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Piezo for Bass

Started by Jim burt. Last reply by eK May 14. 5 Replies 0 Likes

I 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...Continue

Bass Uke strings and tuners?

Started by Bluesheart. Last reply by Bluesheart Apr 12. 16 Replies 0 Likes

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 small so I thought if I do it like a uke bass she can have…Continue

Short Neck Bass

Started by Will King. Last reply by Will King Apr 9. 6 Replies 0 Likes

A 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 guitar bass strings, because that is what he is used to. I…Continue

Eye Bolt Tuners

Started by Arnold Kelly. Last reply by frank tennyson Mar 7. 3 Replies 0 Likes

Thinking about building a two-string bass and was wondering if anyone has tried building one with eye bolts as tuners? If so, what size did you use and how were they "placed" on the headstock?Continue

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Comment by Yellowbelly Flatt on April 2, 2010 at 5:23am: Hello all,
I've always wanted a double bass instrument and not being able to afford one, I thought I'd experiment with a cigar box stand up bass. All recycled wood and machine heads with a disc pick up. The strings work O.K. but don't stay in tune for long. Perhaps 'weedwhacker strings might be a good idea when funds allow.

Comment by Kris Robinson on April 1, 2010 at 3:22pm: Sweet! That looks very nice.

Comment by Artist Formerly Known as Matt on March 31, 2010 at 9:14pm: Built my first one like that. Works fine, no trussrod.

Matt

Comment by Kris Robinson on March 31, 2010 at 5:13pm: I'm about to build a bass. I'm usin' a Cuban Rejects box, and I've got two planks of poplar and a strip of red oak I'm gonna laminate for the neck, will I need a truss rod? It's gonna be 4 strings, fretless.

Comment by Artist Formerly Known as Matt on March 13, 2010 at 9:26am: I just used a regular CBG neck. Oak 1x2.
I actually have yet to string it as a bass, been using it as a baritonish type dulcibox.

Comment by Artist Formerly Known as Matt on March 13, 2010 at 7:15am: I guess that would be more of an electric upright bass.
I am also keeping an eye out for a 12 bottle wooden wine case.

Matt

Comment by Artist Formerly Known as Matt on March 13, 2010 at 7:13am: In reality, if you're gonna put a piezo in it, you don't really need a bigger box. But I wouldn't do one without making as big as possible either.

I have been considering using 3 or 4 of the the biggest identical cigar boxes I could find and putting them together similar to my " dubble trubble" build.

Matt

Comment by Tyler Higdon on March 12, 2010 at 9:30pm: Casey,

Another possibility for an upright bass body is a large old suit case. I don't remember the site but there is an example on the internet. I recently picked up a 1960's era large samsonite for this purpose.

Tyler

Comment by Wichita Sam on March 12, 2010 at 1:57pm: Welcome Jeremiah,

A lot of us old bass players love 3/4 stringers because with power chords we can make a ton of music and have a much fatter sound than one note at a time...

let us see your build when it's done.

the best,

Wichita Sam

Comment by Jeremiah Cornelius on March 12, 2010 at 10:50am: Why'd I never find this group before? :-)

Here's my home, I s'ppose! I am in th ebeginning of my 30 short-scale Bass project, right now.

Not that I haven't built a few little 3/4 string guitars up to this point. I play 'em like basses. :-)