This also shows a lot of useful tips.
This also shows a lot of useful tips.
What about Double Bass strings?
Current:
GTH-1
Completed:
AST-1FB
First Act ME276 (resurrected curb-side find)
ES-5V
Scratchie lapsteel
Custom ST-1 12 String
JBA-4
TL-1TB
Scratch Lapsteel
Meinl DIY Cajon
Cigar Box lap steel
Wishing:
Baritone
Open D/Standard Double 6 twin neck
Last edited by Simon Barden; 11-01-2017 at 08:04 PM.
Hey Simon thanks for the YT video links I'll have a look, I missed them from last night (my time)
Also your double bass string conversion should be 43.3"/110cm or 1100mm
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Imagine the callouses those strings would give you. I faintly (and painfully) remember when I first started playing the EX-5 and how tender things were after trying out the fat B string for a few hours. This monster could be 2 - 3 times thicker than that.
# 1 - EX-5 https://goo.gl/fQJMqh
# 2 - EX-1 https://goo.gl/KSY9W9
# 3 - Non PBG Tele https://goo.gl/W14G5g
# 4 - Non PBG J Bass https://goo.gl/FbBaFy
# 5 - TL-1AR GOTM Aug 2017 https://goo.gl/sUh14s
# 6 - MMB-4 Runner-up GOTM Oct 2018https://goo.gl/gvrPkp
# 7 - ES-1 Runner-up GOTM Aug 2018https://goo.gl/T9BEY8
Hey Waz, as it is double scale everything I plan on using the low E string to be no bigger than 0.1 inch or about the width of a E bass string. Trying to get my fingers around the neck even at the narrow end I'd be lucky to play a chord with my medium sized hands hahah
I'd guess it will more than likely be played as a slide guitar, might have to build a stand to play it flat and have a stool on wheels to move up and down the fretboard haha
Current Builds and status
scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
JBA-4 - assembled - final tweaks
Telemonster double scale tele - finish tobacco burst on body and sand neck
Completed builds
scratch oak.rose gum Jazzmaster - assembled needs setup
MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in