"THE THUNDERBUCKET" Homemade Upright Bass Banjo

Here is our homemade upright bass banjo aka "The Thunderbucket". Made from an old marching bass drum. Apologies for the hideous intonation. Not a bass player so much.

Made in Kansas

***EDIT***
A few folks have reached out about building their own. We never really had any plans for it but what I can remember went something like this:

The neck and the bridge was made from a curtain valance. I believe it was maple. I cut it up, glued it, and routered the edges. The bridge was made from some scrap wood I'm not sure what it was. Held in place with the tension from the strings and some double sided tape. For strings we used regular old Weed Wacker wire and turnbuckles (at the bottom) for the tuners. Just know that because the strings are nylon they will take a while to stretch out. It took months before the Thunderbucket could hold a tuning for longer than a day or so. Also the headstock is the neck from an old broken fiddle we had around. It does nothing but hold the strings and look pretty.

I you go to Winfield and wanna play this thing we camp with the Wood-N-Heads in the Pecan Grove. Come say hi. Tell em YouTube sent you.

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[YoppyKyabetsu]

Suh-weet! sounds good and has great percussion possibilities too.

[619booyaka619mysteri]

soinds like i walk the line of johnny cash

[Chaoslily47]

That is cool! Has a nice sound and makes good music!

[daxcastro]

What did you use for strings?

[thehappyinfidel2011]

You do know that thunder bucket was a term used for chamber pot? But great playing and great instrument!

[justpickn]

Very cool

[monoluciano]

LOL

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[chorse70]

What kind of neck it that or is it 2 necks together and how much all together did it cost to make? Would you be willing to give directions so I can make my own?

[musiccalgary]

Uh oh, this guy is getting a bald spot.

[8Zeitgeist]

Ya i guess u have to only play primus with a beast like that

[popoaggie]

Look-out ! It's the World's largest banjo uke !!!