| In England and in Australia, the concept of the WTB is often represented by the "tea-chest bass", made from a wooden packing crate rather than a metal tub. These are said to sound both good and loud, but you need to be limber to play one, I'd say-- the crate stands a couple of feet tall and you put your foot on top to hold it down. (See, for example, The Plonkers bass.) Such a bass was used by The Quarrymen, Beatle John Lennon's first musical group, back in 1957. |