• TalkBass has been independent since 1998. Add your voice.
    Create a free account to reply to discussions, view embedded media, and browse with fewer display ads.
    Join free Log in
    Want zero display ads or expanded classifieds tools? Compare plans.

Double Bass Bass height?

#21
Earl said:
That’s when I will sit down.
Click to expand...
In theory, yes, if the room were a bit larger than 9m^2, and not already half filled with two Hawaii steel double neck guitars, plus a rhythm guitarist and a ukulele player, not to speak of two Revox B77 reel machines, two mixing consoles and, yeah, about 5 wicker chairs and a party table…
In other words, I'm already happy that there's a place I can stand! :D

But…
Meanwhile, inspired by this thread, earlier today at another rehearsal in a room with enough space, I pulled the endpin about 5 cm longer than what I usually do, and it felt much better! :)
 
#22
bass player 53 said:
You missed your calling as a theoretical particle physicist. But, maybe the U. is paying you better. 🤷
Click to expand...
Even a high school drop out taking plumber journeyman classes in the evening can tell this is just geometry he is talking about. :)

If body kinetics is what you are concerned OP, in addition to another bass player, a massage therapist, chiropractor OT or osteopath/kinesiologist can probably give you good advice because they will look at your body and can spot potential issues quickly. Also if your bass does not have sloping shoulders it it will be different than a bass that has easier access
 
#23
logdrum said:
Even a high school drop out taking plumber journeyman classes in the evening can tell this is just geometry he is talking about. :)

If body kinetics is what you are concerned OP, in addition to another bass player, a massage therapist, chiropractor OT or osteopath/kinesiologist can probably give you good advice because they will look at your body and can spot potential issues quickly. Also if your bass does not have sloping shoulders it it will be different than a bass that has easier access
Click to expand...
I do research at the National High Field Magnet Laboratory (NHFML), in Tallahassee, Fl. Regrettably, I never took classes in plumbing. 🥸
 
  • Like
Reactions: Tom Lane and Chris Fitzgerald
#26
Another factor (do we need more factors??) is the height of the stool (24-36") and whether you keep both feet on the floor, or on the rung of the stool or use a yoga block.... I guess that's multiple "more factors". A steeper angle (which I use, sitting on a low stool, my left foot on a yoga block) lets you use more direct arm weight and torques the left wrist less. Keeping the shoulders down and the right elbow pointed down as opposed to out, makes the left hand/arm more efficient --- IMO, as they say.
 
  • Like
Reactions: Don Kasper

Latest posts

Top Bottom
Back