My dad's been wanting a Kona Bob's Walking Stick Bass for years...but those cost over $500...not good for a retiree. So here it is Dad...your very own Farmer Ted's Walking Stick Bass.Rock maple body & neck (one piece), rosewood fingerboard (fretless), 34" scale, Fender Nylon Tape Wound medium strings, dual piezo rosewood bridge & aluminum rod saddle, paduk trim, bone nut, black sealed tuners...and tuned to ADG.I made two spikes, one for playing while standing & the other for while sitting.
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Info in the details below the photo, but it's 34" scale, using the ADG strings from a set of Fender Tapewound bass strings. I kept the heavy E string for a single string bass, haven't made that one yet.
Here's the plan...step 1, get a stick....step 2, shape stick....step 3, drill holes in stick....you get the picture. Sorry, feeling on the humorous side today, 6 hours of pushing snow on a 4 wheeler.
Seriously though, this was made from a single piece of rock maple, about 2.25" square x 40" long. I had a piece of rosewood fretboard material that was wide enough for a 3 string version, and since I didn't have a truss rod, and the wood is rock maple, I was able to pull it off.
I plan on making many more, but one of my rules of building is to never repeat a previous build in specific design. So each one to follow will be an evolution of sorts, with extras, adornments, different number of strings, etc.
Here are a couple pics of the rough part of the build, gives an idea what I did. I removed a lot of material from back of body to reduce weight. On the side I removed more to create a cavity for the wires and output jack. There are two piezo disks under the rosewood plate (bridge) and a hole drilled from there into the wiring cavity to complete the circuit.
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Thanks I noticed the detail after I sent the message, but thanks for the quick reply now need to dins some suitable wood.
Info in the details below the photo, but it's 34" scale, using the ADG strings from a set of Fender Tapewound bass strings. I kept the heavy E string for a single string bass, haven't made that one yet.
Farmer Ted
I want to make one of these, can I ask what strings and scale length did you use?
Funny, Stick Holes.. same thoughts here.. and my motto is the same as well... I have to do something new on every build... thanks...lol
Here's the plan...step 1, get a stick....step 2, shape stick....step 3, drill holes in stick....you get the picture. Sorry, feeling on the humorous side today, 6 hours of pushing snow on a 4 wheeler.
Seriously though, this was made from a single piece of rock maple, about 2.25" square x 40" long. I had a piece of rosewood fretboard material that was wide enough for a 3 string version, and since I didn't have a truss rod, and the wood is rock maple, I was able to pull it off.
I plan on making many more, but one of my rules of building is to never repeat a previous build in specific design. So each one to follow will be an evolution of sorts, with extras, adornments, different number of strings, etc.
Here are a couple pics of the rough part of the build, gives an idea what I did. I removed a lot of material from back of body to reduce weight. On the side I removed more to create a cavity for the wires and output jack. There are two piezo disks under the rosewood plate (bridge) and a hole drilled from there into the wiring cavity to complete the circuit.
you have any plans before I start to make one??
Great project. I would love it if you had plans to share. John