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Originally Posted by saxon It is over 6 feet tall has dark wood. I would like to measure it and cant find a how to measure tutorial on google |
That's not really easy... there are only
"Approximate Standards" with damn near anything associated with double bass
The closest thing to any kind of a standard is;
A 3/4 size bass is six feet tall, with a 41.5" length of scale.
A 4/4 (Full Size) bass is two inches taller, two inches wider, in general, and I THINK the most common scale-length is about 43+ inches.
The L.O.S. is the distance from the bottom of the nut to the top of the bridge, as the bass is standing vertical.
That is the
most reliable determiner, though a 3/4 bass will vary half an inch in either direction from 41.5 inches, pretty commonly.
If your bass is anything over 72" tall, the odds are good that it is a full-size bass (which is NOT the standard size).
The "Standard" sized bass is the 3/4 size.
It's difficult, if not impossible, to tell whether a bass is 1/2 size, 3/4, or 4/4 (full-size) by listening to a recording of it. All of those basses have the same tonal range, but different volumes, which doesn't usually come through in a recording.
People who buy a 4/4 bass are typically:
1. Newbies, who don't know any better
2. Symphonic players, who need the extra un-amplified volume.
The Length-Of-Scale determines how far away the notes are from each other, on the fingerboard. So, a longer the L.O.S. gives you a bass that's just a little harder to play, especially if you use Simandl Method. You have to develop more "stretch" in your left-hand fingers with Simandl method, if the notes are farther apart.
To complicate matters further, there are "1/8" increments, with 5/8 and 7/8 size basses, though 5/8 basses are uncommon (if not extinct) in current production, and not too many makers offer 7/8 basses.
I'm more than a little fuzzy on what constitutes a 7/8 bass, though it seems to be mostly a 4/4 body with a 3/4 L.O.S.
The 4/4 body is typically two inches wider and a little thicker than a 3/4 body.
If you have a 4/4 bass, that means that buying accessories (such as bass bags) is going to be a little more complicated, and it will be a little harder to get it through doorways and in/out of your vehicle, and not too much more.
It should be a little louder, a little less convenient to transport, and VERY slightly harder to play than a 3/4 bass.
So measure the distance from the bottom of the nut to the top of the bridge... that is the MOST standard indicator of size.
If it's a 3/4, L.O.S. should be from 41.0 inches to 42.0 inches, though those measurements aren't "Graven In Stone".
The nut is the piece of wood at the top of the fingerboard. The strings pass over it on their way to the tuning posts in the pegbox.
