I just picked up a white pine wine box at the local wineseller's: it is about 12" x 20" x 6", with no top. I'm thinking maybe to put a thin birch plywood soundboard on it -- does anybody have experience with such a setup?
Okay, not a cigar/wine box, or a suitcase, but here are some really great plans for an upright bass -- much better than the usual method. Click on the Tub-o-Tone link, but also take some time to admire the other upright creations. They have tips on
Folks, I am attempting to build a 4-string acoustic/electric bass out of a big George Dickel Whiskey box with a 31.5" scale length. The neck will be a laminated quarter sawn 1" thick pine with an inch of hard mahogony running the full length to truss