The shamisen of awesomeness. It is one octave below the normal shamisen and will have a rather big and thick bachi. (like gidayu)
Hi Bachido memebers, it’s a while.As for Bass shamisen,have you ever seen Gohgen? http://shamimaster.livedoor.biz/archives/50828497.html
Here’s a member of a Naxi orchestra we saw in Lijiang, China. I’m not sure what his instrument is called (bass sanshin? bass pipa?), but he’s undoubtedly a bass player.
Looks like a large huqin instrument
definitely large