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| | HOW TO PLAY BASS FIDDLE BLUEGRASS STYLE |
 | | The bass fiddle is tuned the same way as a bass guitar or the same as the top four strings of a guitar. | | | Bass fiddle, upright bass, doghouse bass, bass violin, acoustic bass, and so on. | | | The bass fiddle is the largest instrument in a bluegrass band and in my opinion, the most fun to play. |
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http://www.projectsandhobbies.com/bluegrassbassfiddle.htm
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| | alt.guitar.bass - THE WEBSITE! |
| | The scale length is between those of a bass and a guitar. | | | The easiest is to plug your bass into a direct box (DI) and into a microphone preamp and record from there (this can also be gone from running the "Direct out" on most newer amps into a mic pre, also). | | | The six string bass guitar (or tic-tac bass) is a different beast entirely. |
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http://www.altguitarbass.com/faq.asp
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| | Jug Band Rag ... Features page 2, March 1998 |
| | Garcia played washtub bass, Bob Weir played guitar, jug and washtub bass, Bob Matthews was on guitar and jug, Dave Parker played washboard and kazoo, Tom Stone played the fiddle and Marshall Leicester played guitar. | | | Weir's recollections are an equal testament to the fun-loving mayhem of the loose-knit band. | | | Garcia had been playing in rock and roll bands all along - guitar and bass, whatever was required of him - to bolster his income. |
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http://home.earthlink.net/~jugband/199809/feature2.htm
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| | Bass Box, the standup acoustic bass alternative |
| | A BASS BOX is essentially a baby grand thumb piano that reproduces the sound of an acoustic stand up bass. | | | The search for this "better way" has lead to what may be the perfect bass instrument for acoustic music. | | | In what musical keys will a BASS BOX perform best? |
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http://www.bassbox.org
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| | washtub bass |
| | music, jug band, jug, washtub, washtub bass, folk, folk music, acoustic, washboard, kazoo, string, guitar, banjo, harp, mandolin, books, folk harp, fun, kids, cowboy, vocal. | | | TWANG (the electric string band from Bo twang, band, string band, Boston MA, Worcester MA, music, tenor guitar, wombat, pedal steel, chokers, characters, Bob Jordan, washtub bass, Mickey Bones, Second Slam, country music. | | | jug band jugband music jim kweskin jugband dave van ronk jug stompers even dozen jugband kazo washboard banjo guitar washtub bass jugs. |
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http://www.all-creations.com/washtub_bass
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| | Bass Music Web Links |
| | TalkBass.com - Devoted to bass guitar and double bass. | | | -- T. Eliot Bass Musical people always want one to be perfectly dumb at the very moment when one is longing to be perfectly deaf. | | | ActiveBass.com - Interactive lessons with tablature and music playback, tab search, tracks, reviews, forums, and learning aids. |
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http://www.searchmusicnetwork.com/Instruments_Stringed_Bass.html
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| | Basses come in all shapes and sizes including the one-string washtub bass found in jug bands, the four-string acoustic standup (or "bull fiddle") favored by bluegrass and rockabilly bands, and the electric four and five strings used in most contemporary country. | | | The drums were not a part of the original instrument configuration used in country music. | | | Drums were scorned by early country musicians as being "too loud" and "not pure," so much so, in fact, one story has Bob Wills' drummer being forced to play behind a curtain at the Grand Ole Opry in December 1944. |
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http://www.countrymusichalloffame.com/explore/instruments.html
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| | THE WASHTUB BASS PAGE |
| | The focus of the TubCulture section is on the WTB's role in popular music-- blues and bluegrass bands, jug bands, stringbands and the like. | | | The closed back of the Tub-O-Tone controls the volume of air behind the head and permits optimal design of sound holes analogous to those in a guitar or other acoustic instrument. | | | We hope to hear more from TCB plunkers, with a corresponding widening of the scope of the Spectrum and Recordings sections. |
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http://tubotonia.freehomepage.com/Tublinks.html
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| | Hula Hillbillies washtub bass player carries on a long family tradition: 7/8/01 |
| | The band, which includes a washtub bass player, hula-hoopin' singers and even a dog, will be roaming the streets from 6 to 8 p.m. | | | Night and to view this lively band and the historic Alfonso family washtub bass. | | | He then met Tom Poitras of the Hula Hillbillies, and the final piece was put into place to continue a family legacy of hillbilly music in New England. |
