It is 18 inches long, almost half the size of a standard bass guitar.

[1] The Ashbory was designed by folk musician Al Jones and luthier Nigel Thornbory.

According to Thornbory, "Al discovered that a rubber band stretched over one of his guitar transducers produced an impressive bass note when plucked.

[1] The Ashbory uses silicone rubber strings and an acoustic piezo-transducer pickup fitted to the bridge to create the instrument's tone.

Due to its small, fretless fingerboard, it requires considerable skill to intonate accurately.