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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.
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very kool!!
but can i use it as a strum stick?
just restring it.
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/
Wow!
Veryvery cool ^^ attractive… I wish to have one… Is it possible?
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
i made a 3-string standup bass http://www.BogdonMusic.com
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
how to order this bass?Im interested
Very nice indeed. I had approached EBMM about making a replica of Tony Levin’s 3-string Stingray. They were polite but clear — never again.
So … given your experience with this, any interest in building a 3-string “copy” of Tony’s Stingray?
three the world! see my 3 stringg bass at http://www.bassmeister3.com
see ya there, tom
i have a band called three string bass.
http://www.myspace.com/threestringbass
we recently upgraded to a four string bass however…
hallöchen thorsten alles klar bei dir ?
deine seiten sind obercool und gut daß ich dir mal schreiben kann ….
gruß sandro
that’s gorgeous!
it carries the idea of minimalizm.
many bassists are fond of extended basses, but this one is damn good
i’ll take one photo for my blog if you don’t mind (with reference to the author certainly)
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