"Oil can" basses??

[millsbass5]

Check these out. Pretty darn interesting,IMHO. I'd really like to see a bass version,though.


http://www.townshipguitars.com/guitars.htm

[Webtroll]

Chip Todd made a couple of these and they sounded pretty good but not the most comfortable to play, and when the edges tear there are plenty of sharp corners.

[pklima]

For a bass you'd need a bigger can! I've heard of someone making a bass out of a 55-gallon oil drum but that's probably overkill, heh. I've seen some four-string washtub basses, though... here's one though it's an old page with very small pics: http://dennishavlena.com/kochbas3.htm

And a different one Eldery used to have: http://www.elderly.com/items/110U-3893.htm

It wouldn't be hard to do that kind of thing with a BG-scale neck and a pickup.

I also remember some resonator mandolins made from bedpans. Can't find those right now, but here's a bedpan guitar:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/...-bedpan-guitar

[pklima]

Ah, here's the "Commodium" in mandolin, octave mandolin, banjo and guitar versions:

http://www.keithcary.com/Keith%20Cary/Commodium.html

[Sendaii]

Well that's...interesting. I'll have to keep an eye on this