Does this bass make me look fat?

[biguglyman]

Did a gig this past week where we played all Beatles tunes. I bought this Hofner just to play these kinds of gigs. While I love the sound and look of the bass itself, I just can't get comfortable playing it. I'm a big guy (6'3", 270) with big hands and it feels like I'm playing a toy. I think I look somewhat silly playing it too...

 

[Wasnex]

Did a gig this past week where we played all Beatles tunes. I bought this Hofner just to play these kinds of gigs. While I love the sound and look of the bass itself, I just can't get comfortable playing it. I'm a big guy (6'3", 270) with big hands and it feels like I'm playing a toy. I think I look somewhat silly playing it too...

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Do a couple of gigs on a Kala Ubass and the Hofner will feel ginormous.

 

[Oddly]

You don't look silly at all.
This was from that Beatles set you did, right?
Right tool for the job, anyone who cares about music will recognise that.
Sure it looks more guitar-sized than bass, but to my thinking that should only get folks thinking 'Wow, where's the awesome bass sound coming from?'

Now what you should really do is, if you're feeling a bit silly, embrace it. Paint that bass hot pink, get yourself a clown costume and rock out!

 

[viper4000]

One of my old singers was 6'6" and about 320 in the days we played together. He used to always play big hollow bodies because he thought he looked slightly off when playing his regular bodied guitars. If the Uke was a thing back then, I think we all would have urged him to play one.

BTW I think you look fine with that bass.

 

[Winslow]

Right tool for the job, anyone who cares about music will recognise that.

~ding!~ Winner, right there.

I don't think it's much to worry about. One of the things that made Chris Squire so cool was that when he held a Rickenbacker, it almost looked like he was playing a ukulele. I'd say you're in good company!

 

[two fingers]

The bass is great.

Now, the short sleeve button down and necktie isn't exactly rock n roll....

 

[Wisebass]

Does this bass make me look fat?

Do you really expect me to answer that?

greetings

Wise(b)ass

 

[Winslow]

Now, the short sleeve button down and necktie isn't exactly rock n roll....

Upon first glance at the picture, I wondered for a second if there was a pocket protector in play there. Then I realized it was the strap...

I get the B&W look to go with the overall theme, but that shirt/strap configuration might be worth a tiny tweak.

 

[MattZilla]

Your body language says "I'm unaware of Pino Palladino". It's better to have your bass make you look like a friggin bear than a coat hanger. Late teens-early 20s I was 6'1" and 110lbs (after a big dinner). I only ever didn't look wiry with a Les Paul.
Strat? "Who put that guitar on the coat rack"
StingRay? "That bass is levitating and playing itself!"

 

[Hurricane Jimmie]

So Anyway, I've owned a couple of Beatle basses. I found them uncomfortable to play... which is weird because they were so light. Both of them bothered my shoulder more that a P or J.
And if you have one and are going to play a set of Beatle tunes, then yeah, break it out. (Or yeah, yeah, yeah).
But no, it doesn't make you look fat.

 

[mikeoso]

Sometimes it's just your body and the bass and nothing to be done. Here's me with a Martin jumbo abg. Looks small, doesnt it?

 

[Sbassman Scratch]

Play a Ric with Paul's paint job.

 

[gidbass]

Did a gig this past week where we played all Beatles tunes. I bought this Hofner just to play these kinds of gigs. While I love the sound and look of the bass itself, I just can't get comfortable playing it. I'm a big guy (6'3", 270) with big hands and it feels like I'm playing a toy. I think I look somewhat silly playing it too...

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Look fine to me! Keep on rocking it!...

 

[nilorius]

No, it makes you look vintage thin.

 

[MYLOWFREQ]

It makes you look like you're the uke player.

 

[J-Mags]

The bass looks good. Nothing wrong with a small instrument on a big guy and vise versa. I'm 6'2" and 220 and my #1 is a Mustang, and I admit that I got full size bass partly because I thought it would look better, but it lives under my bed, waiting for a band that needs a different sound or tunes low, while I continue to gig with the Mustang.

 

[bassdude51]

Yeah.

 

[evilleotter]

"No, your face does"
But I'm truly kidding, the OP Title just left it so wide open.
If your having fun and rockin' out, that's all that matters. Everyone in the audience is envious of your talent and wishes they could do what you have the balls and the chops to do! KEEP ON ROCKIN'

 

[Cutter8]

I’m 6’1” and 220lbs and for a while I felt the same way playing a small bodied medium scale bass. I wasn’t nearly brave enough to ask this crowd for their opinions, but I figured it was safe to ask my wife.

ME: “Does this bass make me look fat?”

WIFE: Hmmmm? (She looks at me, squinting) “No, I don’t thinks it’s the bass.”


P.S. —. You look just fine playing the Hofner!

 

[Dave Leighton]

Not at all you look comfortable and confident. You're Rocking it! Wait. Is that Merry and Pippin singing and playing guitar to your left?