When you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Picking up a new electric bass guitar can be a pretty pricey prospect. As is the case with most music equipment these days, there's ...

One of the most recognizable instruments in both jug band and American folk music has got to be the washtub bass. Also known as gutbuckets, these instruments tend to use an old broom for a neck and ...

Speaking of single string bass solos: what happens when you wire a pickup onto a regular, garden-variety shovel? Rob Scallon found out exactly that when he shot a video using an instrument grafted ...