I started this group yesterday...could be of interest to some here:

mandolincafe.com/forum/group.p...oupid=156

Yes! I'd love to discuss and share washtub experiences and designs here. I've designed a one string fretless double washtub bass instrument that sounds awesome. I'll get a picture up soon... evidently I'm being blocked at work from posting pictures. I'd love to share design ideas with others of like mind. I get no respect from other "real" bass players in that my bass always overpowers theirs at jams. I always try to defer to the "real" bases at festival campfire jams. People are blown away at the clean clear tone I can get from my tubs, not the traditional sounding whump, whump, whump. I am serious about my double washtub bass playing but I also whimsically make cook pot dobros, bowed psaltries, coffee can guitars, etc. Uttermike :{)

Edited by - uttermike on 03/18/2010 09:32:24

Wow Mike, that must be one powerful gut-bucket bass.

Personally, I'm not a washtubber...I cheat when playing "jug band" music and play my upright. But I'm sure there are plenty of WTers around these parts, and over on the cafe too.

Any of you aspiring homemade instument makers out there, especially gut bucketeers... check out Dennis Havlena's website dennishavlena.com/