That Boy Ain't Right Thread.
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Those pop up on eBay every now and then. I believe they're built by one of the large Korean OEM makers.
I've seen them branded as "Tennessee" and "Galveston", and even once as "Island". I haven't seen any pop up for awhile now, but it'd be worth monitoring eBay, or perhaps e-mailing some of the Power Sellers who are dealing in "Tennessee" branded instruments.
I've seen them branded as "Tennessee" and "Galveston", and even once as "Island". I haven't seen any pop up for awhile now, but it'd be worth monitoring eBay, or perhaps e-mailing some of the Power Sellers who are dealing in "Tennessee" branded instruments.
vampiregenocide
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Yeah these mostly crop up on ebay, they do a lot of weird stuff.
How does it play? Is it a good instrument?
How does it play? Is it a good instrument?
it plays wicked, nice and fast, the string spacing is closer then a regular bass. id like to replace the bridge on it, but i cant find any thing that will fit it. it plays like a guitar, but its huge. its longer then most basses too so it was such a pain in the ass finding an 8 string set that was the proper gauges for it. I must add though, the low F# string is soooo low the note is quiet, but man, it shakes the floor. you feel it but you dont hear it.
I used it on my band's soon to be released EP and it cuts through really nice in the mix. i think i has cheap hardware and electronics though, and was poorly put together ( ie. the ground wire was grounded to the ball at the end of the lowest string) id love to aquire another instrument like this one. its so unique and doesnt really play, feel or sound like any other bass ive ever played.
Id love to track down some higher quality parts for it, if any one knows a good online parts resource for extended range
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I used it on my band's soon to be released EP and it cuts through really nice in the mix. i think i has cheap hardware and electronics though, and was poorly put together ( ie. the ground wire was grounded to the ball at the end of the lowest string) id love to aquire another instrument like this one. its so unique and doesnt really play, feel or sound like any other bass ive ever played.
Id love to track down some higher quality parts for it, if any one knows a good online parts resource for extended range
instruments hook me up!
http://www.myspace.com/tbarmetal
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Added you on myspace man 
MF_Kitten
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you should get individual bridge saddles, and get a luthier to mount them on a plate of some kind, so it´ll attach and cover up the mounting space of the old bridge.
knuckle_head
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You could get a tune-o-matic type dealio made for you cheap enough that might actually drop right on to the posts that are there I bet - it would solve your grounding problem at the same time.
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I could hear this one! 
Sick stuff
Sick stuff
angus
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No manufacturer makes a bridge with string spacing anywhere near small enough to fit this. You could get one made for it, but it'll cost more than the cost of the instrument.
And the proper bridge will probably expose fret problems, which will anger you.
I'd say enjoy it as is, despite that the fact that the intonation is probably way out in left field.
And the proper bridge will probably expose fret problems, which will anger you.
I'd say enjoy it as is, despite that the fact that the intonation is probably way out in left field.
angus
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Which is great!
But there is no way the intonation is any good at all, which is probably the most important reason to swap bridges (if you were going to). But there simply isn't anyone making a bridge with spacing that narrow. Hipshot maybe could make it that narrow, but they'd have to redesign the saddles (min 15mm), and it would cost an arm and a leg. Have you measured it to see exactly what the spacing is? I'm betting it's in the 12-13 mm range.
But there is no way the intonation is any good at all, which is probably the most important reason to swap bridges (if you were going to). But there simply isn't anyone making a bridge with spacing that narrow. Hipshot maybe could make it that narrow, but they'd have to redesign the saddles (min 15mm), and it would cost an arm and a leg. Have you measured it to see exactly what the spacing is? I'm betting it's in the 12-13 mm range.
MF_Kitten
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i think you could get a bridge made for it without paying too much, actually. ABM single string bridges mounted on a wooden baseplate. tadaah!
you need to have the bass delivered to a guitar builder to make that work properly i would guess though. you could probably ship it to the builder if there are no one close to you.
you need to have the bass delivered to a guitar builder to make that work properly i would guess though. you could probably ship it to the builder if there are no one close to you.
angus
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Won't work- ABM single bridges placed side-to-side will only go down to a minimum of 15mm spacing. His spacing is narrower than that, so single string bridges won't work.
MF_Kitten
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not even if he gets guitar singles? i don´t know if they work for strings that large, but hey... worth a thought
there are other options too of course, but they´ll cost more...
