Cigar Box Basses

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Comment by Jim Mitchell on February 28, 2012 at 5:25pm

Man Ben I love that two string as well.... I would like to see more pictures as well as hear it in action looks great. 

Comment by PhilUSAFRet on February 28, 2012 at 5:14pm

Awesome bass Bob.  Thanks for tip on Ibanez Gio neck.  Sure wish there was a "how to" on this baby.  A video maybe?

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on February 28, 2012 at 3:41pm

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on February 28, 2012 at 3:40pm

I just finished a Cigar Box Jazz Bass for a customer, but I may keep it. This thing plays & sounds great! First one with the Ibenez GIO replacement necks (30"), JB pickups & wiring, light flatwounds, ect. 

Comment by Ben on February 25, 2012 at 7:26am

Here's a 2-String fretless I built being put to good use by my buddy Yahnatan.

Comment by Corbie on February 20, 2012 at 5:42pm

I'm not trying to reinvent the wheel.....I think that's sometimes overplayed.  I'm looking for a halfway decent sound acoustically and leave room to amp up. The pictures don't do the box justice, it's a pretty cool chest. I hope to keep the rusty finish intact. The box itself has top and bottom thats not too thin or too thick. This will be a three stringer that I will experiment with string options. Mostly I would rather put more time in it than money. Keep it simple with a little style. As I get deeper here I'll update as I go with photos on my page. I keep a photo record of all my builds but I only post a few of them.

Later

Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on February 20, 2012 at 7:33am

I'm glad that you've done your research and planning. Will you be augmenting the sound with electrical pickups etc?

Comment by Corbie on February 20, 2012 at 6:35am

I'm researching this now. I found that Dennis Havlena has stuff up on the interweb that has been very helpful..  On my CBG 's I have learned to set the neck on slight angles to give ample room at the bridge. This project has a bridge at least a hands width.......this will need lots of forthought. I'm looking at all options till I pick out what I can use and make a mockup so I will make the least amount of mistakes. My most concerns are the rattles. I'm going to set my electric sander inside without sandpaper on the pad and see what's shaken.

Thanks for mentioning the neck angle, I want this piece to come out near right the first time.

Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on February 20, 2012 at 5:37am

This project really looks like a plan. Don't forget to get the neck angle correct.

Comment by Corbie on February 19, 2012 at 7:56pm

Hi....I've been a newbie for a few months  and just joined the Cigar Box Basses Group a week ago. I wanted to build a bass at some point after finishing up two 3-string punch boxes I started. I had read through all the post but had no immediate plans until I found this

18-1/2 x 13 x 8-1/2 steel box. working on a plan for a stand up bass.

I'm sure to ask questions further up the road.

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