15-string bass

[Chopthebass]

Is this guy a genius on photoshop or do people actually play 15-string basses?


[url="http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-15-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ120306631869QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120306631869&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-15-STR...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url]

[Annoying Twit]

People use them to scare their children. "Go to sleep NOW, children. Or the BASS is going to getcha!"

[Chopthebass]

[quote name='Annoying Twit' post='332562' date='Nov 19 2008, 07:16 PM']People use them to scare their children. "Go to sleep NOW, children. Or the BASS is going to getcha!"[/quote]

Anything more than 5-strings scares me!

[Bassassin]

Tennessee? Tropicalmoonmusic???

[b]NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!![/b]

J.

[Happy Jack]

[quote name='Chopthebass' post='332544' date='Nov 19 2008, 06:58 PM']Is this guy a genius on photoshop or do people actually play 15-string basses?


[url="http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-15-STRING-ELECTRIC-BASS_W0QQitemZ120306631869QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item120306631869&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A3%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318"]http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-PROFESSIONAL-15-STR...A1%7C240%3A1318[/url][/quote]

The clue is in the name - these basses can only be played by true PROFESSIONALS. Amateurs and mere semi-pro's shouldn't even think about trying to do this.

Why, just the other day I was telling Marcus that Vic and Stanley are planning to add a string a month until they're good enough for 15 strings.

[tauzero]

Far more sensible is their [url="http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200271992047"]secven-string fretless acoustic bass[/url]. If they were five bob, I'd have one, but for a couple of hundred quid, I'd at least expect them to be able to cut slots in the nut at even intervals, and get the spacing between the strings at the bridge the same. At least we know who's been employing Mr Wishbass for set-ups.

[Prosebass]

Looks like a waste of wood and strings to me ! The only thing I'd do with it is hang it on the wall to ward off the "Bass Gremlins"
Maybe you could buy 2 , strap them together and "hey presto" a harp......

[martfitz]

The only things that should have that many strings are harps and pianos!

Anything more than 6 strings is just silly.