Talk:Extended-range bass

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Alright, I wrote this article on the subject of ERBs. I think it deserves its own article, and I don't think it should be merged into Bass Guitar, because the ERB is as much, and more, a different instrument from the bass guitar as the 7-string guitar is to the six-string, or the acoustic bass guitar to the electric bass guitar (both of which have their own articles).

  • Are you sure about the "octave lower than a normal bass" thingamagig in the article intro? For what it's worth, the lower E string would be pretty much useless (being mostly below the range of human hearing). --Tirolion 06:59, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

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Note: Some of the names,dates and facts are the opion of the author of the text above. For instance,the 6 string bass was in existance in 1960. The low B string was first used on the Chapman Stick in 1974.Was Fodera building basses in 1975? If so, where is the 1975 Fodera 6-string? If this is about history,how did custom bass builders add an F# and C# string? Where did those strings come from and why? The 10-string bass may have nearly the same range as a grand piano,but the 97 note ,12-string bass DOES have the same range as a grand piano.Only one exists.Why isn't it mentioned? The bass guitar had 6 strings for over 40 years. Why is the person(s) who introduced the conept of 7 plus strings on a bass guitar in the 1980's left out? Could it be certain manufacturers would like to re-write history? Some feel that Wikipedia is going to loose validity because writers like the one who wrote the above article haven't done enough research. There is a paper trail that documents the begining of the 4 and one half octave bass guitars....and it has nothing to do with the "History" at the top of this page.Unless you have first hand knowledge of these elements,why write about this subject?


[This should be in discussion, and not the actual article itself]

[edit] Criticisms by an anonymous editor

note: this term "double tapping" and some of the content of this entire article are not considered valid by some of those who developed these instruments.This page is not a reliable and accurate source of information regarding extended range bass guitars and applicable techniques..


[This also belongs in the discussion page and not the actual article itself]

" Warning: some of this text may be wrong and is serving as an advertisiement for certain manufacturers who are revisionists. "

[Ditto]

Whoever you are, two things I feel I must tell you: 1. Please stop vandalizing the wiki. Notes such as yours belong in Discussion. 2. This page was never intended to be the final word on all things ERB. A wiki is designed as collaborative, so that multiple editors can fill in the information that others lack. By all means, add information to the article, correct errors, etc. And for the record, your accusations of revisionist manufacturers leaves me confused. What exactly are you trying to say? I am not, nor ever have been affiliated with any bass manufacturers.



  • Fodera? Perhaps Carl Tompson,but he was know for the piccolo bass in 1975.No mention of a low B 6 string back then. B-C tuning didn't expand the range, it simply lowered the 6 string tuning down a 4th. The first bass guitar to include a low B and retain e,a,d,g,c,f on top was a customs built Tobias in the form of a 7 string bass around 1987 or 1988.This was the first extended range bass. The bassist who had comissoned it had been trying to get a 7 string bass built for about 7 years prior to this one.Several other bassists used low B strings in the 1970's.