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Comment by Corbie on February 20, 2012 at 12:35am

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 19, 2012 at 11:37pm

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

Comment by Corbie on February 19, 2012 at 1:56pm

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.

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on January 26, 2012 at 10:30am

Oh, the Bammer sticker can be removed & reapplied without messing up the finish, but it's covering two screw holes.

Comment by Bob Lumpkin on January 25, 2012 at 5:53am

Modified my red cigar box bass by adding a humbucker style pickup in place of the Musicmaster single coil (couldn't get it close enough to the strings without major mods) It now sounds more like a solid body electric (think the bridge pickup on a Thunderbird) Big improvement.

Comment by Andy B on January 3, 2012 at 1:45pm

Comment by HotBox Guitars on December 5, 2011 at 6:00pm

Sorry for the bad picture.. I just downloaded a Demo of this 3 string Bass to my page... A buddy from my work got funky with it.

Comment by Gary Williams on December 2, 2011 at 4:42am

I use a spoke shave on all my necks it helps to take the thickness down so you get a good feel to it

Comment by Gary Williams on December 1, 2011 at 3:25am

Yes James fully rounded on the back of the neck I was delighted to find how easy the teak was to work with did most of the shaping with a spoke shave, a file and finally a sander

Comment by Gary Williams on November 30, 2011 at 5:30am

Sorry about the way the photos have been added but couldn't get them on another way (I know what Im talking about) My travel case base home made neck whittled down peice of teak and two in line 50mm piezo's just forward of the bridge makes a nice sound cant play it but have been told that it plays well.

Gary

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