4 String Bass? 5 String Bass? 6? ? How about 2?

Posted by Benjamin on August 27, 2008 Filed under: Gear tagged: 2 string, conklin

Thanks to the Guitarz blog for the pointer to this wacky beast. If you haven’t been lusting after a 7 string Conklin, how about going to the opposite extreme with this fellow:

It is the Longbow American Classic 2 String Bass. Pretty straight forward, although quite high quality-looking, construction. More stickish that a Chapman Stick and as fretless as can be. Two strings, machine heads, pickups, volume control and individual bridges – it’s all there, except the extra strings of course! They even do a left handed version at no extra cost.

Next up… Something completely different!

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9 Responses to “4 String Bass? 5 String Bass? 6? ? How about 2?”

2 String Bass - Take 2 | Bass Guitar Blog, on September 2nd, 2008 at 10:52 AM Said:

[...] after the 2 string bass, which I thought was a one of a kind, here is another one! Special thanks to Thumbrella for [...]
jacob rush, on September 4th, 2008 at 10:07 PM Said:

wow its deffineatly a change on the perspective on bass guitars standard 4 and up string number.
Benjamin, on September 4th, 2008 at 10:14 PM Said:

Certainly a poke in the eye for the 7 string crowd – I feel normal with 5 strings now!
Wayne, on September 8th, 2008 at 11:20 PM Said:

Damn, that’s pretty sweet looking. I guess it could double for a beating stick when the bar gets rowdy…if, of course, you are playing in a bar…lol
Benjamin, on September 9th, 2008 at 9:11 AM Said:

Ohh… I hadn’t thought about the self-defense angle. Surely URB listeners don’t get that violet. Oh, hang on, we could be talking country and western, right?
Lars, on April 1st, 2009 at 6:33 PM Said:

There really isn’t a whol lot of bass there. So what does that mean as far as tonal qualities? I like a bass that has a great tone and sound without electronics, just as an indicator of overall sound and what can be altered with it.
Fruity Box Bass | The Bass Guitar Blog, on June 20th, 2009 at 5:37 PM Said:

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Steve, on November 10th, 2009 at 2:46 PM Said:

That reminded me of this 2-string bass I saw a while back

http://www.benfordguitars.com/2sb.html

I’ve seen Seasick Steve use a 1-string ‘Diddlybow’ on TV. Is there a Zen guitar/bass with no strings?
Aaron J., on December 10th, 2009 at 7:41 PM Said:

No Shiz!!! Yeah, it only has two strings, but that has to be the koolest bass i’ve ever seen, it’s more like a stick with some vines wrapped around it but whos gonna take the time to look? I gotta give props, thats just to dang cool.