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You might get a bit of a volume boost, and certainly you'd get something that is a slightly different tone from a normal 4 string acoustic bass, but I think the body size is the big issue with these things. Also I feel like the extra string wouldn't help all that much with low end resonance, which is the real issue. You'd almost have to use a pick, which would thin out the sound. With an acoustic bass like this, it might be tough to make both strings sound with the traditional finger technique. Of course, you're using two fingers to pluck two diff strings. The guitarron is actually traditionally played with octaves on every note. Never seen an acoustic bass like this with octave strings. I can be heard when jamming with others, and it sounds good. I suppose growing up with 12 strings helped the sound to not feel too foreign, but it's been a while now, and every time I play it I feel stoked. After haggling and getting the price down, I take it to the guy who does my guitars and quickly and painlessly, the buzzes are eliminated. Someone has modified this themself, and they appear to have done a decent job. There's a low level buzzing, but it sounds clear, and importantly, the octave string seems to somehow (psychoacoustics?) boost the bass sound. I pick up the eight string, and I'm surprised. It sounds metallic (which I kind of expected), but the neck feels short, the action is higher than I like, and it still sounds kind of muffled. Unfortunately I don't like the resonator. So I have wanted an acoustic bass for a long time, but in my price range they kind of sound like a piece of rope flapping against very non-resonant wood.Ī few weeks ago I get determined again because I see a resonator bass and my thoughts are that this must have some volume to it.