Double Bass Dynamic ergostool

[mfortin]

Is a sit stand stool like this would be a good alternative for double bass playing?: ErgoStool - All Black
It adjustable up to 35 inch.

 

[Don Hergert]

Wow, 22 lbs. That definitely rules out using it for jams for me, too heavy to carry around along with a double bass.

This post in this TB/DB thread discusses what I use.

 

[Paps]

MMmm...Quite unorthodox.
I'd need to try it. This stool tips easily, which may be advantageous for bass playing, but I've never read or heard of anyone using a stool with built-in instability.
From 25 to 35 inches is great. A low stool like I use will be about 25-29 inches, then you're into more orthodox orchestral stool heights. Why not try it for the 30d period and get impressions from a few friends. You can then keep or return.

 

[mfortin]

MMmm...Quite unorthodox.
I'd need to try it. This stool tips easily, which may be advantageous for bass playing, but I've never read or heard of anyone using a stool with built-in instability.
From 25 to 35 inches is great. A low stool like I use will be about 25-29 inches, then you're into more orthodox orchestral stool heights. Why not try it for the 30d period and get impressions from a few friends. You can then keep or return.

Good point.

 

[LouisF]

I use something like this at home when I practice. I started using it after my neck surgery and it was/is great for building up core and using the back and shoulder muscles to bow while keeping the arm weight (and wrist) loose (I play German bow). I also sit on a low stool, @ 24-26" and use a yoga block under my left foot. It's been very helpful for me. In rehearsals I use a normal 24-26 in. stool, however. I don't know how comfortable I would feel if the stool was much higher.

 

[garrett2]

From photos it looks like Marcos Machado uses something very similar.

 

[Anne Millington]

I personally would be uncomfortable with the instability and lack of footrest. The stool I have now never moves, so that I forget about it for hours. I like that in a stool.

 

[SAlcott]

I can't imagine sitting on a stool that isn't rigid.

 

[robobass]

11kg is a deal breaker for any gigging musician. Have I ever mentioned that there is a stool out there which collapses and fits into you bass bag and weighs only 3lbs.?

 

[mfortin]

11kg is a deal breaker for any gigging musician. Have I ever mentioned that there is a stool out there which collapses and fits into you bass bag and weighs only 3lbs.?

I ordered your 3lbs stool. My question was more about the dynamic part of that stool. Of course, the weight is not gigging friendly.