hey man, I am working on the same thing, I have a drawing made up and everything, you mentioned you used a hand rail from stairs, is that hard to get ahold if? cause im 15 and i dont think my parents would apreciate me cuttin up our stairs.
You're 15 and making a homemade upright? Wow, you're starting early. I just found an extra stair rail lying around, it hadn't even been stained or lacquered yet. You can use a piece of wood flooring, or any good sturdy wood, as far as I'm concerned. I started out with a cardboard box and a piece of flooring, based on the Bogdan Bass designs, and evolved from there. Do you have the dimensions measured in your drawing?
@Becchini1 yes, i have it packed away because were in the process of moving, so i couldnt tell ya, and yeah, I listen to alot of nekromantix, Kim Nekroman really inspired me to make one,
That's awesome, I was inspired by the coffin bass, too! If you can get videos posted of your progress down the line, let me know, I want see what you come up with.
I'm not sure of the thinnest size, but a common size from high-low string is .045, .065, .080, .100
The largest guitar strings are usually around .046 or so, depending size of the set. I used weewhacker strings on this bass, which are actually pretty close in size to regular bass strings. Thanks for asking!
hey man, I am working on the same thing, I have a drawing made up and everything, you mentioned you used a hand rail from stairs, is that hard to get ahold if? cause im 15 and i dont think my parents would apreciate me cuttin up our stairs.
mitchbitch100 2 years ago
You're 15 and making a homemade upright? Wow, you're starting early. I just found an extra stair rail lying around, it hadn't even been stained or lacquered yet. You can use a piece of wood flooring, or any good sturdy wood, as far as I'm concerned. I started out with a cardboard box and a piece of flooring, based on the Bogdan Bass designs, and evolved from there. Do you have the dimensions measured in your drawing?
Becchini1 2 years ago
@Becchini1 yes, i have it packed away because were in the process of moving, so i couldnt tell ya, and yeah, I listen to alot of nekromantix, Kim Nekroman really inspired me to make one,
mitchbitch100 2 years ago
That's awesome, I was inspired by the coffin bass, too! If you can get videos posted of your progress down the line, let me know, I want see what you come up with.
Becchini1 2 years ago
@Becchini1 allright sounds good, I plan on getting it started durring the summer, I will infact upload videos
mitchbitch100 2 years ago
thanks, kc7wwy--It sounded better when I repositioned the pickup, but I still could use a preamp in it.
Becchini1 2 years ago
nice .very nicely done and not bad sound either. keep up the hard work.
kc7wwy 2 years ago
sweet !
washtubbass 2 years ago
Thanks--I actually got the idea from the Bogdon basses.
Becchini1 2 years ago
I'm not sure of the thinnest size, but a common size from high-low string is .045, .065, .080, .100
The largest guitar strings are usually around .046 or so, depending size of the set. I used weewhacker strings on this bass, which are actually pretty close in size to regular bass strings. Thanks for asking!
Becchini1 2 years ago
Question....what size are the thinest strings for Bass or can Guitar Strings be added on a Bass
AchilleasRockerMan 2 years ago