Thanks for the link, an interesting read. As you say, getting into BP is quite a coup and I hope it increases the interest for you. Myself, I’m just getting to grips with a fretless EAB; I’ve got a way to go yet and I’d hate to think what I’d be like on a washtub. Certainly a way to get noticed at gigs, though.

here’s a link to the article in Bass Player Magazine June 2007 issue on page 15 http://www.geocities.com/washtubbass/bassplayer.html

i’m a mailman and amateur bassist in Detroit, and now i can say that my home made basses are featured in Bass Player magazine… i hope they take my electric washtub basses seriously too. The washtub is a fun fun thing to play, and i ALWAYS attract attention at gigs with it. But the Box Bass seems to be attracting an unusual amount of attention. I love them both. my main Bass is a fretless electric bass that i made back in 1980.
it didnt cost me ANYTHING! just spare parts from friends. I have a 72 Precision bass, but i never play it.

I’d never really seen a washtub played before. Weird – like watching a Fokker Eindecker wing-warping to get around. Top honours for getting into the magazine; that’s impressive. I don’t usually buy BP so I’ll have to rummage around and maybe have a sneaky read in WH Smiths like a lot of other cheapskates do. If they put the article up on the web please be sure to link it on this thread so others can see.

i have an electric washtub bass video posted here http://www.geocities.com/washtubbass/washtubbass.html
i’ll do more youtube videos with a guitarist. the washtub bass isnt really a soloist instrument because the actual musical notes are somewhat of an audio-illusion.

probably the most amazing thing to happen thus far is that my box bass is in Bass Player magazine June 2007 on page 15.

Boggie, I’ve seen you recently with a washtub bass pickup on eBay. I must say I’m warming to your leftfield interests. Have you done a demo vid of that pup in action?

i dunno about the wife-against-hubby in court, i see it on TV all the time…
my kids growl is any of their friends show a smidgent of intrest in my box bass. I’ve come to discover that there is a great JOY in harmlessly embarressing my kids.

I read somewhere that your wife cannot testify against you in court. Just as well for us bassists and guitarists. Mrs Bass regards my ever-growing collection of half-working basses and (particularly) amps with a mix of derision and irritation.

HST, I’m quite friendly with the Y11 (16 y.o.) kids at school who play in a band. The poor gits have to use the school’s “Torque” cheapo transistor amps but I lent the kid who’s irritatingly good on both guitar and bass my little Dallas Scala and DHA VT1 pedal for home use. He’s especially impressed with the valve-driven OD, having used nothing better than a Rocktron. These little things can make me a “Sir is actually quite cool” in at least some teenager’s opinion.

my wife thinks i’m crazy and my kids see me as being the most ulcool guy on the planet.
they may be correct, but i think i’m going thru a second childhood now!

He has quite a few vids uplinked there (washtubbass). The duel proved that it’s (a) louder and (b) cruddier than a pukka URB. Still, good for him.

I don’t get why so many of his clips have him starting and stopping the camcorder. Why doesn’t he get his wife or girlfriend to do it? 😉