Panterachat

Has anyone ever played one of these? My guitarist has one gathering dust in storage so I was thinking of buying it. The thing is more like playing piano than bass, but it might have some interesting possiblities. I've already done my fair share of self-accompanying bass/lead stuff on my five string, but this would be a completely different monster.

Fuck guitar I'm getting me on of those

The guy in Behold...The Arctopus plays one.

Lol looks like brandon

The thing that would be the hardest to adjust to is that the heavier strings are in the center as opposed to in ascending order. I'm not sure I have the time to dedicate fully to learning a new instrument.

You could play some fucking cool slide on one of those. Is there a standard tuning?

croninburg wrote:You could play some fucking cool slide on one of those. Is there a standard tuning?

There's a "tuning" for it but I don't know it off hand. The only problem with playing slide on that is the action is SUPER low. Like barely off the fretboard since it's a tapping instrument. That wouldn't make it very good for slide playing in that respect.

that's the funniest looking thing i've ever seen

they are pretty cool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_gFKfG3O-Q

haha i always thought of getting a chapman stick since i heard tony levin playing one. are they hard to find?

Dimejandro wrote:haha i always thought of getting a chapman stick since i heard tony levin playing one. are they hard to find?

Not hard to find, just pricey.

The real Chapman

you can play it with yer fingers like a regular bass but the tapping sounds much cooler.

Ahh! god damnit Pflöyd, after reading this thread I decided to check these things out, and now I really want to get one for myself, and they're like $1,900!

FUCK, I gotsta get me a job.

Muffin wrote:Ahh! god damnit Pflöyd, after reading this thread I decided to check these things out, and now I really want to get one for myself, and they're like $1,900!

FUCK, I gotsta get me a job.

I hope to get it for about half that.

its rather awkward

Firestorm wrote:its rather awkward

Well, I've played piano and bass for years so the mechanics shouldn't be terribly hard. There will be a steep learning curve, regardless.

tgstk2 wrote:LTE uses many chapsmans... DT also....

you don't have to pick just put the finger on the fret..and you can do some serious damage with those things....you can play 8 finger patterns

I'm aware of the mechanics involved, playing the thing like a traditional bass would be absurd, and not sound terribly good since the action is barely off the fingerboard.

Pflöyd wrote:

Firestorm wrote:its rather awkward

Well, I've played piano and bass for years so the mechanics shouldn't be terribly hard. There will be a steep learning curve, regardless.

well good lick with it

Bb Eb Ab C# F# B, C F Bb Eb Ab C#

let's not forget one of the greatest bass players of all time, tony levin.

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Sean Malone rules at it

Avulsed wrote:Sean Malone rules period.

Soilworker wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tDbz0i ... ss%20stick

that was cool

DeathSion wrote:

Soilworker wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_tDbz0i ... ss%20stick

that was cool

Yeah, no shit. I have to wonder if it's worth getting since you get essentially the same thing with a keyboard.

Maybe I should just get a keytar!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt9am44pKc

I was looking through the extra videos..and I think this one is cooler.

DeathSion wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt9am44pKc

I was looking through the extra videos..and I think this one is cooler.

Jesus, fuck this shit. I'm playing triangle from now on.

BaptizedBurning wrote:let's not forget one of the greatest bass players of all time, Les Claypool.

damn right.

DeathSion wrote:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozt9am44pKc

I was looking through the extra videos..and I think this one is cooler.

very cool !
left and right hand dexterity is amazing.