Extended Range Basses

[GTBD7]

Anyone here play extended range basses? 7 strings +

What company do you find make the better basses?

I was given a Conklin GTBD7 and it's amazing to play on. Best thing about it is that the fingerboard is purple heart instead of rosewood.

 

[Stealthdjentstic]

Knucklehead basses will probably do one, but I have no idea about quality

 

[Brill]

Im getting an 8 string bass tuned F# to F built. The company is glaas, very friendly.

 

[JamesRGoodall]

Well, I got this. 11 string multi-scale made by Chris Stambaugh. Theres a thread somewhere on the first page about it. Here's a pic tho!

And a video: Stambaugh Designs 11 String Extended Range Bass - James Goodall - YouTube

And the original NBD thread from TalkBass: NBD Stambaugh 11 string! [Warning: this thread contains ERB content and bass pr0n] - TalkBass Forums

 

[DjentDjentlalala]

Can you actually play it? seems like the lowest strings are for tapping only,since it's damn impossible to "finger" them in the conventional way.Unless you are 10 mt tall,haha


EDIT: for "can you actually play it" I mean "How the hell do you play it?"

 

[JamesRGoodall]

Can you actually play it? seems like the lowest strings are for tapping only,since it's damn impossible to "finger" them in the conventional way.Unless you are 10 mt tall,haha


EDIT: for "can you actually play it" I mean "How the hell do you play it?"

Click the link, friend. 9:45 I'm playing fingerstyle on the lowest two strings

Also I have large hands/long fingers

 

[DjentDjentlalala]

Damn my silly ass,I didnt saw the vid.It sounds great and should be comfy as fuck.

 

[Thornmoon]

Anyone here play extended range basses? 7 strings +

What company do you find make the better basses?

I was given a Conklin GTBD7 and it's amazing to play on. Best thing about it is that the fingerboard is purple heart instead of rosewood.

I played them back in the day.. Have since sold them all. Conklins and Stambaughs were what I played. 6 strings is as high as I go these days.

 

[JamesRGoodall]

Thornmoon, considering the filthy price difference between Stambaughs and Conklins, how do they differ in quality? I've never had the chance to play a Conklin, and the only one in my area I know of it a GTBD-7.

 

[Thornmoon]

Thornmoon, considering the filthy price difference between Stambaughs and Conklins, how do they differ in quality? I've never had the chance to play a Conklin, and the only one in my area I know of it a GTBD-7.

The Stambaugh was equal in quality of construction and attention to detail as the Conklins were. I can't recommend Chris (Stambaugh) enough!

 

[Scott Fernandez]

I played an extended range bass once... It was dumb and smelled funny

 

[knuckle_head]

I played an extended range bass once... It was dumb and smelled funny

It's all your fault . . . . my partner Chris is getting a Pratt

 

[Scott Fernandez]

NOPE!!! (congrats to your homie... It will be an amazing instrument, I am sure)

It's all your fault . . . . my partner Chris is getting a Pratt

 

[Udolf]

Anyone here play extended range basses? 7 strings +

Playing a conklin GTBD7 too

What company do you find make the better basses?

Custom made models by Fodera, Jerzy Drozd, Warwick

 

[Scott Fernandez]

 

[Udolf]

Im getting an 8 string bass tuned F# to F built. The company is glaas, very friendly.

Can you upload pics? Curious about it!

 

[MistaMarko]

Nice to see the Conklin love in here. That was my first "nice bass" many years ago, and was my main bass for probably a good 4-5 years. Absolutely loved it, and the single-coil Barts really punched in the mix.

Can't recommend those enough! I got a nice tone in the studio with it too:

 

[iron blast]

Anyone here play extended range basses? 7 strings +

What company do you find make the better basses?

I was given a Conklin GTBD7 and it's amazing to play on. Best thing about it is that the fingerboard is purple heart instead of rosewood.

First off Im jealous you got given a $1,000 bass thats crazy. 2nd I am a huge erb nut I really dig surine's designs personally some other great builders are these guys Elrick, Roscoe, Mtd, Fodera, Benevente, ACG, Bruebaker, Clement Sukop, Adler, ken Smith, Bee basses, Pratt, Prometeus, Jerzy Drozd, F bass, Warrior, Cliff Bordwell, Fbm, Skjold, and Stambaugh there are several other sick builders but those are the initial ones that come to mind

 

[GTBD7]

Well I'm from New Zealand so its worth a bit more than $1000 haha. But yea funny story really. A friend of mine had it and I asked to borrow it to jam. He said I could have it because he has a custom 9 string Jerzy Drozd bass