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http://www.s-t.com/daily/07-01/07-08-01/e05ae141.htm
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| | SWBA Member Band - Cornbread Washtub Band |
| | Featured acoustic instruments are Fiddle, Banjo, Guitar and Washtub Bass. | | | The Cornbread Washtub Band is listed in the National Bluegrass Talent Directory. | | | Cornbread Washtub Band performing at the L.A. County Fair 2000 |
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http://www.s-w-b-a.com/bands/cornbread.htm
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| | Bluegrass gospel and old-time bluegrass band sounds like old Chuck Wagon Gang and Carter Family |
| | The guitar is the original country and old-time musical instrument. | | | Old-time country folks, Jack says, could never afford to buy a bass fiddle so it was rarely found in the early bands. | | | Two guitarists play on Mostly Gospel: Gene Guilliams, our lead vocalist, and James "Junior" Christian, a good friend and guest artist on our album, who plays with the Craig County Boys, a popular bluegrass band out of New Castle, Virginia. |
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http://www.oriskanystrings.com/instruments
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| | The Piano Forums at Piano World: Washtub bass in Steinway B |
| | Preparations for a recent concert have revealed the probable source of the washtub bass in that Steinway that was commented on by many concert-goers. | | | Some folks love to overemphasize the bass on a piano that's a bit more than they are used to. | | | I had noticed before the bass on two B's in a tandem concert was just a blur (in comparison) but not so much this "tubby" sound. |
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http://www.pianoworld.com/ubb/ubb/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/9988.html
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| | Washtub Bass |
| | BUT, since she's really cool and sent us a couple albums when she saw our washtub bass page here, I've got to put in another plug for Miss Amy and her album 'Mountain Man Blues' with White Lightnin'. | | | Our bluegrass and folk band was desperately in need of a string bass and a reliable bass player. | | | They have great pictures of a variety of washtub, bucket and gas tank (!) basses, along with wealth of jug band and washtub bass information--different bass designs, picking what to use for strings, how to mike a washtub bass for onstage use(!), and more--highly recommended! |
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http://www.otherpower.com/washtub_bass.html
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| | Subject: Music software Hi there, This posting is not *strictly* about bass stuff but we are all interested in music and obviously we all have access to some kind of computer... | | | Hoffner Beatle Bass - Being left-handed I can understand why Paul McCartney used one of these- it is perfectly symmetrical, so a lefty can play it simply by reversing the strings and turning it upside down. | | | Joey Spampimento (sp?) of the geezer-rock band NRBQ swears by this bass, saying it comes closest to the sound of an upright bass of any electric. |
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http://www.amscons.com/tblarchive/VOL1/500-599/bl526.html
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| | The Corner Jug Store |
| | Narrated by Kermit the Frog and based on the book by Russell and Lillian Hoban the story tells of a poor mother and son whose hearts and lives are filled with love and jug band music. | | | Presents the science of sound and music, including how sound is made, how the ear hears sounds, and how different musical instruments are made. | | | Rubber-Band Banjos and a Java-Jive Bass : Projects and Activities on the Science of Music and Sound by Alex Sabbeth |
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http://www.jugstore.com
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| | The Bass WebRing |
| | Acoustic Image, Schertler and Phil Jones Bass amplifiers. | | | Gigantic arsenal of GUITAR AND BASS licks, riffs, rhythms and instruction for all playing levels. | | | Enjoying the low life, on Double Bass, Electric and Acoustic Basses. |
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http://r.webring.com/hub?ring=bassring
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| | Re: Washtub bass |
| | I just looked at my copy of "Violin, Sing The Blues For Me" > (Old Hat CD-1002) and noticed (for the first time) that one of the > musicians on the cover is playing washtub bass, or at least an > approximation. | | | Music > Old time Country Music > Re: Washtub bas... | | | The booklet identifies the band as Will Batts Novelty > Band, circa 1939. |
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http://www.talkaboutthemusic.com/group/rec.music.country.old-time/messages/60522.html
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| | BUILD A WASHTUB BASS AND START PLAYING BLUEGRASS MUSIC IN MINUTES |
