EUB project

[JIO]

Awesome idea for the pickup connection!

Thanks Nex - it could be further refined using thin brass strips instead of tape for durability - I may need to double up the touching strips as they are pretty fragile. But generally it works and the 6 positions offer distinctively different tonal responses. Furthest south (#6) offers a bit more 'upright' mid-range tone where the #1 position is pretty bass-y/boomy. It doesn't bring an acoustic tone, but it does sound enough like a double bass, especially considering the ebony board and using a fretless articulation approach.

Haven't played a double bass since the early '90s. This pic from '76 -

 

[JIO]

 

[RichterScale]

is that the turbo button?

 

[JIO]

is that the turbo button?

Ha! I needed something related (hs cutout) to hide my boo-boo...