Hi
One thing I would really like right now would be have the ability to take my bass anywhere. I know they arn't that big, but having something I can just sling over my shoulder, and won't take up and entire seat on the school bus when I have lessons would be quite useful :P
However, right now I can't afford an ashbory bass or similar travel bass, but I do have a bit of money.
I saw on youtube, someone made a (not sure if it was concert or baritone scale) size ukulele bass instrument, tuned EADG at the bass octave. I was thinking, I've done some googling, and it seems possible, to put bass strings on a baritone size (20" scale) ukulele?
So far I know I'll need nylons, but I'm fairly new to string world (only just changed from my factory stock ones a few weeks ago
) so which would you reccomend?
The options I'm looking at are rotosound, with a medium gauge, or ashbory strings.
I know I'll need a heavy gauge to get the sound I need, but I also need them to be light enough to actually fit into the bridge and nut
I will be able to make some small adjustments to the bridge and nut if required - in the product design block at my school, you can literally just go into the workshop and do whatever you want, supervised ofcourse :P and I know that a student there did make a guitar for A level, including carving his own nut, so I'm assuming the teachers will have some slight experience there - but I'd rather just be able to put them on and play :P
Does anyone have any experience of doing something similar? And my budget is only around £100... and most baritones are around £60-£70, so that gives me about £40 to play with for strings and hacking away at the actual guitar :P
Thanks
