Author Topic: EXTENDED SLIDER BASS (Read 6047 times)

George Miklas · « **on:** June 12, 2016, 12:22:26 PM »

Hello EXTENDED bass players!

Brendan has just produced the very first of the EXTENDED SLIDER BASS parts for me. I will receive them in just the next couple of weeks, and begin building! These are exciting time!

http://www.harmonicagallery.com/repair/sliderbass

SlideMeister · « **Reply #1 on:** June 12, 2016, 01:52:28 PM »

Kewl!

Scotty · « **Reply #2 on:** June 15, 2016, 03:33:54 PM »

Quote from: George Miklas on June 12, 2016, 12:22:26 PM

Hello EXTENDED bass players!

Brendan has just produced the very first of the EXTENDED SLIDER BASS parts for me. I will receive them in just the next couple of weeks, and begin building! These are exciting time!

http://www.harmonicagallery.com/repair/sliderbass

George: that looks really interesting - and exciting for Bass players. Much good luck with this.

Elizabeth (scotty)

SlideMeister · « **Reply #3 on:** June 15, 2016, 07:06:26 PM »

Are you going to have one of them done in time for Danny G's party?

George Miklas · « **Reply #4 on:** June 15, 2016, 07:18:56 PM »

Quote from: SlideMeister on June 15, 2016, 07:06:26 PM

Are you going to have one of them done in time for Danny G's party?

If the shipment arrives in time, yes I will.

George Miklas · « **Reply #5 on:** June 20, 2016, 12:25:21 PM »

Yes! The extended slide or bass parts arrive today. AJ, I will have it in time for DannyG's party!

SlideMeister · « **Reply #6 on:** June 20, 2016, 01:58:05 PM »

Kewl!

Gnarly He Man · « **Reply #7 on:** July 12, 2016, 03:44:52 PM »

So what did you think?

SlideMeister · « **Reply #8 on:** July 12, 2016, 06:04:14 PM »

Very impressive! I just took my Chromatic and played a very complicated bottom, boogie-woogie lick that Smokey showed me, then tried the same lick on the 265. While I was able to play it on my standard double bass, (badly

) I could never come close to the speed you hear in the sample below!

I don't care who you are; it's physically impossible ever touch that lick, (with this speed) on a standard double bass, however I'm sure I could do it easily on that slide bass.

Gnarly He Man · « **Reply #9 on:** July 12, 2016, 06:51:26 PM »

So it's a good investment to have this modification done? It improves the instrument in a remarkable way?

SlideMeister · « **Reply #10 on:** July 12, 2016, 08:29:09 PM »

It converts the standard (or extended) double bass from the slow, somewhat clumsy and awkward instrument that it is, to what amounts to a smaller (cuz it remains closed) easier to handle thing that actually works more like a Chromatic.

While I'm sure there will always be the "old schoolers" who continue to romanticize the old designs, I believe this new innovated bass attachment is probably destined to replace the bass harmonicas as we know them today. I know if I were a bass player, I'd be all over this thing.

Hey, what's not to like? It doesn't flop open and shut when you handle the thing. Guys don't hafta figure out where to put their big noses

when they play them. (mine kinda gets stuck between the two decks) The less "aesthetically challenged" players will be happy to know that their good lookin' faces can actually be seen by the audience. (and not be hidden by that upper deck) New numbers will be easier to learn. Even micing should be a lot easier with this new design.

@ge

Gnarly He Man · « **Reply #11 on:** July 12, 2016, 09:47:02 PM »

I'm sold!

George Miklas · « **Reply #12 on:** July 12, 2016, 10:46:45 PM »

AJ, thank you for your review. I am one of those " old schoolers" who is convinced that this conversion will revolutionize the bass harmonica. Given that the former agility consideration is now nullified, more folks will learn to play the bass, which may lead to more harmonica Bands!

SlideMeister · « **Reply #13 on:** July 12, 2016, 11:43:11 PM »

Yes! Once folks see how much easier this new system makes the bass, it might very well increase the popularity of the instrument

Kewl!!

Danny G · « **Reply #14 on:** July 13, 2016, 01:40:57 PM »

George
I thing it's a great advancement for the bass but do you know if Brendan planning on making this available on the extended bass too ?

