whamola

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    Wood Species for Whamola (Cherry Walnut Maple)

    i want to get a whamola and i want to know what wood would be best, they are all the same price and so price cant help me choose, the choices of species are: cherry walnut maple Please im extremely interested to learn this instrument, and me and my friend have been talking about starting a...
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    uncut string long enough?

    its for a whamola build. Im looking for something i can bent to poopie and not brake and gotta be long enough. scale length doesnt seem that long but what about uncut strings? what about alternatives, upright bass, cello, maybe piano.. poopie idk. any suggestions?
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    parts fairy came, no wiring instructions

    hey all, so heres the stuff i got for my whamola art project. Im not sure if what i got is the most ideal but its a starting point. A set of mini snake oil humbuckers, inboard overhead/distortion "psycho" knob, and a 3 pot preamp system. The pre amp was only 20 bucks, i read as much as i could...
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    internal knob distortion for one string bass?

    hey guys, I found a product that I just would like some input on for my whamola build. Ill leave the link but basically im wondering if this is any good or junk. the sound im looking for is kinda over the top, its a novelty project, something like the hiroshima blast or standing next to a space...
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    Pickup for electrified gutbucket?

    Im finally doing the whamola build thats been in the back off my head for a few years. Ive played the gutbucket for a decade before claypool came along and always wanted to hook an amp up (back to that at the end). The probs is I have never even picked up any string insturment outside beating up...
  6. Festus_Clamrod_

    Stolen

    Yes, My Name Is Stolen! Hello, I'm the newest of the nubs on a quest of bass clef knowledge! Well, suggestive Knowlege eh. I fancy meself a builder of sorts at least a carpenter and a fine carpenter I was till I lost me bloody mind. A story for another time perhaps. I'm goin to build a few...