Is this the weirdest bass guitar in history?

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  • Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
  • Michael Manring's relentless search for new sounds led to the creation of his signature Zon Hyperbass, an instrument that boasts a three-octave fretless fingerboard and seemingly endless tuning capabilities.
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  • @timothydarmstrong
    @timothydarmstrong 22 дні тому +45

    This whole video about this bass and there's barely any coverage of what it sounds like.

    • @garrickhanson
      @garrickhanson 19 днів тому +6

      It is fairly apparent that they were trying to highlight the unique features of the bass, which I think they did a good job with. I assume that the actual tone would be similar to other Zon basses. If you want to hear how Michael uses the instrument, you can listen to some of his music, as others have suggested.

    • @skullyferguson1331
      @skullyferguson1331 11 днів тому +1

      My thoughts exactly

    • @wardrich
      @wardrich 11 днів тому +2

      I can hear the sustain!

    • @fictionmusicproductions
      @fictionmusicproductions 11 днів тому

      ua-cam.com/video/aY4Ra2KOyas/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BrianWilson

    • @doknox
      @doknox 10 днів тому

      There doesn't need to be. It sounds like a bass. I seen all I need to know.

  • @sabledawn
    @sabledawn 22 дні тому +22

    I would have liked to have heard him play it a bit more.

    • @jacobnagy3970
      @jacobnagy3970 21 день тому

      Search for Enormous Room. You'll hear this thing in all it's glory

  • @JustK009
    @JustK009 17 днів тому +5

    Michael Manring = Legend

  • @HurtCow
    @HurtCow 21 день тому +3

    If you want to hear him use the Hipshots during a song, look up his song The Enormous Room.
    Edit: added link above

  • @michaelt.wardlespider2496
    @michaelt.wardlespider2496 11 днів тому

    The bridge seems similar to the TransTrem that Steinberger offered decades ago. I like the Hipshots on each string. Cool instrument. Would love to have a guitar with these options.

  • @phillippitts6294
    @phillippitts6294 17 днів тому

    Holy moly Batman! That is really cool!

  • @elrafa782
    @elrafa782 22 дні тому

    Crazy stuff 😮

  • @samwhitty3036
    @samwhitty3036 17 днів тому +1

    Michael's voice sounds hoarse.
    true Maestro & marvallous soul

  • @AlvaroSoveroMusic
    @AlvaroSoveroMusic 23 дні тому

    Amazing

  • @jiminnorthdallas1227
    @jiminnorthdallas1227 15 днів тому

    Nice, but more demo please.

  • @mrpositronia
    @mrpositronia 23 дні тому

    Clever stuff

  • @edwardiannarelli4678
    @edwardiannarelli4678 11 днів тому

    What does it matter if we don't ever hear it? Is it enough to be just another pretty bass?

  • @1234drums
    @1234drums 21 день тому +1

    Coooool ❤❤❤❤

  • @comfortablynumb9342
    @comfortablynumb9342 16 днів тому

    Les Claypool needs one

  • @j.juarez9526
    @j.juarez9526 22 дні тому +1

    The G.O.A.T.

  • @ericgendell8874
    @ericgendell8874 9 днів тому

    "Wierd" is clickbait. "Innovative" is accurate. Michael Manring is a great bassist who's cadence, space, time and melodic sensibility is a wonderful contrast to all the great "shred bassists" today. I am not saying better or worse, but a creative extension of the sonic spectrum.

  • @raycochrane3971
    @raycochrane3971 13 днів тому

    "As a composer that's really appealing." You don't NEED it for composing unless you're composing FOR it and that is less composing and more tugging.

  • @danielelise7348
    @danielelise7348 22 дні тому +2

    Awe it's got his name on it,just in case he forgets,isn't that adorable.!!

    • @bradrehn1007
      @bradrehn1007 21 день тому

      I guess Slash needs to be reminded constantly of his.

  • @michaelmenkes7233
    @michaelmenkes7233 18 днів тому +1

    Having installed quite a few extender keys, just a quick word of warning. They don't work as well upside down as they do right side up. Gravity is one of the elements in how they work. The open lever will flop around and such.

    • @trance9158
      @trance9158 18 днів тому

      His don't

    • @ReeWebster
      @ReeWebster 14 днів тому +1

      He mentioned them being modified, this will be why.

    • @michaelmenkes7233
      @michaelmenkes7233 11 днів тому

      @@ReeWebster i've modified mine as well I have one on the E of an upside down fender headstock. I had to bend the lever to help it clear the next tuner (not an issue right handed) and the fact that the lever will dangle instead of hold is a minor issue concerning stability. Still works. Can't fix the dangle if the unit is facing down.

  • @morgunstyles7253
    @morgunstyles7253 17 днів тому

    Send it to charles berthoud

  • @poltergeist3194
    @poltergeist3194 11 днів тому

    State of the art bass guitar.
    Proceeds to strum it like he’s playing “Wonderwall”.
    It’s a joke people.

  • @Typical.Anomaly
    @Typical.Anomaly 22 дні тому +2

    Then one day, a young fellow named Charles Berthoud came into possession of one of these majestic axes.
    The rest, as they say, was BASStory.

    • @trance9158
      @trance9158 18 днів тому

      That would be interesting

    • @Thomtek5
      @Thomtek5 18 днів тому +1

      Not quite. Zon built this bass and it was available for sale called the HyperBass. LaFay built Charles’

  • @willythick4
    @willythick4 16 днів тому

    the canera man dosent know what a bridge means, 😢

  • @MongoHongos
    @MongoHongos 13 днів тому

    This has always seemed pretty pointless to me, especially on fretless. Just tune down and play everything in a different position. Stop doing a simple task in the hardest way possible. The first time I ever saw him, the first five minutes of the video was him tuning, flicking hip shots and tuning again. It was so boring.

    • @pCeLobster
      @pCeLobster 8 днів тому

      It would be literally impossible to play Michael Manring's hyperbass songs on a normal fretless no matter what tuning it's in.

  • @shawnrenaud2252
    @shawnrenaud2252 9 днів тому

    Ridiculous video with no demo. You are banned.

  • @herbieschwartz9246
    @herbieschwartz9246 16 днів тому

    Would have been better if your cameraman had focused on the mechanical components while you were describing them. Try redoing this video using a cameraman that is more technically adept.

  • @SlavaBass
    @SlavaBass 17 днів тому

    Wow! Fretless bass with hipshot tuners That is unique thing! Not really.

  • @wedes99
    @wedes99 15 днів тому

    Well that wasn’t helpful at all

  • @maddogmccoy3203
    @maddogmccoy3203 17 днів тому

    That's interesting, to be sure, but I think I'll just stick with my 67 Gibson EB3!....Bought it NEW , still have it!...Just sayin'!