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Three String Bass


I am a big Tony Levin fan and have never had a desire to play an extended range bass, so I really like the idea of a three string bass. It has a 35″ scale and is tuned E-A-D. The nut width is 1.3″ and string spacing at the bridge is an extra-wide 7/8″ string-to-string.

Because the neck was so thin and extended out so far from the body, I went to extremes with reinforcement: 3/16″ x 3/8″ graphite bars on either side of the truss rod and a 1″ x .050″ graphite strip inlayed in the underside of the fingerboard.


But the real trick - no control visible cavity! The battery sits in a rout below the pickup rout, and the control cavity was routed and shielded before the top was glued on. The Neutrik locking jack isn’t just cool and functional, it provides a hole large enough to thread the EMG volume pot through. The bridge was custom made by Hipshot.

Posted by Brian Goode on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at 9:58 pm.

6 Responses to “Three String Bass”

very kool!!
but can i use it as a strum stick?
just restring it.

Left by mark mean on April 20th, 2007

Thanks!

Well, you could tune it like a strumstick, but it’s got too many frets to be a real one like this: http://www.bwbass.com/three-string-dulcimer/

Left by Brian Goode on April 21st, 2007

Wow!
Veryvery cool ^^ attractive… I wish to have one… Is it possible?

Left by zenton on June 6th, 2007

Hey, i really want a three string bass, for uniqueness purposes mostly also it would probly make my placing faster if the string spacing was decent( i have small hands), any chance of getting one like this? email me if you can
balnor40@hotmail.com

–A reply would be greatly appreciated, thank you

Left by Colby on April 5th, 2008

i made a 3-string standup bass http://www.BogdonMusic.com

Left by Bogdon Vasquaf on April 9th, 2008

yes like 2 of the other responders to this article, I too am interested in how one would g oabout purchasing a 3 stringer such as this. I’m assuming this was custom, but I am still slightly bothered that there is no mention of pricing or any other information regarding aquiring one. if anybody sees this comment and knows where to purchase one, I would greatly appreciate a response :screamwithmexxx@aol.com.

thanks!

p.s. fuck the g string, unless it’s on a sexy girl.

peaceandlove

Left by Cody Ede on May 14th, 2008

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