| | Maybe you have seen or heard of bass tubs in bluegrass music used in place of a bass guitar or bass fiddle. | | | I had some bluegrass music on a tape and was able to let each boy play my bass tub. | | | Whatever you do with yours, just have fun. |
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http://www.projectsandhobbies.com/washtubbass.htm
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| | Music (021605) |
| | The local quartet blends cello, guitar, harmonica, traditional and African percussion and one-string washtub bass, a colorful selection of instruments that results surprisingly in an accomplished yet raunchy blues. | | | Imagine Jimi Hendrix's "Voodoo Child" driven by cello rather than guitar and you have sense of this band's eclectic nature. | | | One might think a band comprising such an odd mix of instruments would be limited in what it can explore. |
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http://newtimes.rway.com/2005/021605/music.shtml
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| | The Bottom Line #79 |
| | Come the end of the first set I was convinced I was hearing crap from out front so I got a mate to sit in so I could listen from the hall. | | | When I said guitar I was being sarcastic, no offense but I think this shows a lack of understanding. | | | 5+ isn't a bass...ok you made the point it isnt a guitar either, but it isnt a bass. |
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http://www.amscons.com/tblarchive/VOL1999/0-99/bl79.html
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| | PoughkeepsieJournal - Get in the Groove: Trio Loco |
| | Duo Loco featuring Mark Dziuba on guitar, left, and Studio Stu Chernoff on Washtub bass, right, play at Gadaleto's Seafood Restaurant in New Paltz. | | | Trio Loco, featuring Mark Dziuba on guitar, Studio Stu Chernoff on Washtub Studivarious Bass and Dean Sharp on percussion. | | | They are Trio Loco and can embody dissonance, harmony and groove in a single note. |
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http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/entertainment/groove/trio_loco.shtml
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| | Rolin Music Hard To Find Books |
| | In this memoir the method for constructing violins, violas cellos and double basses has been described in view of succeeding to obtain a human voice, i.e., for soloist music, and a silvery voice, i.e., for orchestral music. | | | Rules For The Construction of Violins, Violas, Cellos and Double Basses | | | A unique reference book listing makers and manufacturers of musical instruments in the United States, the number of instruments that the maker has crafted, and whether the instruments are available on demand or made to order. |
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http://www.rolinmusic.com/hardtofindbooks.html
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| | Homespun Tapes |
| | Drum, Bass and Performance Products from Hudson Music. | | | My partner made one for me for my fortieth birthday and I'm enjoying messing around with it on my own, but I'd love to learn more from someone like Fritz Richmond, who I recently saw at a Geoff Muldaur concert. | | | He's been playing washtub bass (and jug) for decades and seemed like someone who might be a good candidate for a teaching video. |
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http://www.homespuntapes.com/Tackboard/show.asp?ID=1686
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| | Discover frenz 6 string bass and blades 8 string bass hamer here. |
| | frenz 6 string bass And remember, the entire thing comes with loads of audio examples and step-by-step audio commentary with me coaching you through what to do first, second, third etc... | | | how to keep your fingers closer to the fretboard guitar bass repair brass bone nut fretboard weedwacker bass strings Free electric Bass Chord Chart 4 string Bass Guitar Fingering Charts 5 string bass finger chart NUT for 7 string bass Sitemap | | | A surprisingly simple way to sucker punch yourself when you just can't seem to break free of playing lame grooves |
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http://www.bassguitarnut.com/BurningBassLines/frenz_6_string_bass.html
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| | Local Scene: 12/10/04 |
| | The band will play authentic "jug band" instrumentation -- cigar box banjo, kazoo, washtub bass, washboard, and jug -- and perform such Muppets gems as "Grandma's Bathing Suit" and "Riverbottom Nightmare Band." The night will also feature open-stage performances, including Weird Paul spinning plates. | | | Try a live performance of the Muppets' "Emmet Otter's Jug Band Christmas," re-enacted at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern by the Hope-Harveys, Aimee DeFoe and Mike Shanley of the Mofones and other local rockers. | | | The show, which starts at 9, is free. |
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http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04345/424332.stm
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| | BunnyBass Amusing Bass Gallaria! |
| | http://www.ashelec.demon.co.uk/ashbory/ the pics above were lifted from that website - tom hamilton (aerosmith), alec john such (bon jovi), and rudy sarzo (quiet riot) all posing with their ashbory basses. | | | i know there are nicer pictures of these basses out there, but...i don't know - am i the only one that finds something about these pictures amusing? |
