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Electric Upright Bass

Posted by Coppa Penny on September 15, 2013 at 10:09pm in Building Secrets, Tips, Advice, Discussion

I am going to build an upright bass. Does any one have plans or information that may help especially with scale length, tuning machines, use of piezo and any other helpful information. If you can point me in the right direction it would be a help e.g. stings, neck dimensions

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Rufus Pearce October 8, 2019 at 10:26am

I'm building one from a wheelbarrow. Feel free to message me. Pics here of my progress so far:
https://cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/cigarbox-style-wheelbarrow-...
- Timothy Hunter > Rufus Pearce October 9, 2019 at 7:36am
  
  you do realise this is a 6 year old post? you have been grave digging a few of these...lol BTW hows the wheelbarrow comming along?
Randy S. Bretz September 16, 2013 at 6:31am
- Coppa Penny > Randy S. Bretz September 17, 2013 at 5:12pm
  
  Thanks for the help. I have decided on a hybred acoustic / electric double bass with the fret board tilting back at about 20 degrees.
  
  I have a few question
  
  1 What strings are best use . I am thinking of a 3 or 4 string model. I believe that weed eater line (grass trimmer) line can be used. If so what size or is there an alternative
  
  2.Can normal guitar machine heads be used with the holes reamed out
  
  3 Is it easier to play than a CBG because I am struggling to learn the CBG
  
  4 Any other help or tips
  - Coppa Penny > Coppa Penny September 17, 2013 at 6:45pm
    
    Are both the bridge and nut made out of wood ?
    - Reeds Taylor > Coppa Penny September 18, 2013 at 3:32pm
      
      I used ebony for my nut and hard maple for the bridge....it gives a nice bassy ring to the strings.. Also you were asking about what strings to use....I bought manufactured Weedwackers from Ebay( http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_odkw=weedwacker+bass+strings&_gt... ), and with these strings make sure to buy double bass machine heads, cause their very thick. http://www.ebay.ca/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=weedw......As far as if its easier to play one or the other, I look at it this way I couldn't play either one...so anything progress is a good thing :). Here's a website I use when leaning new tunes....as well as learning to play a cbg.....http://www.learncigarboxguitar.com/ .
      
      Hope all this helps!
      
      Reeds
Reeds Taylor September 15, 2013 at 10:33pm

Here's a link that helped me

http://dennishavlena.com/db.htm

and here's my blog

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/profiles/blogs/upright-washtub-bass-d...

Hope it all helps Coppa!

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