I've kept this under my hat for a while. Anyone looking for an affordable Eight String Bass that loves to be drop tuned? I have 12 of them in Black, White and British Racing Green.
They will be well setup and feature CTS Pots, Paper and Oil Capacitors plus a versitile built in Overdrive..
I'd thought I'd run these videos up the pole and see if anyone saluted...
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 12:53 am
by jps
Awesome!
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:26 pm
by woodyng
Verrry interesting! A while ago,I saw a waterstone prototype on ebay,that had a few similarities.I really like the tuning key set up on these,and the electronics seems like it does a LOT with a little ...that is quite a cool 8 stringer!
(I especially love BRG)
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:45 pm
by sloop_john_b
OH YEAH!
Probably not feasible to ship my way.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:57 pm
by weemac
woodyng wrote:Verrry interesting! A while ago,I saw a waterstone prototype on ebay,that had a few similarities.I really like the tuning key set up on these,and the electronics seems like it does a LOT with a little ...that is quite a cool 8 stringer!
(I especially love BRG)
It is indeed related to the Waterstone Voltaire V8 Bass as it was made in the same factory
The electronic specs are quite different though.. (And many other details)
You can hear the 4008 influence in the clean sound..
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 10:58 pm
by weemac
sloop_john_b wrote:OH YEAH!
Probably not feasible to ship my way.
Not impossible either John!
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:32 pm
by weemac
Some fuzzy phone camera pics..
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:23 pm
by jps
weemac wrote:Some fuzzy phone camera pics..
Eden.
Fuzzy phone, like fuzzy guitars?
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:33 pm
by woodyng
The headstock/tuner array is whack,quite a nice arrangement!
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:43 pm
by weemac
jps wrote:
weemac wrote:Some fuzzy phone camera pics..
Eden.
Fuzzy phone, like fuzzy guitars?
She's got Eggs! Oh hang on...
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 7:45 pm
by weemac
woodyng wrote:The headstock/tuner array is whack,quite a nice arrangement!
The Smurf hat or the Corseted Dugong....
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:17 pm
by cassius987
Eden, I don't understand. Did you build these? If so that's really cool!
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:29 pm
by jps
cassius987 wrote:Eden, I don't understand. Did you build these? If so that's really cool!
If he did they should have been called Pol-Emac!
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Wed Jan 16, 2013 12:04 am
by weemac
cassius987 wrote:Eden, I don't understand. Did you build these? If so that's really cool!
I did not build them as such. I had them made to my specs and then once they arrived, I'm progressively rebuilding them to be pretty decent instruments... I put about eight hours (one per string) and a handful of cts pots, a switchcraft jack, Russian pio caps, some sneaky diodes, and an Artec pickup plus they will be fitted with SIT strings...
I dress the frets and cut a new bone nut as well...
Polymack is in fact the name of my family's band..
Polymack = Many MacKenzies... It has also become the name of my guitar tech business as well...
Eden.
Re: Introducing the Polymack Whistlebird Eight!
Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2013 5:41 am
by weemac
Dave Pomeroy playing the Waterstone version of the basses at NAMM last year....
