#20 Metal Box

Old robust metal toolbox, now fretless and very-low-diddley-bow bass. Tuned to C (.160 string gauge!!!), scale length 34". P90 bridge pickup. Fretboard is black acrylic plexiglass, neck is from oak.
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  • That is a beefy string gauge. Wow! 

  • Great idea, Pick! Yeah, the battery is kind of lacking. I like the rest.
  • oh .. i  really wanna see a spark-plug  bridge on that   ;-)

  • Cheers  Priit  , That's  such a cool guit !  

  • Thanks, guys!

    BrianQ - not heavy at all, the box is quite lightweight.

    The anonymous pick - that's advice I should maybe listen. Although it is empty battery, I try to search something similar and red, less harmful.

    Uncle John - I'm glad I saved those metal boxes you intended to toss :)

  • Awesome looking ,  but,  a piece of advice if i may .  You might wanna swap out that battery for something else ,  under pressure like that it will want to leak , or even  explode , or oooz out that crusty white crap eventually . .  and that's no  fun . not to mention , it is a soft metal and something harder will most likely   give you a better sound anyway .

    Just my free advice ,.... (and may be worth every penny)   ;-)

  • Awesome sauce!! What’s the weight like tho?

  • Hmm.  Rusty and chipped goodness.  Darn you.  I drug home a couple of smaller metal tackle boxes.  Rusty inside.  I was maybe going to toss them, but now I see they might make good didleys.

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