The production of bass citole originated in response to the demand of modern medieval bands to have some historically looking bass string instrument. So I have created an instrument that has the shape of a historical instrument called a citole, but otherwise it is actually an electro-acoustic bass guitar. Wood and decoration can be used the same as in the manufacture of cittern/bouzouki. For a good bass sound it is necessary to equip the instrument with an external fingerboard humbucker.