Introduction

Hello there!

I've decided to chronicle my attempts at creating a homemade bass. My goal at the end of this project will be to have a fully functional acoustic/electric upright string bass. All materials are made by hand (except some small parts, e.g. tuning machines). 

There are a lot of ways to make homemade basses: 

 

My design is going to use a washtub for the body- this seems like the most feasible option. It's more or less taken from this site created by Dennis Havlena in 2001.

Between six classes and two jobs, it's been hard to find time to spend on this project. However, I'll try to keep this site as updated as possible. 

Hope this works out.

-Sean