Washtub bass
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washtub-bass-166-10541492
title:
Washtub bass
text:
The washtub bass, or gutbucket, is a stringed instrument used in American folk music that uses a metal washtub as a resonator. Although it is possible for a washtub bass to have four or more strings and tuning pegs, traditional washtub basses have a single string whose pitch is adjusted by pushing or pulling on a staff or stick to change the tension. The washtub bass was used in jug bands that were popular in some African American communities in the early 1900s. In the 1950s, British skiffle ban
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Stringed musical instrument
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washtub_bass
date created:
2001-11-17T00:59:22Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T22:06:44Z
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13
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