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What is a "tea-chest bass"?

Question #151088. Asked by psnz.
Last updated May 11 2024.
Originally posted May 11 2024 8:42 PM.

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It is a bass that is made from a tea chest, a broom, and a string. It has to be seen to be believed but probably is most often found along with a washboard and spoons.
The British first cousin to the washtub bass, and an ancestor of the African earth bow, the tea chest bass is used to provide the low register in skiffle music. The bass is made from a pole, usually a broomstick, placed alongside (or into) a resonator, which is the aforementioned tea chest; a wooden chest with that was once used to deliver tea.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washtub_bass
link https://www.sweetwater.com/insync/tea-chest-bass/

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on May 11 2024.
May 11 2024, 8:45 PM
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