Members bassguy Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 do you actually use the lower strings? cause with a fretboard like a aircraft carrier, do your hands even reach the lower strings? i have huge hands, and i think ill have trouble playing a 7 stringer
Members syrinx Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 the ones I play- 4 funds and 8 octaves- are about the width of a 8 string- and not as wide as a six string but almost. since the octaves are quite close together it is not a issue- but I have had some issues playing full chords for a whole song (hand cramping). Now it wou are talking about the crazy one off type multistring basses- they will make you sterile- or at least bald with a long beard(maybe even a beret).
Members bassguy Posted August 16, 2005 Author Members Posted August 16, 2005 i mean 12 strings in sequence
Members LittleWoodenBoy Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 12 Strings in sequence is extremely uncommon. Most of the things like that are Chapman Stick-type instruments, which are played by tapping with both hands.
Members birdboy7007 Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 Originally posted by LittleWoodenBoy 12 Strings in sequence is extremely uncommon. Most of the things like that are Chapman Stick-type instruments, which are played by tapping with both hands. +1 12 in sequence would be damn near impossible... the string spacing would be ridiculous too
Members missionone01 Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 Check out www.12stringbass.net
Members embellisher Posted August 16, 2005 Members Posted August 16, 2005 Originally posted by birdboy7007 +1 12 in sequence would be damn near impossible... the string spacing would be ridiculous too It has been done, by Adler Guitars, for Garry Goodman. There is a thread here somewhere about it. Low C# to high Eb, IIRC.
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