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The Koln photo is shot at such a funny angle that Clayton's bass looks several inches taller than everyone else's, and no one is standing up straight.

Probably you're not serious, but if you are, try adding additional context. Here's what I found: "Ray Brown, a very tall man himself at 6'5", played a 7/8 size double bass to suit his stature. He was known for maintaining a high string action (distance between the strings and fingerboard) to...

No way he was just 6'1. I used to tend bar in a jazz club where he performed regularly and he was much taller than that. AI says 6'5" and that sounds right. Don't guess based on his size relative to the bass he was playing -- it was a 7/8 and most people play 3/4.