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How big a bassist r u ?

#22
I'm 6'2" 375 and usually I am the biggest and strongest in the band. I do play pretty often (subbing for the bass player when he is out of town or in jail)with a kind of rough bar band and I am the little guy, we play some scarry places but nobody f@#$s with that band and it's a fun gig, we play loud and make good money..
 
#29
Jeez! what a bunch of giants! How come everyone is so tall?

I'm somewhere between 5'11" and 6'. I weigh in at about 11 stone. I have short dark hair, am incredibly good looking, and I only have sex with women.

My hands are not especially big, but I have a wide span and long fingers, my knuckles are wider than my fingers! Like an Alien face-hugger.

I guess it makes any odds how long your fingers are etc.. loads of top bassists have real stubby, caveman-like hands and they do OK.
 
#31
177 cm, 84 kg - 5'10", 185 lbs. Yes, I'm a pork-belly :(, but I also have strong legs that take some of the pounds. And ever since I began to cook my own meals, my weight is going down as I excercise. I plan to reach 75 kg (166 lbs) within a year or two. So there. :)
My hands are small, with short, slim fingers... more of a guitar players'... but a guitar looks really silly on me, I don't know why.
 
#33
6' tall, I weigh about 13 stone (I have no idea how they work out in cm and kg), but I have big hands and long fingers - in fact, I was once told I could make a good bass player because of the size of my hands (The only thing stopping me now is a complete lack of talent)

I have noticed, when I'm allowed to pick up a guitar, that they seem so small! I feel like I'm towered over the damn thing.
 
#35
Just a FYI for all of you (maybe this will clear some things up for the ones not familiar with the metric system and vice versa):

1' (foot) = 30.48 cm
1" (inch) = 2.54 cm
1 lb. = 0.453 kg
1 stone = 6.342 kg

So grab yer calculators and make some use of that 8th grade maths! :)
 
#39
From a psychological standpoint, some might make the argument that guitarists (especially lead guitarists) tend to be below average height, while bassists seem to be above average height. Psychologists might say that it has to do with "small-man's complex." I'm not saying that this is a valid theory, but it goes to the fact that some people that are below average height, feel inadequate or feel that they have to over-compensate for a perceived disadvantage in height. This is very evident in a gym, where it is not uncommon to see an over-abundance of shorter men building large muscle mass. Because a guitarist is more of a "front-man" or "lead" instrumentalist, they are spotlighted and receive more acclaim, generally speaking. You could say, it's more of a showboat type instrument. The bass; however, it could be argued, deals with the "behind-the-scenes" aspect of music more commonly. The bass player does not generally receive the acclaim that a guitarist does, and is more responsible for holding the music together. Taller individuals, not possessing the shorter individuals' self-esteem issues, are secure in providing the support, without receiving the acclaim.

Well, that's a theory anyway.

[Edited by Jazzbo on 11-30-2000 at 01:38 PM]
 
#40
Hey jazzbo, like the old weightlifters inferiority complex thang!

Body building guys are nearly always one of the following:

repressed homosexuals
scared of their mothers
cursed with a tiny penis
very, very, very boring
very, very, very ugly
very, very, very,very stupid


Obvioulsy I dont advertise this opinion in gyms, or tell large mean about it.
 

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