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http://www.bunnybass.com/e-zine/amusing/amusingbass49.shtml
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| | Double-Tub Double-Bass |
| | My goal was to build an instrument that would enable me to become familiar with playing an upright bass, something that would be acoustic and capable of projecting enough sound to be of practical use in small acoustic groups. | | | Credit for design inspiration and encouragement must go to Dennis Havlena for his original design and to Bill Koch for his further refinements to the concept. | | | after a year of playing the bass was tore down and reconstructed to eliminate sag in the top, make it narrow enough to bow and bevel the back to facilitate playing in upper positions. |
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http://webpages.charter.net/timmr/franknbass.html
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| | THE TEXAS JUG BAND, San Antonio's Premiere Jug Band, featuring Barefoot Larry Collins |
| | Jug bands typically include Acoustic Guitar, Jug, Fiddle, 5-string Banjo, Harmonica, Washtub Bass, Washboard, and often a Kazoo. | | | THE TEXAS JUG BAND, San Antonio's Premiere Jug Band, featuring Barefoot Larry Collins | | | Or the Jug sometimes serves the same function as a kick drum, depending on musical arrangement. |
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http://www.jugmusic.com/history.html
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| | Clawfoot Bass-Tub |
| | The strings themselves are made from different guages of “weed wacker” string, and are tuned with guitar tuners, the only standard music hardware used on this sculpture. | | | To create this instrument, I researched the construction of acoustic instruments such as the upright bass, as well as homemade and folk instruments such as the washtub bass. | | | The string scale is about 125% the length of a standard 3/4 upright bass. |
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http://jeffu.tv/jeffuphonia/bass.html
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| | Bill Koch's Take-off of my 4-string Washtub Bass |
| | The end piece holds the bottom ends of the bass strings. | | | The washtub bass that I built was inspired by Dennis Havlena, who has a great web site about numerous, home made musical instruments that he designed and built. | | | I used standard, nickel plated electric bass tuning machines available at most music stores (about $25). |
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http://www.ehhs.cmich.edu/~dhavlena/kochbas3.htm
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| | Cowboy Bob's Questions and Answers - page 125 - What is a gutbucket? |
| | With a bit of amplification, the Washtub Bass can hold its own against even an electric bass guitar. | | | The hard-driving rhythm and down-home style of the Gutbucket even lent its name to a style of jazz or blues music. | | | The "Washtub" designation doesn't have such a gory connotation. |
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http://www.lemen.com/qa125.html
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| | Washtub Bass Strings Info on Washtub Bass Strings Here! |
| | Products offered include guitars, basses, keyboards, percussion, amps, as well as recording, mixing, lighting, and DJ gear. | | | If you are looking for "Washtub Bass Strings" look no further! | | | Hundreds of new products are added monthly as the company continues to broaden and deepen its offerings. |
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http://www.salcom.net/music_gear/washtub-bass-strings.htm
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| | Yooper Girls, de Elliot Brothers, Icehouse Studios, Duluth |
| | Jouhikko Talk:-Ibanez six string guitar, harmonica, washtub bass, turtle shells, marakas, jouhikko, Blind Willie's latest purchase, a Finnish fiddle. | | | Elliot Silberman - guitar, Fradella accordion, Hoener button box, jouhikko, washtub bass, washboard, jug, harmonica, kazoo, whistle, turtle shells, vocals. | | | Ted Gay - washtub bass, washboard, marakas, vocals. |
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http://www.elliotbrothers.com/yooper.html
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| | Fritz Richmond on washtub bass |
| | When he got out of the Army in 1962, Fritz played first with the Charles River Valley Boys and later with the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, as well as backing and recording with many other performers. | | | Able to coax a two-octave range from his washtub bass, he is uncontested as the best washtub bass player in the world. | | | Image No. 63-12-23: Fritz Richmond on washtub bass |
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http://www.cookephoto.com/kweskin3.html
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| | The Bass Player Garage - For All That Is Bass! |
