I recently decided to start playing an instrument.I love the upright bass and I have large hands.Needless to say I took up the upright. My question is what is the difference between a full double bass and a quarter bass. I have a Kay quarter bassthat i bought for a reasonable price. It is actually larger than the full bass I rented previously.Did I get taken at $1200 it is a 62 and in excellent and origonal condition.
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Double Bass whats the difference
- Thread starter bjpipes
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What is the model number inside the bass. That will tell us what size the bass is(the 1/4 Kay is M3, S3 or H10, S10). $1200 is a very reaonable price for a 3/4 size Kay. To my knowlege they never made a full size bass.
3/4 is standard size, you don't really need to go any bigger, because a bigger bass is just harder to play unless you're incredibly tall.
c'mon
I'm not tall at all and I play a 7/8
(and to be honest, I don't mind a 4/4 either)
Of course, but I see no reason to discriminate them big girls
I'm just reacting to the fact that you claim you have to be incredibly tall to play anything above 3/4... I'm 1.70 m and I have tiny hands...
Of course, but I see no reason to discriminate them big girls
I'm just reacting to the fact that you claim you have to be incredibly tall to play anything above 3/4... I'm 1.70 m and I have tiny hands...
That's 5'7", actually slightly taller than the average American female (average is 5'5"). I've had students who were about 5'1" or 5'2", and for them, a 4/4 would have definitely been a bad idea.
The size thing can get over blown, IME. As we know, there's confusion abounding when newbies hear that 3/4 size basses are advertised as full size basses.
Anybody who's been around the world of basses and players have heard/seen some fairly small players, both in stature and in hand size, pull and bow some fantastic music outta 7/8 and 4/4 sized instruments with absolutely no problem at all. With the advent of extended nutsD) the string length problem is solved.
To me the only issue is the fact that the bigger the bass is the more it weighs and becomes a bit harder to carry around.
IMO, IME, YMMV and WRGAF.
Anybody who's been around the world of basses and players have heard/seen some fairly small players, both in stature and in hand size, pull and bow some fantastic music outta 7/8 and 4/4 sized instruments with absolutely no problem at all. With the advent of extended nuts
D) the string length problem is solved.To me the only issue is the fact that the bigger the bass is the more it weighs and becomes a bit harder to carry around.
IMO, IME, YMMV and WRGAF.
ok, but there's still a hughe difference between "incredibly tall" and 5'7''
Agreed. OTOH, I'm 1.89 meters tall (had to do the conversion) with long arms and good size hands, and I wouldn't play a 4/4 bass because I find the size of the thing obtrusive and a hindrance.
PULL said:
I'm not sure I wanna know, but...
I think the shoulder shape is almost more important than the physical size of the bass. I'm not tall by any means, and I have had 7/8ths basses and had no problem getting around them. However, I do have some difficulty in TP with my new Tyrolean. The bass sounds so good that I just deal with it though...
Getting back to the original topic though, it would appear that you have a 1/4. The M3 was Kays model number for that size(I assume you looked at the Kay site already). If you really love the bass, its not too much to spend. However, a 1/4 bass has a significantly different string length than a 3/4. You could use bass guitar fingering on a 1/4.
Getting back to the original topic though, it would appear that you have a 1/4. The M3 was Kays model number for that size(I assume you looked at the Kay site already). If you really love the bass, its not too much to spend. However, a 1/4 bass has a significantly different string length than a 3/4. You could use bass guitar fingering on a 1/4.
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I'm not sure I wanna know, but...
I respect you fer asking..........Who Really Gives A F***.
