Musical Question

[Pete Cooper]

This week I have been mainly listening to Jimi Hendrix.
On the rather fine BBC Sessions, Alexis Korner introduces Noel Redding on an 8 string bass guitar. Now I know that some of you are musically inclined - has anybody heard/played/know of anybody else who played an 8 string bass?

[FullCircle]

has anybody heard/played/know of anybody else who played an 8 string bass?

Apparently, according to my fanatical bass player son, that John Paul Jones (ex Led Zep) also was a regular 8 string, and Victor Wooten (SMV and Flecktones)

Others have dabbled, like Jon Entwhistle and Mike Rutherford, but I guess you would expect that.

[ljs]

Watched the Cream reunion concert at the Royal Albert Hall on Sky Arts last night (from 2005). They can certainly still play tho the vocals suffer a little. Jack Bruce was playing a fretless bass.

[Pete Cooper]

I never knew that JPJ had played an 8 string bass - although I am a massive Zeppelin fan.
I have the CD of the 2005 Cream stuff, I couldn't afford the concert and all that entailed, and although I really enjoy it I feel it lacks a little of the raw excitement of the original stuff.

[sahona]

How's it strung?- Octaves like a regular 12 string, or extended scale to take in guitar notes?
Just out of interest you understand.

[ljs]

and although I really enjoy it I feel it lacks a little of the raw excitement of the original stuff.

Nothing recreates the feeling of live stuff. Anything done well that's live is definitely worth watching..

[claymore]

Does that include Matt fiddling?

[ljs]

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