CS2 Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Can you get a 3/4 DB in a family saloon? Mine has rear seats that come down but has a boot not a hatch. It's a Bora btw a bit longer than a Golf. Might be the reason I go EUB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRev Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 If you fully recline the front seat, you should be able to lay your bass on the seat with the scroll in the footwell. It's a bit of a faff getting the bugger in through the front passenger door (you may have to remove the driver's head restraint) but it will fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 There's a video on Youtube demonstrating loading a DB into a saloon via the passenger door. Looks a bit of a faff but it works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassInMyFace Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Fiat punto, back seats down, double bass, roland cube 100, full set of cymbal stands, cymbals, electronic drum rack, full size keyboard and stand, over night bags for 2. Boom! Its all about tessellation. Therefore anything larger than a punto should be a breeze. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS2 Posted May 16, 2012 Author Share Posted May 16, 2012 Thanks for the replies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Alternatively, Elvis and his band used to travel in a car with the double bass strapped to the roof. Here's Macca with the very bass (which seems to have survived the ordeal). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uzC5KC_260 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZMech Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 [quote name='BassInMyFace' timestamp='1337161007' post='1656301']Boom! Its all about [s]tessellation[/s] [b]tetris[/b]. [/quote] Corrected that typo for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonM Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 It beats going by bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS2 Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Bus journey from Luton to Norf London with a DB, no thanks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Burrito Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 My ex-wife had a VW Fox which is the smallest of the VW range and I regularly put a double bass in it AND took myself and a band member with his kit to gigs. My bass is 4/4 too. It was a squeeze but we did it a few times To the best of my knowledge this wasn't the reason why she is now an ex-wife! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidlovellbass Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Most weekends i'm out with my double bass in a gear4music hard(ish) case, the ones that are about £150 and are more bulk than protection, 2 bass bins, bass head, 1x15 combo, electric bass, camera case and 4u pa amp, 1x15 cab and it all fits with room for a passenger. It's all about gear tetris in a Vauxhall Astra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiipopes Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 I pack everything: bass, combo amp, small extension speaker cab, music, extra bass guitar for backup, accessories, stand, etc., into my (USA) Chevrolet Aveo hatchback, which is the same as the GM/Daewoo Kalos. The rear seats fold forward, and the neck of the bass in its soft case is positioned between the two front seats, with the body placed to the driver's side in the rear so the neck clears the shifter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatback Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 (edited) You won;t have a problem, once you get the knack. Thankfully I don't need to bother. Ford Cougar all the way, me. Beastliest van there is. Edited June 4, 2012 by fatback Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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