Actually it's only 27 1/2 gals. since I cut the drum in half. The neck has a dowel stick attached which runs through the body. Weed whacker strings. One day I'll spring for a set of real bass strings but I like these!
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Yup Hillbilly I just tie a knot in the end. First I feed the string down thru the tailpiece, then tie the knot and pull it tight with pliers. In this picture the weedwhackers go, from low to high, E.105, A .095, D .080, G .065. The two low strings were a little too floppy so now the A string is .105 and low E is some green coated wire clothesline from Wal-Mart. Good luck!
I have a dumb question. I have been dying to try and make an upright bass with the whacker strings but how do you keep them in the tail piece? Tie a knot? Also i had wondered which sizes of weed whacker strings to use for this. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Good luck with it Hillbilly. Love to see and hear it when you get done.
Thank you very much! Hopefully after a couple of festivals i got coming up i'll get on finishing my bass and share some pics and videos.
Yup Hillbilly I just tie a knot in the end. First I feed the string down thru the tailpiece, then tie the knot and pull it tight with pliers. In this picture the weedwhackers go, from low to high, E.105, A .095, D .080, G .065. The two low strings were a little too floppy so now the A string is .105 and low E is some green coated wire clothesline from Wal-Mart. Good luck!
I have a dumb question. I have been dying to try and make an upright bass with the whacker strings but how do you keep them in the tail piece? Tie a knot? Also i had wondered which sizes of weed whacker strings to use for this. Any advice you could give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
friggin AWESOME !!!!!!
I think it's better to keep the wacker strings.
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Thats a purdy bass , hows the weed wacker strings sound ?