| | And I now spend my time on songwriting & recording. | | | I may not be the same bass player I used to be, playing live gigs and pounding out such bands as Zeppelin, Yes, The Beatles, Rush, Skynyrd, Van Halen, etc., but there is one thing I know; once a bass player - always a bass player! | | | This bass oriented site has been created because of my love for the BASS! |
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http://www.angelfire.com/fl/boltman/bass.html
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| | Banjo Bridges |
| | The addition of the fingerboard on a washtub bass makes the instrument more versatile than ever before, and my violins have a smooth, soothing tone to them. | | | I have created a new practice banjo that is full sized, yet it can fit into a suitcase! | | | Though not always conforming to standards, I have found tricks that may never have been conceived. |
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http://www.banjobridges.com/building_bridges.htm
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| | Musician Forums - View Single Post - Washtub Bass |
| | I'd use maple for the neck (he used pine). | | | I've been trying to get my band director to get an upright bass for the school and I even bargained that I'd pay half for it, but to no avail. | | | I just wanna know if anyone else has built any type of washtub instrument, or maybe other form of upright-type bass before. |
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http://www.musicianforums.com/forums/showpost.php?s=25e9d94c62b1ff87128bb1f0d5af6fb7&p=3315151&postcount=1
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| | WASHTUB BASS (110U-3893) - Elderly Instruments |
| | What can we say, it's a bass made from a washtub, it plays okay, and it's sounds, well, resonant! | | | Buy this one or you'll have to make your own. | | | EC except could use some work (plane fingerboard, cut nut slots, etc. - sold AS-IS), this is a 4-string bass with washtub body, decent homemade oak neck, bridge and tailpiece, pine endpin, and pressed wood back. |
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http://www.elderly.com/items/110U-3893.htm
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| | Biuld A Washtub Bass |
| | It's function is to keep a band on the Beat. | | | You can put one together for less than $40, a wooden Kay bass is $800. | | | For More Information On Making Your Own Washtub Bass Contact J.D. McBriety |
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http://www.s-w-b-a.com/bands/washbass.htm
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| | Washtub bass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The washtub bass is sometimes part of a jug band, often accompanied by a washboard as a percussion instrument. | | | The washtub bass, or "gutbucket," is a folk instrument that uses a metal washtub as a resonator. | | | In English skiffle bands and Australian and New Zealand bush bands, the same sort of bass has a tea chest as a resonator. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washtub_bass
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| | Washtub bass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The washtub bass is sometimes part of a jug band, often accompanied by a washboard as a percussion instrument. | | | The washtub bass, or "gutbucket," is a folk instrument that uses a metal washtub as a resonator. | | | In English skiffle bands and Australian and New Zealand bush bands, the same sort of bass has a tea chest as a resonator. |
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http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washtub_bass
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| | Instru.Making Links/Biblio |
| | Alex Sabbeth, Rubber-Band Banjos and a Java Jive Bass - Projects and Activities on the Science of Music and Sound ($12.95) | | | This book contains instructions for building two different 3 1/2 octave marimbas and a bass marimba, as well as a mini-marimba with a range of 13 notes. | | | From a French horn made from a shower hose to a xylophone made from an egg carton and some household wrenches, Rubber-Band Banjos and a Java Jive Bass makes you part of the coolest band in town! |
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http://www.purlygates.com/instrumakinglinks.html
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| | Jug Bands and Skiffle Music |
| | Another homemade instrument found in jug bands is the washtub bass. | | | What makes jug bands so much fun is that they include homemade instruments too: kazoos, washboards, washtub bass, and—of course—big glass jugs. | | | The first jug bands were formed in the southern United States in the early 1900s. |
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http://www.sbgmusic.com/html/teacher/reference/instruments/jugbands.html
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| | The Corner Jug Store - The Jug Band Cookbook - Washtub Bass |
| | The Corner Jug Store - The Jug Band Cookbook - Washtub Bass | | | Tie a large stopper-knot at one end of the string. | | | The standard accessories for performance are a solid pair of work gloves (to protect your hands if you are going to play more than a few notes) and a "tub-lifter". |
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http://www.jugstore.com/washtub.html
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