just had a guitar custom made - have a look

slatepipe · Post by **slatepipe** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:49 pm

http://slatepipe.co.uk/index.php/2011/0 ... -not-four/

one string bass, midi implementation too. hopefully i can get my head round it and work out how to use it in ableton. i feel a live 8 upgrade coming on

very pleased

LoopStationZebra · Post by **LoopStationZebra** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:36 pm

How can one NOT love that.

How?

HOW!?

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:36 pm

Would it be rude of me to say WTF?

Researching one stringed instruments - are there that many of them?

slatepipe · Post by **slatepipe** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:49 pm

pulsoc wrote: Researching one stringed instruments - are there that many of them?

heh heh, yeh more than i thought : tea chest bass, diddley bow, monochord, riti, gonje, bucket bass, duxianqin, gopichand, umuduri....to name a few. probably plenty more i reckon. and there's one more now

various countries, cultures, musical styles.....

The Leveller · Post by **The Leveller** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 7:54 pm

Shit Andy, thats nice mate! Want to hear it. sound examples please?

stringtapper · Post by **stringtapper** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:12 pm

slatepipe wrote:…monochord…

While the monochord is technically an instrument I'm not aware of it ever being used by the Greeks for performance. Rather it was a theoretical device for demonstrating the ratios of the various divisions of an octave.

pepezabala · Post by **pepezabala** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:27 pm

great, reminded me of Jack White building a one stringed guitar in this rather silly movie.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZNk76_4lds

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:33 pm

That's really cool man, I like the idea a lot.

slatepipe · Post by **slatepipe** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:47 pm

stringtapper wrote:
slatepipe wrote:…monochord…
While the monochord is technically an instrument I'm not aware of it ever being used by the Greeks for performance. Rather it was a theoretical device for demonstrating the ratios of the various divisions of an octave.

well i might have got the name wrong or something but there's stuff on youtube about it - i was looking at something called a dan bau from vietnam and that got mentioned

i need to get a 13 pin midi cable now, to see if i can get it to work in ableton. i just been twanging it like a normal bass and ive hurt my finger. sounds mint, cheers everyone

Styles Bitchly · Post by **Styles Bitchly** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:17 pm

utterly ridiculous.

gjm · Post by **gjm** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:42 pm

And left to boot !!

nathannn · Post by **nathannn** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 2:14 am

why would some one do this to the world?
you must hate everyone.

simpleton · Post by **simpleton** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:55 pm

so what does it sound like? isn't that the purpose of the experiment? post an mp3 already.

bosonHavoc · Post by **bosonHavoc** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:10 pm

thats pretty sweet, but my biggest issue with it is how would you finish the song if your broke your string

can't wait to see it in action!

H20nly · Post by **H20nly** » Fri Apr 22, 2011 4:32 pm

i'm diggin it, but i have to admit... i want the 2 string model.

+1 for hearing it!!!!

is it out of line for me to ask how much something like that costs to have built?

oh and what pitch do you have the string tuned to? i'm guessing E

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