DIY upright bass - coffin bass
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i LOVE IT MEN , SEE REALLY COOL
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DEATH METAL JUG BAND!
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what are your measurements and angles for the frame? Am trying to biuld one myself so any input would be greatly appriciated.
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its alright but it has no curves and its a flat top so the sound isn't really that great
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Right when he started playing the neck fall's off.
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Hey, your neck is your fingerboard curved or did you make it flat, I just recently did an upright washtub build myself and left it flat. Great video, great bass!
CrawdadWarden 3 months ago
@CrawdadWarden
It's rounded...not as much as a traditional upright, but enough so that the transition from playing this bass to a true upright is not that far off. The only major difference is that you could never play my bass 'arco' (with a bow) as it lacks the cutaways obviously, and the arch of the neck and bridge is not as severe.
potsie1138 3 months ago
not to sound like a jerk, but its out of tune. or at least, the camera makes it sound really really flat.
bowflop 4 months ago
@bowflop No, not flat - that would be the player :)
I've only played for about 10-15 mins on an upright prior to building this. It's tuning and intonation is amazingly accurate. I used my iphone 4 to record this.
potsie1138 4 months ago
what kind of strings are you using? are they commercial strings or weed whacker material?
ArkRed1 5 months ago
@ArkRed1
they are a weedwacker variant that I bought off ebay for about 30 bucks. Well worth the money. :)
potsie1138 5 months ago