Thread creep: In Michael Dewe's Book "The Skiffle Craze" he reproduces an advert for a Bell "Basello" which was a 2-string upright bass (looked slightly smaller than a normal bass) sold in UK in the '50s as a skiffle alternative to teachest or washtub basses.
On the sleeve notes to Eric Bibb's "Painting Signs" his bass player/producer is credited with playing "tic tac bass" and "fretboard kick" at times.
Any elucidation for the musically hopeless would be welcome.
RtS
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