

I guess there's a bit of wait time between the songs at gigs? Maybe enough time to catch a football match.

[Rikki1984]

That was astonishing. Despite the gimmicry it was musically quite pleasant too.

[pete.young]

Absolutely Marbellous!

[Lord Sausage]

[quote name='Rikki1984' timestamp='1457167526' post='2995890']
That was astonishing. Despite the gimmicry it was musically quite pleasant too.
[/quote]I think gimmicry is a bit harsh. I don't think it has been done as a gimmick!

[discreet]

[quote name='pete.young' timestamp='1457175021' post='2995987']
Absolutely Marbellous!
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