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Double Bass Awesome bass chair---solid and cheap!

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I paid about $40 for mine at MF a few years ago. Dunno if the link has a misprint but mine adjusts to 30".
One complaint I have is with the height of the backrest but it is easily remedied by removing the top of the adjustment sleeve which allows the back to be moved lower. I also bent it slightly to provide better lumbar support.
It's worn a butt cradle for the last year which really puts it into another league.
This chair is really well made and a great value.

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clink said:
I paid about $40 for mine at MF a few years ago. Dunno if the link has a misprint but mine adjusts to 30".
One complaint I have is with the height of the backrest but it is easily remedied by removing the top of the adjustment sleeve which allows the back to me moved lower. I also bent it slightly to provide better lumbar support.
It's worn a butt cradle for the last year which really puts it into another league.
This chair is really well made and a great value.

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What's 'MF'?
 
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The seat height in the pic is probably about 20" so the footrest looks much higher than it is in proportion. I find that with a normal seat height of 30" my left thigh is approximaly parallel to the floor; maybe my knee is slighly lower than my hip. Regardless, I have tried several other stools and prefer this one by a wide margin.

This Invalid Link Removed is quite a bit nicer but there are similarities. I suppose the footrest height could be modified or even made to be adjustable with a little work if it were a big deal.
 
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The footrest is designed for guitarists. I just got the stool and while the footrest isn't too usable with DB it doesn't get in the way either. It would be pretty simple to make another footrest if needed. I play both feet on the ground. I have no doubt that the K&M is better, but the only thing that looked appreciably better was the seat. But not $280 better. For another $40 you could get the Butt Cradle and then it likely would be better than the K&M. I probably will spring for the ButtCradle. Tried it and it's worth it.
 
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I do use the footrest but it is high. I have thought about using a sawzall with a metal cutting blade to cut the footrest off, grind the weld smooth, repaint and modify it. Two U-bolts and a short steel bar would be easy enough to make it adjustable. The backrest modification was big for me.
 
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clink said:
I do use the footrest but it is high. I have thought about using a sawzall with a metal cutting blade to cut the footrest off, grind the weld smooth, repaint and modify it. Two U-bolts and a short steel bar would be easy enough to make it adjustable. The backrest modification was big for me.
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Why cut off the foot rest? Couldn't you just add another foot rest lower?
I ordered one so I guess I'll see how it works for me.
 
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I have one of these and it's nice but there are a few drawbacks.

1)The backrest is pretty much useless. It's not adjustable and it's too far back, at least for me. I like to sit up straight and you have to lean back for this one.

2) It's heaver then a wood stool and not really any more portable. It requires quite a bit of screwing to take it apart.

3) This is the big problem for me. It's incredibly squeaky!
Forget about ever using it in a recording situation.

On the plus side the hight is adjustable.:cool:
 
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bobsax said:
1)The backrest is pretty much useless. It's not adjustable and it's too far back, at least for me. I like to sit up straight and you have to lean back for this one.

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The attachment piece mounted on the backrest is a piece of stamped steel with the top of it bent down over which prevents the backrest from lowering. Bend that up and it will fatigue with just a few bends and break off. Mine broke cleanly. That will allow the backrest to go as low as you would ever want. I bent the support arm forward as well. I now have good lumbar support.

Much of the squeek can be tamed by shimming and tightening the joints but whaddaya want for the price?:rolleyes:
 
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The attachment piece mounted on the backrest is a piece of stamped steel with the top of it bent down over which prevents the backrest from lowering. Bend that up and it will fatigue with just a few bends and break off.
Mine has a separate welded on piece but I wouldn't want to lower the backrest and have the top poking out.

I bent the support arm forward as well. I now have good lumbar support.
I would like to do this but it seems really hard.
There is a tool (actually a machine) that I can't remember the name for that gives the the leverage to gradually bend something this hard.
Clink-How did you do it:confused:
 
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The K & M chair has the top poking out as you say. Your call.

IIRC I took the support arm off and just bend it with my hands. You can do it. I suppose you could also just sit on the chair facing the back and pull it to you. I don't remember it being difficult to bend.
 
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I use one of these at home for practice and take it to some gigs, not a good stool if you have to walk far to get to where you are playing as it can be a bit unwieldy and heavy over long distances, anybody tried this one:[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] ?
 
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Mike Arnopol said:
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bought mine on Amazon for $70 shipped. Very solid, adjusts plenty high
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I got one of these as a gift. It didn't work for me in any way at all. I couldn't even give it away.

First, the chair weighs a freakin ton. Unless you weigh about 100lbs, the seat starts to move after a while, even with the two screws tightened as much as possible. I think its because the seat sits on a bar that's not very wide. As you're playing, the constant weight shift rocks the seat back and forth which eventually loosens the screws.
Also, there's no way to keep the left (or right) leg up. I also think it seems like a lot of money for what it does. This just can't be as good as it gets.
 
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Curley Shadow said:
I use one of these at home for practice and take it to some gigs, not a good stool if you have to walk far to get to where you are playing as it can be a bit unwieldy and heavy over long distances, anybody tried this one:[Invalid or Expired Link Removed] ?
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This looks like a neat stool but a little scary with the seat at it's top position:eek:
My first thought when I saw it was that you must have to sign a waiver not to sue when you break your neck at the gig;)
"Weird Al" Yankovic - I'll Sue Ya - YouTube
 
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bobsax said:
This looks like a neat stool but a little scary with the seat at it's top position...
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I can't imagine anyone but a giant using it at its top position. I have mine set at about 29", and it's perfectly stable.

It's very portable and doesn't weigh too much. My only complaint is that the seat could use more or firmer padding, and I'm thinking of having mine redone. It would be a simple job for someone who knows how.
 

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