Time to get a new car - - trading up from my Fit (smallest best car that fits my bass, thanks, TB!) to maybe a Honda HR-V or CR-V - - are both roomy enough for my 3/4 Upton? Thanks, y'all~
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Double Bass 3/4 bass in Honday HR-V?
- Thread starter wpatton11
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Definite, yes on the CRV. I’m guessing yes on the HRV, although the scroll will probably stick up between the front seats. Interested to see if anybody is using one of these to transport these days.
buldog5151bass
Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
A tip for loading an upright into just about ANY car....
1. Fully recline both front seats, driver and passenger.
2. Load bass from passenger side, BOTTOM end first, across the passenger seat and over the (still reclined) driver's seat.
3. Steer the bass bottom up and towards the back seat as you carefully guide the scroll and neck into the front passenger footwell.
4. The bass is now inverted vertically (the bridge is up, of course) on the reclined passenger seat, with most of the weight resting on the body near where the neck attaches. Check and make sure the scroll and neck aren't supporting any weight in the foot well. Use a pillow, small blanket, or towel to add support where needed by your particular car.
5. Use the seat belt to secure bass if you wish.
6. Put driver's seat into driving position and have a great gig.
WAY harder to describe than do. A constantly gigging 80-year-old bassist friend of mine showed me that years ago as I watched him put his beautiful 3/4 Morelli in his subcompact KIA coupe.
1. Fully recline both front seats, driver and passenger.
2. Load bass from passenger side, BOTTOM end first, across the passenger seat and over the (still reclined) driver's seat.
3. Steer the bass bottom up and towards the back seat as you carefully guide the scroll and neck into the front passenger footwell.
4. The bass is now inverted vertically (the bridge is up, of course) on the reclined passenger seat, with most of the weight resting on the body near where the neck attaches. Check and make sure the scroll and neck aren't supporting any weight in the foot well. Use a pillow, small blanket, or towel to add support where needed by your particular car.
5. Use the seat belt to secure bass if you wish.
6. Put driver's seat into driving position and have a great gig.
WAY harder to describe than do. A constantly gigging 80-year-old bassist friend of mine showed me that years ago as I watched him put his beautiful 3/4 Morelli in his subcompact KIA coupe.
It sounds kind of terrifying to have the bass upside down in the passenger seat both for the bass and for vision while driving. But I will try it!
The Civic Hybrid just came out so expect a HR-V hybrid soon too, for those who care. (USA)
The first time he showed me, I was doubtful too. Now, it's the ONLY way I'll transport a bass, and I've done it this way for decades. The heel of the neck rests on the seat with the weight of the body, no weight on the neck or scroll at all, almost no weight on the back to risk soundpost cracks or other issues if you hit a bump, nothing can touch the bridge, and the bass is secure and can't move. Visibility is fine; the rearview mirror lets you see out the back, and the part of the bass in the front passenger seat is low enough so that you can see out the window and see your side mirror. Try it. It even works in my Scion FRS (think "hard top Miata" in terms of size...although it does have a tiny back seat suitable only for 4 year olds or people without legs).
Randomly bumping this as a HR-V owner.
The 2022 and newest generation of HR-V is base off of a Civic platform. It is basically a slightly bigger Civic Hatchback that is taller and wider slightly. Of course it's gonna fit man. I gotta say though Honda makes such amazing classic models, stopping the Fit in the US still hurts so badly to me LOL. But I get it, Americans who do not care about cares do not want that...
The 2022 and newest generation of HR-V is base off of a Civic platform. It is basically a slightly bigger Civic Hatchback that is taller and wider slightly. Of course it's gonna fit man. I gotta say though Honda makes such amazing classic models, stopping the Fit in the US still hurts so badly to me LOL. But I get it, Americans who do not care about cares do not want that...
Down the line I may either go with the Civic Hybrid, but if a HR-V one comse I may have to switch to that, I prefer smaller cars but the HR-V would be amazing with the hybrid boost to help it accelerate and to bump of those MPG, man it would be truly the Crossover Civic in a way.
Still think though Honda will do great if they brought back the Fit, they would be the only ones selling a Subcompact in the US since now Mitsubishi has stopped the Mirage which amazed me.
