Few weeks ago I visited a luthier looking for instruments parts, I had an idea in mind for an instrument I wanted to build. My curiosity was to hear the sound of violin, viola and cello strings amplified through the body of a double bass. I came up with a quadruple-neck experimental "something" that I thought to call Experibass.

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To play it I used cello and double bass bows, a little device I built with fishing line and hose clamps, a paintbrush, a fork, spoons, a kick drum pedal and a drum stick. I hope you'll like it!

Thanks to luthier John Wu for providing me the parts, even though I warned him that I was probably going to create a "monster" : )

At this link you can see some pictures with more detailed descriptions: behance.net/Gallery/Experibass/312989

UPDATE 10/24/09. If you'd like to connect on Twitter:
twitter.com/DiegoStocco

I got credited as Featured Solo Performer with my Experibass on Jesper Kyd score of Assassin's Creed Revelations:

I got credited as Featured Solo Performer with my Experibass on Jesper Kyd score of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood: is. gd/i7tLj

I composed and played more music with the Experibass: soundcloud.com/diegostocco/diego-stocco-experibass-suite

I played the Experibass on Hans Zimmer's score for Sherlock Holmes: bit.ly/81dfYX

More info and pictures here: bit.ly/8J9ymg

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