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Double Bass 3/4 double bass. What does it mean ?
- Thread starter kleinman
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- Dec 13, 1999
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- Chuck Sher publishes my book, WALKING BASSICS:The Fundamentals of Jazz Bass Playing.
It's a double-necked instrument with a very low action you play by tapping - that's the "double" part. Think Adam Fulara.
OK, just kidding.
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OK, just kidding.
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I guess I should have googled first hey
So a 7/8 bass would be for the quick-step then ? 
Take it right back because you got scammed.
You've only got 3/4's of a bass.
What you want is one of these:
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You've only got 3/4's of a bass.
What you want is one of these:
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You know I've been thinking about your answer Brunot and also about the responses from other established members here. As a newbie to the forum I have now googled my original question and found some informative explanation/s for my query which is not covered in the FAQ's you suggested.
However, I joined this forum to learn from people whom I believe are kind, knowledgeable and with lots of hands-on experience and all that. If Googling is the quick-fix answer to all our queries or interests, then a forum like this could soon be become irrelevant imho.
People gave you a hard time because you're not the first guy to get on here and ask this question. These guys just want to keep the level of the discussion up, to make this a forum for stuff that's not on Google (until somebody posts and it gets indexed by Google). Lurk for a while, you'll roll your eyes when somebody asks your question again. It will happen.
I understand where you're coming from Paul. Thanks.
However am I to assume that before anyone posts a question on this forum, he/she should first consult Google to see whether it has been covered there or not ? If that is so, it would really deter people from posting here for fear of getting showered with sarcasm don't you think ?
Hello, and welcome to TB. It's not so much about Google, but about the willingness of members to look around to notice what information is already laid out in an organized way. In those links threads, everyone is invited to respond to older threads if they still have question after reading (or skimming) the discussion. Few people do out of some sort of fear of opening a "zombie thread", but that's the intent of the links threads. Give the guys a chance - the first respondent gave an answer that pointed you in the direction of a wealth of information. After that, the members were just having fun.
I had the very same question a 12 years ago when I first got here, and it was answered and then joked about. I got a real life answer when I met my first 4/4 sized bass and found extremely difficult to play and far boomier sounding than I would ever want.
Actually, the wiki covers this in a rather comprehensive fashion. Chris has treated the issue rather nicely. If you hang around here, and I hope you will, you'll see that there are quite a few questions that seem to get asked over and over again. That's the main reason many of us got together and contributed to the wiki.
The search function here works quite well and, yes, a new member really should use it first before posting a question. That helps in at least two ways. It avails the new member of a wealth of knowledge very quickly and allows new information regarding recurrent topics to be added to those old threads rather than being scattered across many threads on the same topic. One of the ironies we encounter is that a new member will often ask a common question rather than using the search so that he/she can get the information faster. In actuality, it's the other way around. A minute or two with the search function will often yield comprehensive and detailed posts very quickly-- faster than members could respond with it all again.
You will find friendly, knowledgeable people here who are most generous with their time. Please peruse the existing threads so that you can get a sense of what's here already.
Welcome!
Actually, the wiki covers this in a rather comprehensive fashion. Chris has treated the issue rather nicely. If you hang around here, and I hope you will, you'll see that there are quite a few questions that seem to get asked over and over again. That's the main reason many of us got together and contributed to the wiki.
The search function here works quite well and, yes, a new member really should use it first before posting a question. That helps in at least two ways. It avails the new member of a wealth of knowledge very quickly and allows new information regarding recurrent topics to be added to those old threads rather than being scattered across many threads on the same topic. One of the ironies we encounter is that a new member will often ask a common question rather than using the search so that he/she can get the information faster. In actuality, it's the other way around. A minute or two with the search function will often yield comprehensive and detailed posts very quickly-- faster than members could respond with it all again.
You will find friendly, knowledgeable people here who are most generous with their time. Please peruse the existing threads so that you can get a sense of what's here already.
Welcome!
Thanks a lot. I certainly will.
It's only a joke, mind you. I don't think anyone here is out to get you because of a fumble in bass terminology.
Welcome.
