Here's a bass guitar with a twist!

Pete Galati

Pete Galati

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Someone I know who plays bass was telling me about this company last night.

http://www.littleguitarworks.com/

"The standard amount of twist is 15 degrees at the bridge, and 20 degrees at the nut, for a total rotation of 35 degrees."

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Bizarre!
 
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IMO that's a pretty pointless gimmick, nothing more. Just play a little closer to upright style(rather medium/low strap height and the neck pointing upwards with clasical doublebass hand position) and you'll get the same relief for the wrists as with a twisted neck thats starts at 3000$
 
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lace had some guitars like that a few years ago, it think it was more subtle than that but it was kinda cool. i didnt notice it hampering anything but i didnt play it long enough to see if it helped anything either
 
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I guess the guy who was telling me about the company is more interested in a straight neck bolt-on 5-string bass.

I would think the twisty thing would be hard to play, but I've never been a bass player. I'd need one of those 6-string basses, tuned like a guitar.
 
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I would love to try one of those to see what it is all about before I judge it as a gimmick or not. I am intrigued a bit.
 
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The twist would appear to alleviate the "wrist cramp" on the fretboard arm.
I sometimes run an extra strap button off the neck plate on strats and teles
to bring about the same effect.
Makes sense ergonomically, just imagine youserlf in the playing position
and relax / staighten your fretting hand a bit, feels better to me!
 
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I can see how it might be more comfortable for long play sessions. Can't say more without putting my hands on it.
 
Re: Here's a bass guitar with a twist!

Will S-T said:
The twist would appear to alleviate the "wrist cramp" on the fretboard arm.
I sometimes run an extra strap button off the neck plate on strats and teles
to bring about the same effect.
Makes sense ergonomically, just imagine youserlf in the playing position
and relax / staighten your fretting hand a bit, feels better to me!
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i play pretty much classical position with thumb behind the neck(on both bass and guitar),so my wrist is already straigth and won't cramp up. Though i can see the problem when putting thumb around the neck.
 
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Loserchief said:
i play pretty much classical position with thumb behind the neck(on both bass and guitar),so my wrist is already straigth and won't cramp up. Though i can see the problem when putting thumb around the neck.
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I also come from a classical background, it's the positioning of the strap
buttons on most electric and bass guitars that encourages a thumb over
technique as well as the rear body scalloping on most Fender guitars.
It's the neck tilt position in relation to the body (player), most traditional
electric guitar setups angle the top of the fretboard toward the body,
whereas in the proper "classical" guitar playing position, you cannot see
the fretboard and the right hand plays over the strings.
I would love to try this beast out! though I'd hate to be the person that
has to program the CNC router to accomplish such a detailed manufacturing
process, let alone try and make one by hand!
BTW, any raw neck, I sand an assymetrical rear profile to help
with the thumb positioning at the back of the neck, not rocket science,
just feel as you sand.
 
Re: Here's a bass guitar with a twist!

jeremy said:
lace had some guitars like that a few years ago, it think it was more subtle than that but it was kinda cool. i didnt notice it hampering anything but i didnt play it long enough to see if it helped anything either
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I forgot all about those.
 
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