Teebs Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Bassfinger said: Is this true? The first example that came to my mind was myself, and I'm 6'5". But does the correlation hold water? Are we a breed of Hightowers, or a random mix of heights? Fascinating Facts for a Friday: It would take 3,487440 6' tall bass players head-to-to to encircle the equator. It would only take 3,260982 (.8) @Bassfinger s head-to-toe to encircle the equator. It is impossible to complete the same exercise with the average lead guitarist - they possess heads so big it they have their own gravitational pull which would cause a tear in the space/time continuum. Makes you think, doesn't it?! (What it makes you think is another question! ) 1 1 2 Quote
Guest Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Very unscientific, but it would indeed seem that us bassists are a loftier than average bunch. Quote
KiOgon Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6'4" Old School on a good day or 1.93 metrical. Quote
MGB Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 18 minutes ago, KiOgon said: 6'4" Old School on a good day or 1.93 metrical. Thank you KiOgon, saves me from googling what 1.93 is in feet. Pretty tall for a Dutch Italian and quite handy for playing bass but I have a pretty short pinky and that's a shame. 1 Quote
Silvia Bluejay Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Hmm, I think there's at least one good reason to keep bass-playing women at the front, then. Think Suzi Quatro, Tina Weymouth, Divinity Roxx... all just marginally larger than their bass guitars! Carol Kaye probably not much bigger either. Ida Nielsen is slightly taller, and so are Yolanda Charles, Julie Slick, Esperanza Spalding and Tal Winkelfeld, but big women? Nah, none of them. Our very own @seashell can hold her own with bass-playing gentlemen from the point of view of height*, but she's offset by yours truly, who's 5'2"... * and that of bass-playing, natch. Edited October 25, 2019 by Silvia Bluejay 3 Quote
Skinnyman Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Bigwan said: 6' here... Actually it's closer to 5' 11 3/4" but what's 1/4" between friends... All the difference according to Mrs S. I'm 5'10" these days - down from 5'11" at my peak Quote
Teebs Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6 minutes ago, Skinnyman said: I'm 5'10" these days - down from 5'11" at my peak That'll be the jama 3 Quote
Len_derby Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Could be a psychological thing. The necessary attributes of a successful bass player in a band don’t fit well with the chippy ‘little man’ syndrome . Quote
Cato Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6'4. There probably is a minimum height/arm length for comfortably playing a 34 inch scale bass, but I'm certain it's a lot shorter than that. With great height comes a greater probability of back problems and cracking your head on door frames. Quote
Twigman Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) 1.78 m Can get to over 6ft with back combing Edited October 25, 2019 by Twigman 2 Quote
Guest Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, Twigman said: 1.78 m Can get to over 6ft with back combing With a bit of creative combing of my quiff I could managed 6'7" in my heyday. Alas, without the assistance of Donald Trump's hairdresser thats no longer possible. Quote
Cat Burrito Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 I'm 6' 3" (or was, I think I may have shrunk a half inch with age) but slim with it. Funny to see the top 25 musicians in the OP are all actually taller than me. From experience I do think being tall people tend to assume you play bass... but of course there are exceptions to any rule. Quote
TheRev Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 I'm 6' 4".... ...if i stand on something that's 12" tall. Quote
Geek99 Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) Andy Fraser was not overly tall. Neither is Macca, often to be seen with short scale basses... hmm Edited October 25, 2019 by Geek99 Quote
Bobthedog Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6ft here (1.83m for you continentals) Quote
mangotango Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, Skinnyman said: I'm 5'10" these days - down from 5'11" at my peak Same here in all respects. Except, very definitely not a skinny man. And I don't stand at the back (except in the 18-piece big band).... Edited October 25, 2019 by mangotango Quote
Jack Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 Five feet, nine inches. That's two separate measurements ladies. I'm 1.76m, I think that puts me a little over 5'9" in old money. Despite being almost exactly the UK average height I often feel rather short day to day. 3 Quote
Trueno Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6'2" when playing fretted. 5'10" when playing fretless ( coz I'm hunched over it trying to see where to put my fingers) 4 Quote
Cosmo Valdemar Posted October 25, 2019 Posted October 25, 2019 6ft 3, and not exactly slim, and that is why I can never be seen playing a Warwick Thumb. Quote
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