Longbow Bass

[Cabal]

Discuss or disregard:

[url="http://www.longbowbass.com/"]http://www.longbowbass.com/[/url]

Cheers,

Jake M

Edited December 14, 2008 by Cabal

[Hamster]

I love the bit where it says, "Choice of 34", 32" or 30" Scale Length (No extra charge)" I don't know whether to ask him for a 48" scale or a 10" scale - either shouldn't be too hard

[Cabal]

Actually i like it, but then i already own one of these:

[url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31715"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=31715[/url]

Edited December 14, 2008 by Cabal

[BigRedX]

Looked at these before, but they're somewhat expensive considering there's no shaping to the back of the neck, it's essentially a square cross-section length of wood with two strings attached.

And two strings?



That's way too may...

[Lfalex v1.1]

Three strings is the way to go.
So intuitive.
Super-wicked for slap; It's all just Root, 5, octave in one fistful- or any other three-string chord for that matter!
Two is okay. I've got to like the purity of the concept, but I'd tune them a fifth apart, so E,B rather than E,A. barre "chords" ahoy! and it increases the range somewhat. (Thinks) D,A for drop tuning might be better...
They don't say how many frets-worth of fretless fingerboard there is;
Double octave?
Theoretically you could play it right up to the pick-ups if the surface allows!
Does it have a truss-rod? Didn't see...

[Jarhead]

[quote name='Hamster' post='354407' date='Dec 14 2008, 05:54 PM']I love the bit where it says, "Choice of 34", 32" or 30" Scale Length (No extra charge)" I don't know whether to ask him for a 48" scale or a 10" scale - either shouldn't be too hard [/quote]
I'd like to see the place where you can get strings made for the 48"
Zach

[BigRedX]

Standard Upright bass strings should do at a pinch.

If not I'm sure [url="http://www.newtonestrings.com/"]Newtone[/url] would make a custom set

Edited December 14, 2008 by BigRedX

[Cabal]

How about this then:

[url="http://www.balloonbass.com/"]http://www.balloonbass.com/[/url]

[rjb]

I'm with BigRedX on the shaping - for the money I'd like to see the neck finished properly.

Edited December 15, 2008 by rjb