George Miklas · « **Reply #15 on:** July 13, 2016, 02:08:34 PM »

Hi Danny
As a matter of fact not only is Brendan making the Sliderbass parts, I have built two and had them at your party!

George

Quote from: Danny G on July 13, 2016, 01:40:57 PM

George
I thing it's a great advancement for the bass but do you know if Brendan planning on making this available on the extended bass too ?

Danny G · « **Reply #16 on:** July 13, 2016, 02:26:55 PM »

When you were playing with Marv, Paul and Ray last weekend, which one were you playing ?

George Miklas · « **Reply #17 on:** July 13, 2016, 03:00:52 PM »

I played the Hohner 268 Extended Sliderbass
Janalyn is playing the Hohner 265 Sliderbass

Quote from: Danny G on July 13, 2016, 02:26:55 PM

When you were playing with Marv, Paul and Ray last weekend, which one were you playing ?

Danny G · « **Reply #18 on:** July 13, 2016, 08:11:03 PM »

Recorded at my party last weekend

George Miklas · « **Reply #19 on:** July 13, 2016, 09:12:42 PM »

I'm playing the Hohner 265 Slider Bass on this recording.

Quote from: Danny G on July 13, 2016, 08:11:03 PM

Recorded at my party last weekend https://youtu.be/m92B9krmR24

George Miklas · « **Reply #20 on:** May 11, 2017, 12:59:51 PM »

I received an email from Brendan that he is discontinuing production of the EXTENDED SLIDER BASS. There is one left as of today, but he says that when it is gone, there will be no more made for the Hohner 268 Extended Bass nor the Suzuki SDB-39.

To explain, his decision is due to the complexity of building the bridge unit in two pieces due to machinery limitations. Brendan went on to say that he may resume production in the future, if and when he acquires the machinery to produce the bridge as a one piece unit.

This does not affect the availability of Slider Bass units for the Hohner 264 and 265 and Suzuki SDB-29. These will continue to be produced.

BeauKim · « **Reply #21 on:** May 16, 2017, 03:21:11 AM »

Bad news

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I guess it must have been very tiresome to get two perfectly printed parts and then have to glue them together. Do you know if the remaining sliderbass is for Hohner or Suzuki? Thanks.

George Miklas · « **Reply #22 on:** May 16, 2017, 05:16:26 AM »

Quote from: BeauKim on May 16, 2017, 03:21:11 AM

Bad news .

I guess it must have been very tiresome to get two perfectly printed parts and then have to glue them together. Do you know if the remaining sliderbass is for Hohner or Suzuki? Thanks.

Brendan has one mouthpiece and slider remaining. He will build one last "extended bass" bridge for either Hohner 268 or else the Suzuki SDB-39.

John Broecker · « **Reply #23 on:** May 16, 2017, 09:14:54 AM »

Thanks to George Miklas and Brendan Power,
I'm "up and running" on my Hohner-Power
slider bass #265.

If you'd like a slider bass to traditional bass comparison,
Play C and C#, 24-hole solo diatonic octave harps (Huang
Cathedral Twin) together, like a standard octave bass harp.
Then play a standard 12-hole key of C slide chromatic harmonica.

At SlideMeister, we can't make comparisons between diatonics
and chromatics, so we've only shown the path to a comparison.
You decide.

JB

George Miklas · « **Reply #24 on:** May 16, 2017, 09:20:31 AM »

Quote from: John Broecker on May 16, 2017, 09:14:54 AM

Thanks to George and Brendan, I'm "up and running"
on my #265 Hohner-Power slider bass.

If you'd like a slider bass to traditional bass comparison,
Play C and C# 12-hole solo diatonic harps, then play a
standard 12-hole slider key of C chromatic harmonica.

At SlideMeister, we can't make comparisons between
diatonics and chromatics, so we've only shown the path
to a comparison. You decide.

JB

Thank you John for the note. Here is my video that demonstrates the super fast C-C# trills that are attainable on the Slider Bass. Click here for the video.

Danny G · « **Reply #25 on:** May 24, 2017, 11:26:51 AM »

George and his Slider Bass at the recent Virginia Harpfest

Danny G · « **Reply #26 on:** May 24, 2017, 01:41:14 PM »

If you want to see it in action ........... https://youtu.be/iWCeZQqHdWA

1110

John Broecker · « **Reply #27 on:** July 21, 2017, 10:09:27 AM »

Hello, Beau Kim.

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