Fruity Box Bass

Posted by Benjamin on June 20, 2009 Filed under: bass, bassguitar tagged: bass guitar, unusual

It’s been a while since we’ve had a fun post, so in the great tradition of the 2 string bass and the Bogdon box bass, I present for your delight this from Bass Guitar Blog reader Elmar!

The Klangbox is made of fruit boxes and was originally meant to be a gig case for one of the owner’s cigar box guitars. Well it still is -the neck is removable. The strings are made of clutch and brake cables from old motorcycles, I’m not sure of the origin of the pickups or the scale length (probably long!). The bridge is also a unique piece of engineering, providing a ‘headless’ design.

It’s the first Spanish bass that I’ve come across – are they all like this there? It has to be said that the sound is not at all bad, so it would simply be wrong of me not to let you see the bass in action for yourself, here you go:

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7 Responses to “Fruity Box Bass”

how to play bass, on June 26th, 2009 at 1:23 AM Said:

Cool! Box bass…ha ha. Doesn’t actually sound that bass I must say.
GuirarDownload, on June 30th, 2009 at 11:05 AM Said:

Amazing !!! Is it possible to get the audio in a better quality ?
Benjamin, on June 30th, 2009 at 7:40 PM Said:

Ah the joys of YouTube videos – I don’t know if Elmar can get us some better clips. I’m amazed that it has a sound at all
Bogdon, on July 1st, 2009 at 1:03 PM Said:

Sweet! Sweet! Sweet! and it’s back to the drawing board now.
Benjamin, on July 1st, 2009 at 3:06 PM Said:

But the Bogdon is perfection in its very own way!
BadgerDervy, on February 17th, 2010 at 1:17 AM Said:

Anyone who’s interested in cigar box guitars should check out the free plans and discussions at http://www.cigarboxnation.com – great site, and epicentre of the online CBG community.
Benjamin, on February 17th, 2010 at 9:35 AM Said:

Thanks! Looks like some serious enthusiasts there!