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"Name That Size" aka "Size Matters"
The topic of Bass size has been discussed over and over but with one consistent result. 'Confusion'!
This thread is intended for the topic and sharing of what 'might' make a Bass a particular size. My alternate title 'Size Matters' for those of you not sure implies 'matters concerning the size of various Basses' in case you were confused..lol The biggest issue to date has been 'what is a 4/4 size Bass'? Another issue to consider which has been discussed much less is what is a 3/4, 5/8 or 1/2 sized Bass. The sizes I want to cover here are the ones most commonly called 1/2, 5/8, 3/4, 7/8, 4/4 and 5/4. There are some smaller ones out there with most of the modern ones being children's sizes and also a few Giants as well that have only the descriptive title of HUGE etc. I don't' want to copy the text discussed in the past over at TB but I will re-post a few thought I have stated being that they are my own words. Others are welcomed to re-post here anything of merit within the discussion that they may have posted over there. Here are two quotes from posts I made in the past concerning size. I have edited them a bit to take out replies I made within. Quote:
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See my next Post..... |
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"Name That Size"
"Name That Size" the on-line Game! (fits the topic..lol)
1) Body length..42 3/8" String length.39 1/2" Upper Bout...18 3/4" Middle Bout.13 1/2" Lower Bout..24 3/4" Rib Depth....7 3/4" 2) Body length..43" String length.41" Upper Bout...20" Middle Bout.14 5/8" Lower Bout..25 5/8" Rib Depth....8" (6 1/2" at Neck) 3) Body length..43 3/4" String length.40 3/4" Upper Bout...19 3/4" Middle Bout.15 1/4" Lower Bout..26" Rib Depth....8" (7 1/2" at Neck) 4) Body length..41" String length.41 1/4" Upper Bout...21" Middle Bout.14 1/2" Lower Bout..25 1/4" Rib Depth....7 1/4" (6" at Neck) 5) Body length..43" String length.*42 5/8" Upper Bout...19 1/4" Middle Bout.13 3/4" Lower Bout..27" Rib Depth....7 3/4"-7 1/2" (6" at Neck) 6) Body length..44 3/8" String length.41 3/4" Upper Bout...20 3/4" Middle Bout.14 1/2" Lower Bout..26 1/8" Rib Depth....7 7/8" (5 1/4" at Neck) 7) Body length..44 5/8" String length.*44 1/4" Upper Bout...19 7/8" Middle Bout.16 3/8" Lower Bout..27" Rib Depth....7 3/4" (5 3/4" at Neck) 8) Body length..47" String length.*44" Upper Bout...22" Middle Bout.15 3/8" Lower Bout..28 1/2" Rib Depth....8 1/2" (5 3/4" at Neck) Note: *Marked before 'String length' means it was/is the natural String length before altered for set-up or modification as seen on each Webpage link. Please tell us what size you would call each Bass listed. Look at the Hyper links to each Webpage before posting your answers. Using the same measurement template above, please feel free to post your own Basses or any others of interest for discussion. Pictures will also help measuring up your Bass. **I had left out the Rib depths on purpose so as not to confuse ones mind but by request, I just added them in. I don't think the Ribs are a factor in the actual size of the Bass but does contribute to the feel of the Bass as well as air volume.
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Go on, post the rib depths too. I don't think that will confuse anyone any more than they will be already. For me the "size" of a bass is also how big it feels, and rib depth does contribute to that.
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Rib depth..
Ok, I agree on the feel factor but the Rib depths are listed also in the links. I will go back and add them in, just for you..
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1) 3/4
2) 11/16 3) 23/32 4) 3/4 petite 5) 21/32 6) 49/64 7) 15/16 8) 4/4 underarm |
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Hummm...
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By the way, what formula did you use with the calculator for this? Please re-calculate #5. It's much bigger than #1, 2 & 4 think. Also, re-think #3 again. |
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