Jabba_the_gut Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Just stumbled across this bass....quite different.... [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQJPatcYPWw&list=UUJEEXmo1YHTHZ1QppWxX_qQ"]Stainless Bass[/url] Edited November 13, 2016 by Jabba_the_gut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 Hmmmm ... apart from offering you a real opportunity to scrap your existing technique and learn to play a cylindrical bass, what does it actually do that a normal bass can't do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ambient Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 You'd be for ever cleaning it. Looks horrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 How do you set any kind of relief with that (unless the neck gets thinner towards the middle) and what happens when you want to dress the frets or replace them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) Love the shape and finish, for once a bass that looks a bit different. I have two basses that I have played for over 10 years without having to re fret so its hardly a first thought for me. Edited November 13, 2016 by mikel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) I don't quite get it either, but it was just something completely different! [url="http://stashstainlessbass.com/"]Website[/url] Edited November 13, 2016 by Jabba_the_gut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazBeen Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 That is the ugliest thing I have seen for quite a while... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jabba_the_gut Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 And another website of some quite different basses.... [url="http://www.atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php?type=bass"]Another lot of different designs[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) I can't decide if if a cylindrical neck would make fretting hand muting easier or harder. It'd probably require a bit of adjustment on the left hand slap/percussive mute (not sure what the technical name is) thingy though. Edited November 13, 2016 by Cato Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alyctes Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 (edited) The interesting thing about that is that the frets go all the way round. That might do interesting things to LH thumb position. Also, if you took the bouts off, you could play it with a bow Edited November 13, 2016 by alyctes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6feet7 Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I absolutely love it (but then I used to be a GUS player, so metal tubing on an instrument isn't new to me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassassin Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 I think it's intriguing, would love a shot on one. IMO the model in the video's pretty ugly, but there are a couple of different styles available. [url="http://stashstainlessbass.com/shop/stash-stainless-model-e"]This one's much more like it[/url], IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fleabag Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Didnt we already do this ? http://basschat.co.uk/topic/291239-stash-ss/page__fromsearch__1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leschirons Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Any good for metal? And probably a good investment as of this morning, stainless scrap is £650 per ton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 And why do they never state the weight? They can hardly argue that stainless steel is an organic material and that weight will vary with the growth rings ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 (edited) Wouldn't tuning with temperature variations be a bit of a nightmare? Edited November 14, 2016 by SICbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Not if your technique is good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 [quote name='Jabba_the_gut' timestamp='1479070981' post='3173747'] And another website of some quite different basses.... [url="http://www.atlansiaguitars.com/Bass-Guitar.php?type=bass"]Another lot of different designs[/url] [/quote] There's some fun-looking stuff there. I like the one with f-holes, but what are those 8-pole pups all about then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 [quote name='SICbass' timestamp='1479124150' post='3174056'] Wouldn't tuning with temperature variations be a bit of a nightmare? [/quote] IME from owning an all steel Born To Rock Bass, the tuning is actually more stable because the body and the strings (made of similar materials) act more evenly to changes in temperature compared with a wooden bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowdown Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 So, I presume the six string version has the low B and high C strings somewhere around the back of the neck. Nice sound though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 [quote name='BigRedX' timestamp='1479125125' post='3174069'] IME from owning an all steel Born To Rock Bass, the tuning is actually more stable because the body and the strings (made of similar materials) act more evenly to changes in temperature compared with a wooden bass. [/quote] Really. That's interesting, I hadn't thought about it like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SICbass Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 [quote name='Happy Jack' timestamp='1479124316' post='3174059'] Not if your technique is good enough. [/quote] That's me knackered then 😘 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 I would like to have seen a straight pull micrometer style tuning system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted November 14, 2016 Share Posted November 14, 2016 Either that, or spot-welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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