My Custom bass(progress pics.)
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[May 16,2006 6:03pm - porphyria603nli ""]
So 3 months after i sent my $1000 deposit,it's finally under way...
This is the piece of walnut for the 1-piece body.
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It's being built for me by BEE basses,out of oregon.
Specs: Walnut body and headstock,figured maple neck fretboard and pickup cover,bee pre-amp,15mm spacing @ bridge,34-inch scale neck,and all black hardware.
It's going to be a 9-string and the tuning will be from low to high(f#,b,e,a,d,c,f,b-flat).
I'll post new pics as i get em.:doublehorns:
[May 16,2006 6:06pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
dude, 9 strings?
[May 16,2006 6:06pm - dwellingsickness ""]
what the fuck do you need a 9-string bass for?
[May 16,2006 6:08pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
im just guessing todd, but i think you'd play it.
[May 16,2006 6:09pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
dude do you know how much its going to cost to change strings? its going to be like filling your gas tank!
[May 16,2006 6:10pm - porphyria603nli ""]
It will be similar to this one.
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[May 16,2006 6:12pm - Anthony nli ""]
Bees are awesome, congrats!
[May 16,2006 6:14pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
jean baudin basses[img]
[May 16,2006 6:15pm - porphyria603nli ""]
Well i don't "need" 9-strings, but i just like having the highend,since i played guitar over 20years before i even started bass.
I've had my 7-string for a while now and i've been learning how to tap alot of 2 part harmony's and stuff....it's just fun.
[May 16,2006 6:16pm - porphyria603nli ""]
Anthony nli said:Bees are awesome, congrats!
Thanks man.
[May 16,2006 6:16pm - Anthony nli ""]
SACAPAPADOO said:jean baudin basses[img]
THE HIDEOUS CLAAAAAW!!!!!!!!!
[May 16,2006 6:17pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
yea it is, i like to keep it easy with 5 strings though so i dont have to worry about missing and learning theory.. but congrats dude on being the only dude in death metal witha 9 string we gotta jam..
[May 16,2006 6:18pm - porphyria603nli ""]
Here's a few more....
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[May 16,2006 6:19pm - RichHorror ""]
Sweet merciful fuck.
[May 16,2006 6:21pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
i love the conklin with the pic guard reminds me of a retard on pcp
[May 16,2006 6:22pm - porphyria603nli ""]
SACAPAPADOO said:yea it is, i like to keep it easy with 5 strings though so i dont have to worry about missing and learning theory.. but congrats dude on being the only dude in death metal witha 9 string we gotta jam..
Ya it's gonna be a bitch for the 1st few months or so,adjusting to the 2 new strings:shocked::shocked::shocked:
I imagine i'll still be using my conklin at shows for a while after i get it...haha.
[May 16,2006 6:22pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
practice makes perfect...and dank nug
[May 16,2006 6:23pm - BornSoVile ""]
SHIT GUY!
[May 16,2006 6:32pm - contagion ""]
god damn thats a thick ass neck. also, why doesnt the tuning go F#,b,e,a,d,g,b,e,a?
[May 16,2006 6:45pm - metalguy ""]
That is Jean Baudin's guitars. That guy is nasty as all hell. Great tapping skills. I would love to take lessons from him. He posts on www.talkbass.com
I suggest any bassplayer to go there and register
[May 16,2006 6:46pm - metalguy ""]
Didn't see the tag on the bottom of the picture
[May 16,2006 6:48pm - Anthony nli ""]
metalguy said:That is Jean Baudin's guitars. That guy is nasty as all hell. Great tapping skills. I would love to take lessons from him. He posts on www.talkbass.com
I suggest any bassplayer to go there and register
i use that site, it's really helpful and a great place to get gear.
jean baudin is nasty but i think nuclear rabbit are lame. I dont like their music at all, it's so fucking cheesy.
[May 16,2006 6:49pm - metalguy ""]
Yea.. Jean Baudin is coming out wit a solo cd! Long over due if you ask me. I am also not a fan of Nuclear Rabbit
[May 16,2006 8:49pm - porphyria603nli ""]
contagion said:god damn thats a thick ass neck. also, why doesnt the tuning go F#,b,e,a,d,g,b,e,a?
I talked to a few other guys that have 9-string bee's,and they said the necks are thin and play like butter.One of them plays a conklin gt-7(just like the one i have now),and he says his bee-9 is alot easier to play.
As far as the tuning goes,some guys have it set up like you said(guitar style),but i think thats more for chording.Most of the time though they are tuned in fifths.
