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4-12-'24, WBR Live, “Daily Constitution”, “Hillbilly Friday”, (pic on wimkin) Rebuilding a lackluster result. When I first made this 6 string Bass, I made it out of scrap (most of my adventures)/12 Ga steel. The metal made it far too heavy for any practical handling, and the resonance is non-existent. I am -in no way- recreating he “one trick pony” of 'Frampton Fame', but attempting to reach into the construction of -whatever- sound may be had with string reaction of sensitive audio from the hollow body, metal contact, and amplified return in close proximity of the strings. In the pic, I will need to remove the back support of the fret, some material removal on the 'back', and lower the top of the body (also for better hand placement support on the strum/pick -perceived- precision). The removal of the part of the rear of the 1x4 tube will also allow the neck to be convex for string feel and adaptability on possible 'bow' involvement. I suppose one could use some sort of tuning fork to the bare case for more precision on the range of required audio activity, but this one is far from that point, at this point. The pre-amp (inside the shell) will send a higher amp signal to the amp/speakers for more secure sound reproduction, with the bass channel diverted to a -heavy- core speaker under the strings at the most indicated space to vibrate the strings from their own sound. I will have to find a method of supplying power to the pre-amp, but it is small enough. In reality, the case should have been made from 14, or even 16 Ga, steel, with stiffening and shape move in conjunction with a tuning fork placed on said case, for the correct resonance response wanted in the effect. Still there are reasons for having mass in the sound production device in the lower range frequencies. There are a lot of other things that can be done to the signal before it is fed back to the strings, even the sound of a 12 string without the tuning, etc...