Piezo… in the bridge 
Mine took a few weeks to settle in but it holds tune pretty well now.
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Hi guys and sorry for reviving a zombie thread! I’ll be travelling without my bass for a couple weeks soon and I’ve been looking all over the internet for something that’s mentioned in the first post,
“four strings attached to a small piece of wood to practice your plucking hand”
i remember seeing this somewhere but i’m going crazy trying to find it now! any help would be greatly appreciated 
Thanks!
Thanks for your reply - i’ve seen that but i thought it was only for the fretting hand - i understand now it’s meant for your plucking hand as well…cheers!
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I am a new user. Saw this revived post as I was planning a work trip and well thought I could have a go at that. I traced the neck onto a light western red cedar picket to same width and depth. Saw cut the fret positions. Rounded the back and cambered the front a little. Trimmed it to fit in the suitcase. Some little blocks on the ends and Strung it nylon rope and here I am in the hotel testing practicing. Apart from jet lag it’s working well.
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Interesting! But slightly confusing…
Can you show how you hold it/keep it in place? Are you mainly just fretting/learning the fretboard??
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Looks nice but I think something’s missing?
Otherwise it looks a servicable replica of the bass Jason Newstead played on …And Justice for All
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I made it really for an experiment. To see if I could be able to follow the lessons without the guitar. Maybe while you’re on a boring online meeting. Only for very basic playing. Interestingly as western red cedar is very light wood, it feels almost weightless. Unlike a bass if course! As Its length is roughly to a pickup holding it on the end with thumb and pinky works fine to leave index and middle free. Or lay it in your lap.
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