12 string bass
 

anybody ever heard of a 12 string bass?

how do you play one?
like a 12 string guitar?

:jailed:

I think I saw one in a concert .. Don't know how this thing can be played, but still it looks nice ..

yes, it's played like a 12 string guitar, or and 8 string bass.


they are played by hitting 3 (2 in an 8 strings case) at the same time, giving it a fuller sound. the tunings for one would be Eee-Aaa-Ddd-Ggg. for each standard bass string there are 2 smaller (long guitar) strings that are one octave higher.

:afro:

sTEVE!

http://www.abum.com/show/11534/rocki...11_string_bass
one in action.

although awesome that bass is, that's a completely different thing than i think he's talking about.


you're showing an insane 11 string each with individual notes.

but i think he meant 12 sting with tripled notes. i could be wrong tho.

i was just looking for an excuse to post that awesome link :D

...and i present....

http://www.12stringbass.com/b12l2.jpg

fun to play, im sure.

i think thats a 7 string guitar and a four string bass simply combined.

thats pretty intense.

isn't it great:D i haven't a clue how i stumbled across it but you see it and you just wanna throttle the guy for being so frickin' awesome..

And how about that Chapman Stick, eh? :P

^those things are insane. apparently there are only like....300 (i may be wrong on this number, the last time i actually heard anything about these was about 2 years ago, so my memory is a little shaky) of those ever. my old music teacher had one. it was crazy.