Jake wrote something about how he achieved this sound from a bari-uke. I would like to hear more music from him and more about how and what he stringed this with. Perhaps a live video?
"Lightnin' Hopkins' cousin, Billy Bizor, recorded this song in 1968 for a sadly marginalized LP entitled "Blowing My Blues Away" which featured himself and Hopkins running casually through this and several other deep blues.
I fell in love with the song immediately and used it as an opportunity to work on my bass playing, a musical category I have almost no experience in but a ton of interest. The "bass" you hear on this track is yet another baritone ukulele with two heavy guitar strings strung loose and the others removed. I also removed the frets for a fuller upright bass effect."
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