NCBBD!

[justdave42]

New cigar box bass day! Tooting my own horn a bit here. I've been building cigar box guitars for a few years now. As a bass player, I've had an idea for a 2 string bass but never took the time to build it. Well I finally did it and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.


30" scale. Walnut neck, with a Bolivian rosewood fingerboard. The pickup is a piezo of my own design. Wired straight to the jack. Thanks!

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[FingerDub]

I like the idea of the screw for the nut, very resourceful. I might have gone for a screw with wider threading to have the string settle in more, and tucked it into the wood a little more to compensate for the larger height. Then again, my guess is that you are not going to be playing heavy metal on it.

Super cool idea!

 

[justdave42]

I like the idea of the screw for the nut, very resourceful. I might have gone for a screw with wider threading to have the string settle in more, and tucked it into the wood a little more to compensate for the larger height. Then again, my guess is that you are not going to be playing heavy metal on it.

Super cool idea!

Thanks! I actually cut the groove for the nut (bolt) deeper last night to improve the action. Helped a lot.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

Well, that is different. Does it actually open,.....like a box?

 

[justdave42]

Well, that is different. Does it actually open,.....like a box?

Unfortunately not. I glue them shut to prevent buzzing.

 

[UNICORN BASS]

OK then.

 

[1stnamebassist]

That's awesome and inspiring! I want to build a 4 string sometime utilizing strings that are used on Uke Basses. I saw one for sale a couple years ago like that on Ebay with the short 20" scale like a Ubass.

 

[farace]

I like that. Does it have much volume unplugged? I gave away my only ABG; I'm wondering if something like this would hold its own accompanying a few ukulele players (in which case maybe I'd make something like it).

 

[el_Bajo_Verde]

Tuning? EA?

 

[dave64o]

Holy smokes ( ), that's pretty cool!

Would love to hear how it sounds.

 

[justdave42]

I like that. Does it have much volume unplugged? I gave away my only ABG; I'm wondering if something like this would hold its own accompanying a few ukulele players (in which case maybe I'd make something like it).

Thank you! It is pretty quiet unplugged, but louder than I would have thought. You'd probably still want to plug in.

 

[justdave42]

Tuning? EA?

Yep!

 

[justdave42]

Holy smokes ( ), that's pretty cool!

Would love to hear how it sounds.

Here's a crappy cell phone video. I'll do something better this weekend.

 

[justdave42]

Here's a better video of the 2 string.

 

[alack]

Sounds great! I bet that would kill on a blues gig.