Hey guys;
When I was 20 years old, I visited Gambia, (west Africa) with my class, (jazz music school).
And one of the people in the village we stayed in- borrowed me his acoustic, nylon string bass guitar! :o
It was just like a nylon-string guitar, but 34" scale length, and had nylon (wound) strings.
...
I have still NEVER seen anything like this, and I've been wanting a similar instrument since "day 1".
It was/is MUCH louder, and had way more bottom end- than a "steel string" ABG. A wonderful tone, just like a classical guitar, only 1 octave lower.
One time, I found a custom guitar luthier that could make me one, but that would cost me 4000 dollars.
I wish instruments like this, was more common. To me, they are far superior to their bronze-stringed brothers.
Any input? :o
-Erlend \m/
When I was 20 years old, I visited Gambia, (west Africa) with my class, (jazz music school).
And one of the people in the village we stayed in- borrowed me his acoustic, nylon string bass guitar! :o
It was just like a nylon-string guitar, but 34" scale length, and had nylon (wound) strings.
...
I have still NEVER seen anything like this, and I've been wanting a similar instrument since "day 1".
It was/is MUCH louder, and had way more bottom end- than a "steel string" ABG. A wonderful tone, just like a classical guitar, only 1 octave lower.
One time, I found a custom guitar luthier that could make me one, but that would cost me 4000 dollars.
I wish instruments like this, was more common. To me, they are far superior to their bronze-stringed brothers.
Any input? :o
-Erlend \m/
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