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Double Bass Building/buying a luthier-style bass rack

#21
wineaux said:
I love this rack and might have to order one. I pointed it out to my wife last night, figuring she'd be happy I was finding a way to organize my music room. Instead, she said, "You only have two basses. Why would you buy a rack that holds four?" I guess she's not as smart as I thought she was!!!
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Sounds like she's pretty smart to me! They have a 2, 3, or 4 bass model but I like that you're planning ahead with the 4-bass unit. There's not that much of a price break for the smaller units. :D

My theory is that there is a "magic" number for each spouse that constitutes the break from a finite number of basses to "all those basses." For my wife and the electric bass, this number is four. Once I got to 4 she couldn't keep up with which one was which. It helps to have similar finishes but other details don't seem to matter much (fretted or fretless, 4, 5, or 6 string: it doesn't matter.) This brings up the real problem with the DB. The darn things are too expensive and too big to pull this off.;)
 
#23
Matthew Tucker said:
OK you smarties. How about some suggestions on the best way of storing bass BAGS? They're bulky, awkward and often an eyesore. What to do if you have four bags?
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Alas, I haven't solved THAT problem yet. I have two heavy-duty bags and while they protect my babies much better than the gig bags I used to use, they sure don't fold/roll up nearly as well. As we speak, the bags are in the middle of the floor of my music room, and I had to move them this morning to practice.

In my next life, my music room will be big enough for my basses, a baby grand piano -- a great practice aid for thumpers! -- and plenty of storage for bags, amps, PA, etc., etc.

Until then, I'm open to suggestions. And while I'll have space to fill out the bass rack, I don't think I'll need more than two heavy-duty bags, assuming the UBs are roughly the same size.
 
#24
I know you've all been dying to know how this worked out. Well, probably not, but I'm gonna tell you anyway. Thanks all for the great suggestions, all of which I took into consideration. Note the very tight fit. I didn't have a centimeter to spare here, with the basses in the bags.

Matthew -- you could always just keep the basses in the bags. Though I know that's not ideal. You can't just pick them up and play them, that way.

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As mentioned in the OP, I still need to add more storage here -- a shelf is going to go across the top, which is probably where all the cases will end up going, if I can roll them up tight enough. And another shelf, probably on a L-bracket or something, will attach to the left wall and hang over the amp. Here is where the guitars and miscellaneous smaller instruments will go.

Isn't nesting fun? Two months until baby day, when everything I own either ends up in this little room, or out on the lawn. :scowl:
 
#27
Bob Branstetter said:
Another very cheap method used in shops is to hang a bungee cord noose from the ceiling that hooks under the scroll volutes area. It scared me a bit the first time I saw a row of basses hanging from the ceiling, but I know one very well known shop that has been doing it that way for at least 20 years both in the sales and repair areas. I've got a few of those in my shop that I use when floor space is at a premium.
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I've seen another well known shop that does the same thing, only hanging basses by their machines. :eek: Seems bad to me, but apparently it works OK...
 

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