"I did a short scale, 25" , 2 string fretless bass, with the A, and D string from an electric bass. The neck is a maple 2x3 with a 1/4" red oak fretboard, so far no problems at all, kinda wishing I would have done closer to 30"…"
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cigar box 2 string bass
Started this discussion. Last reply by brent hale Aug 10, 2011. 2 Replies 1 Like
Hey all i am building my first cigar box bass and for the neck i used a red oak 1 by 2 my question is can i use the a and d string without the use of a truss rod or should i use weed wacker line ?…Continue
neck length
Started this discussion. Last reply by Scott W May 17, 2011. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hi i am in the middle of my first build and i made the neck length 3ft 4 in is this to long after doing some research i found most people cut a 3ft neck . any help would be appreciated thanks Scott
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Seaman Jay replied to Scott W's discussion cigar box 2 string bass"which scale (and which neck length) will you use? A and D are perfectly OK for a "stumpy" guitarron-like neck, but if you're going to build something more CBN-standard (small box impaled on a quite long stick) you'll have either…"
Scott W posted a discussioncigar box 2 string bass
Hey all i am building my first cigar box bass and for the neck i used a red oak 1 by 2 my question is can i use the a and d string without the use of a truss rod or should i use weed wacker line ? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks ! Scott
Scott W replied to Scott W's discussion neck length"yea sorry it is a neck through build the box is 8inch by 10 inch & the head stock is 4 inches of the neck, I am a bass player who dabbles with playing guitar so I am just trying to make sure i dont mess the scale up to bad .thanks!"
Dave Onastik replied to Scott W's discussion neck length"I assume you are talking about a thru-neck design. It all depends on what scale length you are using on your build. If it's under 22-23", then a 3' blank is usually sufficient. If it's longer, then it's…"
Scott W posted a discussionneck length
Hi i am in the middle of my first build and i made the neck length 3ft 4 in is this to long after doing some research i found most people cut a 3ft neck . any help would be appreciated thanks Scott
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