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Permalink Reply by Lane Martin on December 27, 2014 at 4:55pm

I finished one in November. Sounds pretty good. Haven't put the pickup on it yet. Used classical guitar strings (E-A-D-G). I've since replaced the saddle bolt with a bone one...thought it might wear on the one unwound nylon string. Tuned with "low G" tuning G-C-E-A and down an octave.

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Permalink Reply by Terry Horn on December 28, 2014 at 1:29am

I thought about doing that with the strings but after playing a Kala Ubass I decided to use the Thundergut strings.  A little more pricey but thought I would try them out.  

Permalink Reply by Dennis Danner on March 14, 2015 at 8:53am

Hey Terry,  Glad to find someone else that is building U-basses, especially a cigar box bass.  I've just finished my 3rd U-Bass.  My first two were solid bodied, tenor sized with a neck through design.  My last was with a cigar box and I am especially pleased.  Got some string buzz on the 1st fret of the E and A strings that may require a new nut, but I'm not completely sure if that will correct it.

What did you use for tuning machines?  I've used the Hipshot tuners from Kala on all mine so far, but I think I might have something else figured out for the next one.  $20/tuner is just a bit too much!

Permalink Reply by Kentucky Mojo on October 27, 2015 at 10:57am

I can't seem to get the parts for it. Looks great though!