jbkim Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 Remember them from the 80's? These seem to have made a comeback and have a community here (with soundclips, pics, etc.) : http://www.largesound.com/ It looks like it'd be fun to make. The silicon rubber strings are low tension so it needn't a truss rod. Bridge/piezo electronics might be hard . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuitarGuy610 Posted March 23, 2004 Report Share Posted March 23, 2004 thats pretty cool. the sound clip sounds nice. I wonder if they will get more popular... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren wilson Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Cool sound clip... i'd always been interested in those, but never heard one before. Very "woody" upright-bass sound! But that guy playing the sample file has terrible intonation! I would imagine with that short scale and chubby strings, hitting the notes *exactly* in the right place on the fingerboard is quite a challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Those little basses are neat. I played one a few years ago when DeArmond came back out with them. It was down at the Musician's Friend warehouse down in Kansas City. Very clean and sterile sound. I don't know if I'd go onstage with one for fear of looking like I was playing a toy, but it seemed like it'd be a cool tool for the studio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted March 24, 2004 Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 Where do you get the strings for them ? EDIT: Ok, I see that site sells the strings for $14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 24, 2004 I would imagine with that short scale and chubby strings, hitting the notes *exactly* in the right place on the fingerboard is quite a challenge. I guess you can make the scale a little bit longer if you build it yourself . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespresence Posted March 27, 2004 Report Share Posted March 27, 2004 Well, I came, I saw, I freakin' bought one!!! I got it today and played it for about an hour......It sounds great! Like a mix between a stand-up and a washtub bass. Very cool "twang" sound hidden in there that makes for a unique sound. Fun to play too so far....and it only weighs about 2 pounds. Time to go play more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbkim Posted March 30, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2004 Hey, I wouldn't mind hearing a sound clip of you playing it . Edit: Hmm... maybe not approriate for this tech area. I posted same in the "Dream guitar" thread in the Players area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curtis P Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) where do you find the small clip of it on the largesound.com site? Thanks Curtis oops, sorry, i am blind i found it Edited March 31, 2004 by Custom_Curtis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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