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Cigar Box Basses Discussions (30)
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 Piezo for BassI building a bass :)....What size piezo do I need?...I was thinking...Yes! It hurt at time...A larger piezo would give a better bass sound.… Started by Jim burt |
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May 14 Reply by eK |
 Bass Uke strings and tuners?Anyone know where I can buy the strings and tuners like on the Kala Uke Bass? My wife wants a bass out of a cigar box but the box is pretty… Started by Bluesheart |
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Apr 12 Reply by Bluesheart |
 Short Neck BassA friend wants me to build him a cigar box bass with a short neck. Shorter than the 34" scale length of his Pbass and use regular electric… Started by Will King |
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Apr 9 Reply by Will King |
 Eye Bolt TunersThinking about building a two-string bass and was wondering if anyone has tried building one with eye bolts as tuners? If so, what size di… Started by Arnold Kelly |
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Mar 7 Reply by frank tennyson |
 2 String Bass helpI am new to this CBG thing, have built several 3 stringers, and was wanting to build a 2 string short scale fretted bass. I have a Gibson E… Started by David Clark |
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Mar 6 Reply by David Clark |
 4 string bass projectI want to build a standard tuned four string electric bass for art. This is my first cigar box instrument and despite the many hours of res… Started by Will Maldonado |
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Feb 10 Reply by Richard Sanabia |
 Different sized boxes?Im planning on making a 3 string bass and have built guitars before, I was wondering if you needed a bigger box to get the right pitch. If… Started by Nando Dalva |
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Feb 3 Reply by eK |
 2 string slide bass, bolt sizes for nut and bridge?Assuming a flat surface I'm wondering what diameter bolts to use for nut and bridge? Started by Brian |
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Jan 28 Reply by Brian |
 Kala U BassHi all new here. I think the Kala U Bass would suit cbg basses. Polyurathane strings, 21in. scale.and piezo pickups. It's an awesome sound.… Started by the cigarbox table guy |
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Dec 19, 2012 Reply by Marmelade |
 double, upright bassAny information welcome to build on double bass. Started by Marmelade |
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Dec 15, 2012 Reply by Chris |
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