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Upright wastub bass So I lurk here a lot. I've been wanting to play an upright but won't be forking over the $ to see if I really like it or not. So after lo… Started by Leonard Rice	3	Apr 1, 2017 Reply by Alan Davis
My Bass Ukulele build Over a year and a half ago I started planning my ukulele bass project. After a short debate I decided it was a solid body bass that was my… Started by Tom Lauten	2	Feb 6, 2017 Reply by Tom Lauten
walking blues on 2 string I am just starting to build a 2 string cigar box bass, and I want to learn to play some "walking" bass lines. Do you have any advice on whe… Started by William Reinhardt	3	Feb 29, 2016 Reply by jim
Corkscrew ubass So I made my self a ubass of sorts.My wife bought a cork screw in a real nice box at Goodwill. I got the box to make my bass with.Any how t… Started by Bobby Fields	2	Dec 31, 2015 Reply by Bobby Fields
Bass uke? I am sure this has been covered some where. I want to make a uke style bass with 20 inch scale. I got my self some real nice boxes. My ques… Started by Bobby Fields	2	Dec 24, 2015 Reply by Ted Crocker
Starting a new bass build and need input Starting the plans to build a bass to match my surfboard guitar. This one I'd like to be a hollow body. Scale to be a 3/4 bass, but none… Started by Greg Bement	8	Dec 16, 2014 Reply by Greg Bement
B.O.B. or my Boat Oar Bass Finished up the build, need to do some final tweaking. Noticed after I took the pic's that my bridge was out of line. So please excuse..… Started by Greg Bement	11	Jun 21, 2014 Reply by Greg Bement
I DID IT! I pretty much butchered the nut but otherwise it was all smooth sailing. Thanks so much for all the help and comments. Seems the intonation… Started by Ragtimelil	33	Mar 12, 2014 Reply by Ragtimelil
UBass neck scale I've just ordered my donor guitar to convert to a Ubass. I don't know what the neck scale is and was wondering if it isn't the same as the… Started by Ragtimelil	13	Feb 27, 2014 Reply by Ragtimelil
Some interesting basses Following up a Pinterest picture I came across some very interesting looking upright bass variants. Might be something here to inspire one… Started by Richard Holmes	2	Jan 25, 2014 Reply by Ragtimelil