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Permalink Reply by Jerry Timson on June 19, 2015 at 12:08pm

I am building this as a Christmas present for my father in law. He has always wanted a stand up bass but they are just too expensive. I just got it tuned and playing now I have to finish the detail work, clean up the f holes and try to whiten the trim.

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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on June 19, 2015 at 12:25pm

kewl  .  ;-)

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Permalink Reply by bill bye on June 20, 2015 at 3:50pm

whoa! looks like momma's old samsonite finally got a use!

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Permalink Reply by bill bye on June 20, 2015 at 3:53pm

if it still smells like "Tabu" inside ; run like hell! i ain't kiddin! RUN

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on September 6, 2015 at 10:22am

Look's cool. Did you make the neck or purchase it? How does it sound?

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Timson on September 8, 2015 at 10:02am

Bought the kit from here  http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-4-Upright-Bass-Part-neck-with-fingerboard...    and modified it to fit. Wasn't very loud so I put in a preamp and under bridge piezo rod from CB Gitty

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Permalink Reply by Greg Thompson on September 8, 2015 at 12:24pm

Pretty awesome build! I hope he appreciates the hard work.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Timson on September 12, 2015 at 4:32am

Thanks, I hope so too.

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Permalink Reply by Kentucky Mojo on September 12, 2015 at 12:55am

That's a great build! I like that you used a piezo... but now for his birthday you'll have to build him an amp in a smaller (matching?) suitcase.

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Permalink Reply by Jerry Timson on September 12, 2015 at 4:33am

Thanks, that's a cool idea, but he has an old Fender twin reverb he loves.

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