right on, Mark! My first thought too, was "Why?" LOL - but then of course, I hafta admit, I'd love to play with it for a while! For a 'gear head' like me, even this monster has some appeal.

It must be more of a lark then anything else, though. The sound while OK, is nothing to write home about. The scale seems a bit shorter then the full sized upright - and the string bass has such a wonderful sound, I don;t think this thing will ever give it competition.

Fun stuff, though; eh?