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01 Oct 00 - 06:43 AM (#309472) Subject: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: Pinetop Slim I brought a washtub bass home the other day. The only advice I got from the music shop owner was "don't bring it back." Now what do I do with it? Can anyone recommend any good learning pieces? The lever(?) that tightens the string and raises the pitch is annoyingly squeaky. Would there be any risk in oiling the hinge? |
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01 Oct 00 - 08:38 AM (#309502) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: dwditty I don't know beans about playing a washtub, but the best player I have ever seen is with WASHBOARD SLIM & THE BLUELIGHTS". Maybe you can send an email from this site and get some advice. dw |
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01 Oct 00 - 08:53 AM (#309508) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: Naemanson One of the guys in our group plays a washtub. It isn't fancy enough to have a hinge or anything like that. Instead the stick is notched and sits down on the rim of the wash tub. There aren't any levers or anything. Just a washtub, a string, and a stick. I'll PM you with his e-mail address after I check with him to make sure it's OK. |
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01 Oct 00 - 12:25 PM (#309594) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST,The Invisible Blazoona I play washtub bass. Go ahead and oil the hinge. I think you'll find that the washtub bass is one of the most indestructable instruments ever made(they need to be, in order to survive the attacks we suffer from angry musicians). Just start thumpin',and have fun, but first do a search for Lauren Miller's "Washtub Bass Page" ( may also be found under Tub-o-tonia).
Best, The Invisible Blazoona
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01 Oct 00 - 06:58 PM (#309838) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: Pinetop Slim Good tips. Thanks, all |
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01 Oct 00 - 07:34 PM (#309864) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: WyoWoman I am just gonna be watchin' this thread to see what answers you get when you go on tour and want to know how to transport it on an airplane ... Good luck w/your new instrument. ww |
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20 Jan 12 - 03:15 AM (#3293196) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST,Debra Yes, I play washtub bass. Go ahead and ask me about it. yodelsallday@gmail.com |
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20 Jan 12 - 03:55 AM (#3293208) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST I'd love to get my hands on an English style tea chest to make into a tea chest bass. Anybody know someone that would help me get one? yodelsallday at gmail.com |
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20 Jan 12 - 05:40 AM (#3293231) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: Leadfingers Check the Small Ads in your local paper ! Thats where \I got mine . |
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20 Jan 12 - 05:45 AM (#3293232) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: Musket Milky Keith in Mansfield is no longer with us, sadly.. His was totally home made. But I used to say "Give me an A" and he would bend the rod back, think for a moment, ease it forward an inch and pluck it. Be buggered if it wasn't far off! |
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20 Jan 12 - 06:58 AM (#3293261) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST,Will Merritt Check out a guy who lives in Arizona called Washtub Jerry. I am pretty sure he has a web site and loves sharing what he knows. |
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18 Feb 12 - 09:26 PM (#3310772) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST,Granpa Can Well, I'm kinda new at this site but I have been playing the washtub base for several years. I started as a 14 year old country boy and have built three of them and purchased one at a thrift sale four years ago. I play it every chance I get and it just takes a lot of practice but lots of fun.I usually team up with old time bands and blues players but require to fee as it is just a great time. |
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19 Feb 12 - 05:59 AM (#3310891) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST The original poster asked if there were any washtub bass players "out there". Well, to a lot of folks, all washtub bass players are "out there"! No, seriously, if the bass has a lever, then the lever either already has, or can be provided with, an attachment which will indicate the lever position, thereby making it easier to "almost hit" those notes. Now you need a washboard percussionist, and a cigar box guitar player. |
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19 Feb 12 - 06:01 AM (#3310892) Subject: RE: Washtub bass: Any players out there? From: GUEST,Mike Mandaville That last post was by me. Sorry. |