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bamboo & rubber band bass diddley bow

Posted by David Beede on October 30, 2009 at 7:24pm
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Tags: bass, bamboo, ashbory, band, bow
This is a great example of a bass diddley bow made with a length of bamboo, a large rubber band and a piezo pickup. The bloke doesn't call it a diddley bow, but....?... what do you think? It's also a kind of poor man's ashbory bass... cool...

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  • Eric Butler February 8, 2013 at 11:20am

    Hey, Thanks for all the nice comments!

    I haven't been on here in ages.  So, it was a surprise to see this video linked.  The bass isn't a diddley bow.  But, I can see why it might be considered one due to similarities.

    The Rubber Bamboo bass has two strings rather than one and is meant to be played like a fretless bass rather than using a slide like a diddley bow.  Of course, it is fretless with just a nut (the node in the bamboo) and a simple bridge.  And like a diddley bow, there is no sound box other than the hollow of the bamboo.  But, other than that, the bass isn't constructed like a diddley bow, or played like one.

    No worries either way...call it what you like. :)  I'm just clarifying the point.

    Look for a followup video soon.  I've had enough requests about making these things that I'm going to post the how to vid.  Really, it's just to convince everyone just how simple this thing is...LOL

    Glad you all like it.  Eric

  • HOLLOWBELLY November 21, 2009 at 1:39pm
    blimey-wasnt expectin that! cool or what?
  • Gobi November 1, 2009 at 6:24am
    COOL! It's also simple as amazing!!
  • Fergus Morris November 1, 2009 at 5:52am
    I have been going about making basses the wrong way! This is amazing!
  • Roosterman November 1, 2009 at 5:18am
    Brilliant!!
  • Strolling Tone October 31, 2009 at 3:21pm
    That is brilliant! Sounds absolutely excellent. I'm gonna have to make me one of these.
  • Kevin M. Kraft October 31, 2009 at 10:57am
    Excellent!
  • David Beede October 31, 2009 at 9:30am
    This morning I tried an experiment making a bass diddleybow with a bungee cord.
    Check it out and see what you think.
    http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/bungee-bass-diddleybow
  • Ice Bob October 31, 2009 at 8:36am
    great tone for a rubber band
  • JUJU October 30, 2009 at 9:14pm
    ok maybe i should have watched the video again before i posted my comment about him finding the rubber band while cleaning - it's been a while since i watched the video lol!
    juju.
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