Getting to first bass

Posted by Jillian Holladay on May 7, 2012 at 2:43pm

I threw this together last night.  The only thing that has kept me from trying a bass before is the cost of the strings.  I saw this paddle at a sporting goods store and it just cried out "string me!".  So I did.  I have played with different open tunings and it sounds really good.

I am going to add some tone and volume pots to it soon.  

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  • Jillian Holladay May 14, 2012 at 5:50pm

    I showed the bass to a local musician/song writer and he seems interested in having one.

  • Thorsten Hinrichsen May 8, 2012 at 2:42am

    Great idea!

  • Bob Lumpkin May 7, 2012 at 4:52pm

    Very interesting! Now, can you make a amp out of a life vest? I like your "adjustable" bridges made from the screws, never thought of that. The cheapest bass strings I've found are at Musician's Friend, they're Musician's Gear or something like that (less than $10). Just do a search under bass strings starting with cheapest first, you can't miss them. Remember, you get what you pay for but they're good enough for this kind of stuff. Keep up the good work.

    • Jillian Holladay > Bob Lumpkin May 7, 2012 at 5:18pm

      Thanks Bob, 

      I can't take credit for the adjustable bridge: one of the other builders at CBN shared it.  I could not find the original post to give credit as it is a great idea.

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