jazzyvee Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've just bought a 3/4 double bass and have to drive to collect it. Im now wondering whether it will fit in my car. I drive a 7 series BMW. Any idea? If not I may need to hire a car for the day to collect it. Any idea of the smallest hatchback or estate car that will hold the bass? Thanks in advance Jazzyvee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beer of the Bass Posted August 15, 2012 Share Posted August 15, 2012 I've no BMW experience (my bass is worth several times more than the last car I owned!), but if it's a saloon it can be impossible to get the bass in from the back, though you can usually recline the front seat right back and put the bass upside-down in the passenger seat, with the scroll in the footwell and the heel resting on the seat. You may need to remove the headrest from the passenger seat to do this. If you're renting, almost any hatchback will work - I've had mine in a Ford Ka and a Nissan Micra among others. In some of the tiny cars, getting to the handbrake can be a little awkward if you have the neck between the front seats, but not impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invicta59 Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I've had one in a Passat saloon before. Fortunately, the back seats dropped down and I was able to put the bass in the boot but it had to go in and rest bridge side down - not ideal, but it did the job and I was still able to carry a passenger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I drive 5-series, but always the Touring so that's not going to help you. It all hinges on whether or not the back seats fold down, which seems unlikely on a 7 saloon. It's a bloody big car, mind, so I reckon the advice from Beer of the Bass (above) should see you through. If you're keen on DB then there's a lot to be said for driving an MPV with removable seats ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OliverBlackman Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 fits in my 2000 Skoda fabia hatchback no problem (with the seats down obviously). It has also managed to fit in a Peugeot 307 fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gareth Hughes Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 My first car was an early 90's VW Polo, bought solely for gigging with my upright. (Easier to hustle a lift with the electric for sure). I could fit my upright, a Hartke 2x10, a flight case for my amp head and a passenger in the front seat. So yep, should be fine with your car - unless it's like a Passat where the boot doesn't open up completely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheG Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I got my bass in a Fiat Ciquencento years ago and more recently in a Peugeot 107. Here are a few links to previous discussions on getting basses in cars: [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/136782-will-a-double-bass-fit-in-my-car/page__hl__fit%20in%20car"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/136782-will-a-double-bass-fit-in-my-car/page__hl__fit%20in%20car[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/74060-double-bass-in-a-ford-mondeo-hatchback/page__p__1593759__hl__fit%20in%20car__fromsearch__1#entry1593759"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/74060-double-bass-in-a-ford-mondeo-hatchback/page__p__1593759__hl__fit%20in%20car__fromsearch__1#entry1593759[/url] and [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/176581-stupid-question-double-bass-and-saloon-car/page__p__1656221__hl__fit%20in%20car__fromsearch__1#entry1656221"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/176581-stupid-question-double-bass-and-saloon-car/page__p__1656221__hl__fit%20in%20car__fromsearch__1#entry1656221[/url] and Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noojb Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I did a gig last night with a double bass, bass amp, guitar, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum pedal and a guitarist and a drummer all in my little hatchback, so i reckon you should be alright with just a double bass. You can squeeze them into most cars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPJ Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 A bass will fit in just about any hatchback. The 7 series, last I looked, is far from a hatchback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydentaku Posted August 16, 2012 Share Posted August 16, 2012 I can think of one thing that fits into a BMW 7 series, but it would be very impolite of me to say so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 [quote name='noojb' timestamp='1345131284' post='1774050'] I did a gig last night with a double bass, bass amp, guitar, snare drum, cymbals, bass drum pedal and a guitarist and a drummer all in my little hatchback, so i reckon you should be alright with just a double bass. You can squeeze them into most cars! [/quote] pics or it didn't happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_b Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Get a roof rack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyvee Posted August 18, 2012 Author Share Posted August 18, 2012 Got it and it fits easily in he passenger side of the car with the front seat reclined. now I just have to learn to play it. :-) Jazzyvee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 [quote name='jazzyvee' timestamp='1345326127' post='1776400'] Got it and it fits easily in he passenger side of the car with the front seat reclined. now I just have to learn to play it. :-) Jazzyvee [/quote] Have fun, it's a great learning curve. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Yeah learning to play it is the fun part. Don't treat it like a bass guitar whatever you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabrothrax Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I got me and a mate and a double bass in one of those huge polystyrene cases in a fiat punto. Much fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 If it wasn't photographed, it never happened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 There's a YouTube clip with a DB being transported in a smart car......... And I was wondering if it would go in my l200! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubassman Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Best car I have ever owned for transporting a Double bass is a Peugeot 2008 ..well worth looking into if anyone has some serious mileage to do or transports on a regular basis - the really cool part is the collapsible tailgate arrangement and that the seats all collapse via levers that you can operate from the back ...but quite happy to slum it in a 7 series Beamer if you want to trade ? !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owencf Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 All this bad weather is making me wonder if i can fit mine into a Suzuki Alto. all the protection of a plastic bag and the power of a moped Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigman Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 you wanna try transporting any bass by Honda Fireblade......not easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Lord Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I got a 3/4 size jobbie in my Audi TT MK2 with the seats folded down once. So, I'd say 'probably'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumperbob 2002 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 [quote name='Twigman' timestamp='1363714067' post='2016449'] you wanna try transporting any bass by Honda Fireblade......not easy [/quote] Bloody hell pal, wouldnt take my fender jazz on the back of my Harley, GS1200 or fireblade.When I get off my blade I sort of have to unfold myself!!- Its an Age thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobmartin Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I got mine, with an amp and passenger in a Citroen AX. The neck made for a nice armrest on long journeys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted March 21, 2013 Share Posted March 21, 2013 I've had TWO double basses, my 1x15, head and hard cased Warwick in the back of a Polo...so yeah you should be alright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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