About the Electric Upright Bass
This remix stretches the O'Cello's design up to the fingerboard of a full-size upright bass, with a reworked bottom section. It took about a week of round-the-clock printing, threads onto a 3/4-inch steel rod and is held together with superglue. Bass guitar tuning keys tension the strings.
It's honestly labelled work in progress. It plays, but it's very quiet and needs amplification, which the designer hadn't added yet. The tone was metallic, perhaps from the cheap strings, which were also too long and caused tuning trouble. The holes in each part were slightly undersized, so every piece needed sanding to fit the rod. There's no end-pin yet. Treat it as a starting point for your own remix.
What you'll need
Printed parts
- Body sections (scaled O'Cello parts)
Bought parts
- 3/4 in steel rod, 4 ft
- Bass guitar tuning keys
- Upright bass strings (check the length)
- Superglue
- A pickup and amplifier (not yet designed in)
Tools
- Sandpaper (the rod holes need opening up)
Photos
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