Korgscrew
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Posted: April 27 2005, 09:01 |
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Sounds like a multiple scale length bass, which may or may not be a Novax fanned frets (or Novax-licenced) instrument. It allows each string to have the optimum scale length fir its pitch, so the lower strings don't have to be so thick as to compromise tone. You'll probably know the effect of using short, thick strings for bass notes from playing the piano - it's the reason why concert grands are the length they are, and indeed, they're based on a similar design principle, where the treble strings are shorter and bass strings longer, rather than just being different thicknesses.
I haven't seen Leland Sklar's particular bass, so I don't know who made it, but the multiple scale length principle is something that a number of builders use.
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If they were prolonged, they'd look a bit like sun rays. Is this a standard model of bass I'm not aware of (I don't know about its maker...) or is it a customized model? The latter hypotesis sounds more probable to me, but I'd like to know more about it. 
