Recent content by uttermike

I seriously thought of this! Scottkarch's idea was better, using the fret board as the string though :{)

Looks like this might be the answer... I'll try this and let you know how it worked. THANKS!

The sound comes from the resonators at both bucket bottoms and the enclosure acts as an echo chamber to marinate the sound. I guess I could configure the string into a Y vs. a T but I'm afraid it would be like cutting a 3x larger hole in a guitar and turning the hole straight up. I'd lose...

I have designed an awesome one stringed double washtub bass that really blasts out a deep warm tone. My problem is when there are many playing in a group it's hard to hear my notes unless I kneel down close to my tub openings. Is there a device that would incorporate a pickup-to-an-earphone...

The buckets came from Wal-mart. The brand name Homz work the best. They seem to be made of a softer more plyable plastic. The buckets are the kind with rope handles. You cut out the rope handles and have four nice holes to bolt through and actually clamp the two buckets to the fretboard. I...

Here's my design... it came to me in a vision one night! :) http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9005767&postcount=3 :) The tone is much warmer than the traditional metal tub design I use to make. I then made ones like janmaat showed us in his post. I'm sure he can vouch for the...

:) http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showpost.php?p=9005767&postcount=3 :) Here's my fretless bass :smug:

You guys have swelled my head to great proportions! I do apprecieate the chatter though. The design came to me in a vision one night. gbaker is right about its construction and what I look like carring it around to campfire jam sessions. There is one string that goes down the fretboard...

Hey, umike! We talked at Clifftop - may have been two years ago. We were both playing instruments we built and talked bass construction quite a while. Your single-stringer double-barrel design was about 10x louder than my little teardrop. Loudest acoustic bass device I have ever heard...

Thanks for all the advice. I got the glue off the strings with a plastic sraper, reset the post, and bought a new adjustable bridge. I must admit I haven't taken the time to put the new bridge on. I had put extensions on the short bridge that came with the bass when I bought it and it plays...

Here's my double washtub bass design. It came to me in a vision one night :{) It does sound awesome, much better than the old metal on-the-ground tubs I use to make. I impress folks at festivals. Merlefest, Shakori Hills, and Clifftop folks were most complimentary. As you can imagine this...

:{) I'm an ole fart, 30 years teaching alternative ed program for hardcore students. I know my blues/bluegrass/americana background will not impress many here but the kids I teach in rural NC appreciate my making music out of the trash I find in dumpsters. I have no idea how the strings of my...

Ok, I bought a repaired bass this week for a great price to see if I can transfer my single string double washtub skills to the “real” world of musical double bass :{) My project is underway… I have re-positioned the sound post (scared the crap out of me when I heard something rolling around in...

Howdy folks, I have come up with a unique design for a one string double washtub bass that I play at festivals and on the backporch for my own enjoyment. It produces a great deep tone for about 2 octaves. It really does sound phenomanal as compared to the thump whump of the traditional...