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

  1. 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 […]

  2. 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.

  3. 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!

  4. 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

  5. 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? 😉

  6. 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.

  7. Fruity Box Bass | The Bass Guitar Blog, on June 20th, 2009 at 5:37 PM Said:

    […] been a while since we’ve had a fun post, so in the great tradition of the 2 string bass and the Bogdon box bass, I present for your delight this from Bass Guitar Blog reader […]

  8. 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?

  9. 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.

  10. MrNoahdog, on March 28th, 2010 at 3:33 AM Said:

    check out the D.A.D. video “Sleeping My Day Away” on you tube and tell me that’s not a wickid looking two string bass!!

  11. caioshrx (Caio Graça), on December 1st, 2010 at 10:13 PM Said:

    4 String Bass? 5 String Bass? 6? ? How about 2? http://bassguitarblog.com/2008/08/4-string-bass-5-string-bass-6-how-about-2/

  12. Fruity Box Bass | Bass Strings, on October 15th, 2011 at 4:10 PM Said:

    […] been a while since we’ve had a fun post, so in the great tradition of the 2 string bass and the Bogdon box bass, I present for your delight this from Bass Guitar Blog reader […]

  13. terror, on October 31st, 2011 at 9:03 PM Said:

    4 srtinged bass guitar lacks bass!..

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