My Solano

[Ken Smith]

Are the Ribs measured inside the Top and Back or including them to the outsides of each? I always measure the Ribs only as a separate piece as if unattached. The Space on the inside is what we are looking for. Dealers like Lemur that include the Top and Back are posting a misleading depth even though they state it.

For what it's worth, the two deepest sounding Basses I have played had less than 8" Ribs. One was my Dodd at 7.5" at the widest point and the other is my Cornerless Bass that just reaches 7.75" at the widest but quickly goes to 7 5/8" at the lower Bout. This in itself has proved to me that deep Ribs do not necessarily make a Bass sound deeper.