electric bass harp

[solarbird]

I’ve been talking about this idea I’ve had for an electric instrument; a bass-type fretted set of strings across the top bar - a stick-type bass - and a panel of deep harp strings coming off the bottom of that which could be finger-plucked, all with electric pickups and stuff.

It just struck me as something an elfmetal band should have, and I’m

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[brombear]

Oooh...that really looks interesting! I'm digging around for a good resonator bass...not too thrilled with the one I've seen so far.

[elfs]

Are there any on-line recordings or videos of this thing being played? I wouldn't even know what to search for, myself.

[elfs]

Nevermind. Here's John Doan. Check out the one labeled "Festival clips." It's like a Harp-Guitar-Dulcimer chimera of an instrument.