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Scrap Heap - My Junk bass

Not a CBG by definition, but a bass built from trash with the Cigar Box Spirit.

Hello fellow builders!
  I'm Nick, the bass player from "SAVAGE SUNDAY". I think a little background story will help here...

  I've been playing bass guitar since 2000, I

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Wine box, anyone?

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?

I have a 6ft length of clos

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Washtub Bass

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

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any help?

Hi I just started here and im looking for anything that will help me on building my first cigar box bass so if anyone could help tat would be great!

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1st CB bass questions

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

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