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Comment by Ragtimelil on March 18, 2014 at 8:19pm

Wow. Nice. (what exactly is a piccolo bass?)

Comment by Alan Davis on March 18, 2014 at 7:59pm

Got my first coat of paint on the piccolo bass- did get a couple of small runs that I will have to sand out but no big deal- first time with this kinda paint.

Comment by Alan Davis on March 11, 2014 at 6:53pm

Well I managed to cut down and re-sand a P bass body that was a donation. It will become my Piccolo bass one day soon.

Comment by Greg Bement on January 30, 2014 at 12:36pm

 

Hi all, after finishing all the CBG for grand kids time to work on my boat paddle bass.  So far I have notched and mounted the tuning keys, drill and set in brass collars for the strings to pass through from the back side.  I have two questions/recommendations as to what gauge weed-eater line to use or better to go with true bass strings and there gauge?  Also thinking of using a top of the bridge pickup, any results on those?  Guess that's more then two questions, lol.

Thanks, Greg

Comment by Chuck Cobillas on January 29, 2014 at 8:22pm

Sounds great Lil, be sure to share some pics!
Good Luck!

Comment by Ragtimelil on January 29, 2014 at 7:38am

That is a gorgeous bass, looks and sound. I've decided that I"m going to use a 3/4 size guitar instead of a baritone. I'd like to be able to play acoustic and I'd think the larger sound box would be better. Besides that, I found one that is almost as cheap as the baritone I was looking at. Off to visit family now.....

Comment by Chuck Cobillas on January 28, 2014 at 10:16pm

Ragtimelil,
Here is a link to a sound check video I posted on Cigar Box Nation with the UBass.
http://www.cigarboxnation.com/video/ubass-sound-demo

Comment by Ragtimelil on January 25, 2014 at 6:41pm

Thanks so much! I'm going to try to assemble some materials next month and see what I have to work with. I really like your UBass!

Comment by Chuck Cobillas on January 25, 2014 at 6:27pm

Ragtimelil,

I'm certainly no expert on Bass but I just built my first Cigar Box UBass last month and it is quite different from any other "regular" builds I have done. The strings are so fat you have to keep that in mind when laying out the tuning machines, nut and bridge. If you were converting a Baritone Ukulele I would think that the biggest challang would be to get the very large tuning machines mounted so they have enough room.

Here is a link to the one I built:

http://www.cigarboxnation.com/photo/albums/ubass

 

There is info on the pics about what parts I used. I would be glad to help out with any info I can but as I already said I"m no expert.

Good Luck!

Comment by Ragtimelil on January 25, 2014 at 3:39pm

I'm pretty new to this site. I'm living in a small camper right now so a full size bass isn't possible. I started playing my dulcimer and ukulele for entertainment but I really miss my bass. I've read about converting a baritone uke to a u bass. I'd like to try this. Has anyone done this?

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