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Even Without fanned frets, intonation across such a wide range of string guages is really problematic, it’s more a Chapman Stick than a bass, imo.
is Jimi Hendrix going out of his mind with one of those. 
http://stick.com/
http://stick.com/instruments/
http://stick.com/artists/artistfeatures/
http://stick.com/artists/artistfeatures/0204levin/ Tony Levin
They make 8 variations of the Stick. The original is 10 string. There are 8 and 12 string versions and MIDI capability.
Note the deepest base string is in the center:
Emmett Chapman explains the Stick:
Bob Culbertson plays While My Guitar Weeps; bass and lead lines on one instrument:
http://stick.com/instruments/
http://stick.com/artists/artistfeatures/
http://stick.com/artists/artistfeatures/0204levin/ Tony Levin
They make 8 variations of the Stick. The original is 10 string. There are 8 and 12 string versions and MIDI capability.
Note the deepest base string is in the center:
Emmett Chapman explains the Stick:
Bob Culbertson plays While My Guitar Weeps; bass and lead lines on one instrument: