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Homemade Upright Bass

Posted by Grant P on September 3, 2015 at 6:00pm
I just finished making this bass. The neck and bridge are maple, with poplar for the tailpiece and nut. The body is made of plywood and pine from around the house. The tailpiece is a treaded rod. The tuners were cheap bass tuners that I modded to fit the upright bass strings. The strings are weedwacker standard strings. It's a little over six feet tall, and it took about a month of building and planning.
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  • Grant P September 4, 2015 at 9:20pm

    Hi Joe! The strings are standard gauge weedwackers-E- .170, A- .155, D- .105, G- .095. 

  • Joe Haen September 4, 2015 at 12:12pm
    Can you elaborate on the weedwacker standard strings for me? What thickness do you use for each string?
  • Uncle John September 4, 2015 at 8:28am

    VERY nice! 

  • Termoking September 4, 2015 at 2:18am

    Killer! *****

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