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Keep going back to this site and wanting

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

but I can't imagine being on stage with a piece of wood

so doubt that i'd use it

still, it's hard work trying to tell myself just to forget about having one!

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in a slightly more helpfull response, i'd say:

it's a plane bit of wood, not even carved (cant imagine thats comfortable on the fretting hand, no frets, simple electronics. all of this means that you wouldn't need a great deal of skill to build something of the same standard yourself, for an awfull lot cheaper.

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[quote name='wotnwhy' post='77308' date='Oct 21 2007, 02:26 PM']it's a plain bit of wood, not even carved (cant imagine thats comfortable on the fretting hand, no frets, simple electronics. all of this means that you wouldn't need a great deal of skill to build something of the same standard yourself, for an awfull lot cheaper.[/quote]


exactly what i though...


i mean...i've got the tools out anyway

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Ha HA I think they are pretty cool ( :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :) )

However I do agree that if you want that sort of thing you are far better off making your own, as I shall, but with the same string length as my double bass.

Using one with a doublebass left hand grip (in a vertical position) would neagte the supposed negative effects of the square cross section neck.

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Don't get one. As others have said, the square neck will be uncomfortable and the reduced number of strings could be limiting (although I'm a big fan of 1 and 2 string basses). However if you're intersted in the concept, check my weird and wonderful thread later this week for something similar...

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I had a long email conversation with John at Longbow about a year ago and came close but decided that I couldn't justify it. I still keep an eye on the web site but it has been 'closed to new orders' for a long time now so I'm guessing that they are no longer in business.

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[quote name='OutToPlayJazz' post='77383' date='Oct 21 2007, 04:07 PM']HeHe... You need a big square left hand to play that!

"Deficient in the string department to the tune of two..."[/quote]

3 for me since it's not a fender. :)

Thing is you don't exactly need to be john shuker (or similar) to build one. It's just a bit of wood with a couple of bits on it. Probably could do it yourself for £150-200

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