[May 16,2006 8:50pm - dreadkill ""]
holy crap
[May 16,2006 8:53pm - mOe ""]
you and the dude from Behold...the Arctopus should start a band together
[May 16,2006 8:56pm - KeithMutiny ""]
Behold... The Wood
[May 16,2006 9:19pm - porphyria603nli ""]
Shit,i forgot to mention it's gonna have fanned frets.The scale lengths are gonna be 29'-34'(high to low.)
[May 16,2006 10:22pm - SACAPAPADOO ""]
dude theres a $14000.00 bass for sale on ritter-basses.com and its fucking insane looking..
[May 17,2006 3:09am - metalguy ""]
Fanned frets. That is fuckin rad. I would love to have a bass with fanned frets. Only a 6, I wouldn't go as high or as low as you!
[May 17,2006 9:19am - sinistas ""]
the pacman bass rules
[May 17,2006 9:33am - dwellingsickness ""]
whiskey_weed_and_women said:im just guessing todd, but i think you'd play it.
no shit silly , but why do you need 9-strings , was what I was thinking, and he answered it , Thanks for your input there Sean. go have a frosty or something
[May 17,2006 9:38am - metalguy ""]
You would come up with sick chord harmonies.. And two part melodys.. or... Lay out the chords and line it up with your own melody. Alot of people like that upper register for that kind of thing. One of those things a bass player doesn't get the chance to do right away because of the 4 banger limits. Also... Soloing on some progressions would be fun as well as all that other shit.
[May 17,2006 9:42am - the_reverend ""]
that's not black walnut... darn. I like black walnut better than walnut.
this wood is beautiful:
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a bass made from a burl? that's crazy... especially since it's a solid piece. that wood itself was probably a few thousand $.
[May 17,2006 9:43am - the_reverend ""]
I think that you definitely need like 20 more strings.
[May 17,2006 10:14am - SACAPAPADOO ""]
yea dude buckeye burl is crazy looking, rev have you ever seen alans regas guitar before his brother air brushed it? my bass has a high flamed AAA ovangkol for the body and its crazy looking, really glows in the light
[May 17,2006 10:20am - SACAPAPADOO ""]
these are ritter basses and one day when i have a million bucks ill get one:[img][img][img][img]
[May 17,2006 10:48am - DreamingInExile ""]
2 words:
Chapman Stick
play guitar parts and bass parts at the same time. each set of strings has independent pickups, do you can add some distortion to the "guitar" portion, and have anice punchy low end on the bass portion
[May 17,2006 10:57am - the_reverend ""]
like a warguitar.
[May 17,2006 11:00am - SACAPAPADOO ""]
the_reverend said:like a warguitar.
its actually a "warrguitar"
[May 17,2006 11:57am - chris_from_shit_fuck ""]
are people just not happy with 4-strings anymore? I love having just 4 strings, not as much to tune which is great, and I love being able to move faster around the board.
[May 17,2006 12:00pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
dwellingsickness said:go have a frosty or something
are you inviting
[May 17,2006 12:18pm - dwellingsickness ""]
whiskey_weed_and_women said:dwellingsickness said:go have a frosty or something
are you inviting
If you come to the Immolation show @ Mark's, then yeah sure
[May 17,2006 12:19pm - whiskey_weed_and_women ""]
no def negatory
[Nov 19,2006 8:53pm - Farten_Dust ""]
Well i finally got a couple of progress pics.My pickup is being shipped out on wednesday(form germany).As soon as he gets it he'll start routing.
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[Nov 19,2006 8:55pm - the_reverend ""]
start weight lifting
[Nov 19,2006 10:12pm - thegreatspaldino ""]
SACAPAPADOO said:dude do you know how much its going to cost to change strings? its going to be like filling your gas tank!
well... i either get Blue Steels or Elixer 5 string packs and they go for 45-55 a pack... so... yeah... he is gonna pay a lot more than filling his tank.
[Nov 20,2006 2:08am - Bradness ""]
How many gallons of sperm do you drink a night before playing that gay thing?
[Nov 20,2006 8:54am - thegreatspaldino ""]
Bradness said:How many gallons of sperm do you drink a night before playing that gay thing?
holy shit you suck. im not ever going to play a 9 string (i wouldnt know what to do with it and i have no interest in doing so) but im really sure if some one is dropping like 3k for a custom 9 string bass, chances are that he/she can and will play that thing to its full potential. bass is a wonderful instrument where you can do it all: melody, rhythm, harmonizing, dual melodies/harmonies, percussion, etc etc... the more strings there are, the more useful it can be and more opportunities to expand upon the sound is created.
watch out guitar players... bassists might take some of your positions soon ;)
[Nov 20,2006 9:03am - thegreatspaldino ""]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT_kQbAFFfs&NR
fucking awesome