A Bass Guitar and Didgeridoo in One - DIJBASS

[andygraham]

Hello,

I thought someone out there in ebaumland would get a kick out of this. This is an electric bass guitar that is also a didgeridoo! It's called a DIJBASS.

Wierd eh?

Here is a link to the DIJBASS site with a video clip of it being played. Enjoy...

http://www.andygraham.net/Dijbass/Dijbass.htm

Video Clip: http://www.andygraham.net/Videoclips/Dijbass.wmv

I just submitted the clip to ebaums World..I hope they post it. :)

-Andy

[Davemeistro]

What the devil is a didgeridoo???

[YouEnjoyMyself]

Pretty cool vid. Too short though.

[Snoop916]

What the devil is a didgeridoo???

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didgeridoo

What a weird combination.

[Pat The Baker]

I assume the Didgeridoo is that one thing that the Aborigine use, that really long
tube.

[Davemeistro]

Can you change notes while you err... blow into the tube thing? Or would it just be that one 'Oh' sound?

Sorry, I'm not familiar with wind instruments :err:

[temp100]

Can you change notes while you err... blow into the tube thing? Or would it just be that one 'Oh' sound?

Sorry, I'm not familiar with wind instruments :err:
Heh, I'm Australian so I could help out, even if I haven't used one before.

Anti-nodes of sound waves form at openings in wind instruments. For example, with a flute, you can cover the holes (no more anti-node now) and uncover them to get a different sound.

Nodes of sound waves form on stringed instruments (i.e. guitars) when you push down on a string (i.e. playing 3rd fret 2nd string).

Don't worry too much about what anti-nodes/nodes are. But by forming anti-nodes/nodes you're basically enabling an instrument to play a different tone (and harmonics). Most wind instruments work around the idea of covering and uncovering holes.

But a didgeridoo is a very primitive wind instrument and it doesn't seem to have any features which allow you to change a tone by manipulating anti-nodes, but you can change the noise that comes out. I'm assuming the tone that comes out is determined by what you do with your voice before the sound even reaches the didgeridoo from your mouth. In fact, I believe the sound of a didgeridoo depends a lot on how you shape your lips, how hard you blow etc.

[Davemeistro]

In fact, I believe the sound of a didgeridoo depends a lot on how you shape your lips, how hard you blow etc.

So kind of like a bugle?

Heh, I'm gonna try that next time I go to one of my friends house who has a bugle.

[ThePope#15]

Hmm that was weird. Wish the video was longer though.