HW: SR Q's

[Ted Jackson jr. 6L6]

> From:          Chris Warburton <desdinova at EARTHLING.NET>

> Ian R Fines relied to Andrew Gilham:
> ><Andy.Gilham at BTINTERNET.COM> writes:
> >>>To be serious: It could be Lemmy, playing guitar
> >>
> >>It's hard to count the strings in that picture, but I think that might
> >>be
> >>an 8-string bass?
> >
> >Sorry, but there is no such thing.  Also, the neck would be wide as hell
> >on a 8-string.  I have a 6-string bass, and the neck on that is twice the
> >width of the one the guitarist is playing in the pic.
> >
>
> There certainly have been such things, on the same principle as the
> 12-string guitar.  I haven't seen one in about twenty years, but I guess
> that's the age of the photos ;-{)>
>
> BTW: How many strings does a Chapman Stick have? ;-{)>
>
> I have also come across 9-, 8-, 7- & 5-string guitars in the hands of such
> diverse players as Mick Abrahams, Keith Richards & Steve Vai.
>
> Regards,
> ChrisW
Tom Peterson of Cheap Trick plays a 12-string BASS on a regular
basis...

The Stick I'm not sure of, but at least 8.  I think they come in
various configurations...

theo