tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post4298561648345139571..comments2024-03-09T06:29:47.309+00:00Comments on Guitar Blog: Now that's one heck of a big ol' bass!Gavin Lloyd Wilsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-19395553044191595282013-06-08T12:40:40.657+01:002013-06-08T12:40:40.657+01:00Contacted the seller and they said the scale lengt...Contacted the seller and they said the scale length was 126 cm which is about 49.6 inches<br />It's actually a longer scale length than most upright basses which tend to be around 43 or 44" inches.<br /><br /><br />basser_xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05775359380911062336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-17647777358497795332013-06-07T22:09:24.081+01:002013-06-07T22:09:24.081+01:00At the other end of the scale, how about a mini ce...At the other end of the scale, how about a mini cello? (Caution - sounds like nails down a blackboard)<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=fvwp&v=ZEIZS_kNH1EMartinFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07695738552095747452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-37269665245843233812013-06-07T20:14:51.577+01:002013-06-07T20:14:51.577+01:00show the giant bass from the calendar pleaseshow the giant bass from the calendar pleaseJack Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14125435793025487198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-65414756560690574272013-06-07T16:04:40.930+01:002013-06-07T16:04:40.930+01:00Now.Now.Reel Muzakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12442880789431846729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-76439022982054007982013-06-07T11:24:11.185+01:002013-06-07T11:24:11.185+01:00Oh my god... There's a very slim chance that t...Oh my god... There's a very slim chance that this may have been built by my uncle. Or at least, he told me he made a bass in the 1980s which, from what I remember of his description, lines up EXACTLY with this thing. I kid you not. Unfortunately he died a few years ago so I suppose we'll never know for sure, and at any rate I have no idea how it would have ended up in Poland.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-16974000521570761822013-06-07T10:20:32.869+01:002013-06-07T10:20:32.869+01:00Yes! Thank you! I think perhaps that the octobass ...Yes! Thank you! I think perhaps that the octobass would make a good electric double bass, moreso than an actual double bass does, as it would drastically reduce the cost. The bass above appears to e, given it's next to a 34 scale bass about 42' scale, which is double bass scale. which is kind of a pity, I really wanted it to be an insane octobass, put all those p-bass players to shame.<br /><br />But given the massive size of the octobass, it would be easier to turn into an electric instrument, it would basically be like the 'stick' tapping instrument, massively long with almost no body. Although how you would play it would probably revolve around fretting it with one hand and having your other arm almost touch the floor to use a bow.. But finger style would be simpler. It just wouldn't be in the ideal place for finger style.<br /><br />Some of the comments for the octobass are unusually funny for YouTube; "it sounds like doom" "I think it's purpose was to shake a whole building in key". andstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267365705457779561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-4180520681467523082013-06-07T09:49:43.549+01:002013-06-07T09:49:43.549+01:00Hi Steve, yes I know those giant basses of which y...Hi Steve, yes I know those giant basses of which you speak, the Octobass.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/Vc-RWrWxaCw<br /><br />http://youtu.be/FP1QqtGe8tsGavin Lloyd Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937598384359522498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3734566.post-65390580785616210672013-06-07T04:25:04.200+01:002013-06-07T04:25:04.200+01:00I've got it! It's a baritone Bass! Hear me...I've got it! It's a baritone Bass! Hear me out, 30' is short scale, 34' is full scale, 32' is a mutant hybrid, and this is a baritone. Filling the role for basses the ridiculous 28' scale metal guitars do for guitars.<br /><br />That said, in the Wagnerian orchestra (basically the instruments Wagner employed) they did utilise very very rare extended cscale double basses that required two men to play them, one to 'fret' the other to use the bow and play the strings. there was another of similar size and scale which was 'fretted' by use of foot pedals operating fret positions, I think it's on display in a Parisian museum? That said the bodies were so massive it would be almost impossible to get your arm arund to get to the higher notes, but I guess other double bassists could fill in there. andstevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267365705457779561noreply@blogger.com