Wow. Never played neither an 8 or 12. I've never been in a band situation that would allow me to try such beasts. Although I would love to see how everybody would freak out if I show up to a gig with one of these.
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| Author: | pjmuck [ May 13th, 2008, 7:25 am ] |
| Post subject: | Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
These basses normally go for $1399 new, so the BIN price of $600 is a steal, IMO. Still, you can submit your best offer instead and try to gedt it lower. FYI, I've sent 2 offers already and never heard back, so I'm guessing my offers were insulting, LOL. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=300223514931&ssPageName=STRK:MEBOFF:IT&ih=020 |
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| Author: | AustinLeftyBass [ May 13th, 2008, 10:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
I wish I had a reason to play my Hamer 12, just kinda lost interest in it after playing it pretty much exclusively during the late 80s/90s. |
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| Author: | andrew [ May 13th, 2008, 11:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
I've always wanted to try 8 and 12 string basses but I think I'd need to start with an 8 and work my way to a 12. Still, I dig the look of the Waterstone basses. |
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| Author: | AustinLeftyBass [ May 13th, 2008, 12:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
andrew wrote: I've always wanted to try 8 and 12 string basses but I think I'd need to start with an 8 and work my way to a 12. Still, I dig the look of the Waterstone basses. In the early 80s I got a Hondo 8-string, then moved up to a 60s Hagstrom 8, then in 1987(?) I got my first Hamer B12S, a black one. It became my main bass with the 3-piece I was in, with my Ric 4001CS as a rarely-used backup. I then got another Hamer B12S in "Salmon Blush", I liked the neck on it better so the black 12 became its backup. I spent most of the rest of the 90s playing these two 12-strings. Sold the black one after that band broke up but I still have the second one. Back then 12s were VERY rare, they used to have small crowds staring at them on the side of the stage before a show. |
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| Author: | pjmuck [ May 13th, 2008, 1:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
andrew wrote: I've always wanted to try 8 and 12 string basses but I think I'd need to start with an 8 and work my way to a 12. Still, I dig the look of the Waterstone basses. Well you could always remove 4 of the strings and viola! An 8 string. I would have to hear one of these in person I think (or an 8). I've heard plenty of King's X and Pearl Jam recordings (not to mention the Youtube demo of the Waterstone played by that girl), and they're not quite as thunderous as I would expect. Sounds more like a chorused bass to me. And with devices like the EH POG you can probably get pretty close. |
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| Author: | Lefty007 [ May 13th, 2008, 1:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
Wow. Never played neither an 8 or 12. I've never been in a band situation that would allow me to try such beasts. Although I would love to see how everybody would freak out if I show up to a gig with one of these.
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| Author: | AustinLeftyBass [ May 13th, 2008, 1:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
Here's the one I still have:  
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| Author: | andrew [ May 13th, 2008, 2:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Waterstone TP-12 Tom Peterson 12 string bass |
pjmuck wrote: andrew wrote: I've always wanted to try 8 and 12 string basses but I think I'd need to start with an 8 and work my way to a 12. Still, I dig the look of the Waterstone basses. Well you could always remove 4 of the strings and viola! An 8 string. I would have to hear one of these in person I think (or an 8). I've heard plenty of King's X and Pearl Jam recordings (not to mention the Youtube demo of the Waterstone played by that girl), and they're not quite as thunderous as I would expect. Sounds more like a chorused bass to me. And with devices like the EH POG you can probably get pretty close. I read an article somewhere about how multiple string basses are finding a home (especially in Europe apparently) in heavy music because the players are slightly detuning the octave strings from the root string and I guess if you do it right it can give you the most fat and massive sounding tone. That really intrigued me. |
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