fretmeister Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 On 3/4 sized DBs - is the scale length shortened, or is it just the body size that is reduced? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneKing Posted February 13, 2009 Share Posted February 13, 2009 I'm far from an expert but someone recently put up a great link that explained all this. If I remember right the scale length is reduced. Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassBus Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Bob Golihur's site has a page that has all the measurements set out very clearly and you'll see it's not a stupid question at all. [url="http://www.gollihurmusic.com/faq/2-SIZES_DOUBLE_BASS_SIZING_FAQ.html"]http://www.gollihurmusic.com/faq/2-SIZES_D...SIZING_FAQ.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velvetkevorkian Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 Generally speaking, both, IME- I have a full size (4/4) instrument (one of Mr Gollihur's, in fact) and both the body and string length are noticeably bigger than 3/4 instruments. It will depend on the instrument and the maker though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mybass Posted February 14, 2009 Share Posted February 14, 2009 [quote name='fretmeister' post='409053' date='Feb 13 2009, 09:13 PM']On 3/4 sized DBs - is the scale length shortened, or is it just the body size that is reduced?[/quote] I think also the "shoulders" on a 3/4 are reduced/less broad and therefore drop lower than than on a 4/4 or full size bass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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