In lieu of a tailpiece, the string is tied to a board that the player secures with their foot.Īlthough experimented with steel cable, clothesline rope, nylon rope, and paracord first, the string is made from weed whacker trimmer line.
extended the backbone through the body with scrap lengths of 2″x2″, and this spine runs through both tubs and acts as a peg on the bottom. On top of those tubs is a plywood soundboard, which is screwed into a series of wood blocks around the lip of the tubs.įor the combination neck and fretboard, called up a vintage Louisville Slugger, which is way more interesting than some old broom handle. We would argue that the design of ’s single-string double gutbucket owes something to the double bass of the violin family as well, with its figure eight shape. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck and usually have a single string. One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass.
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