Electric Upright Bass Database
The Forum: Talk about nonubiquitous upright basses
Please help me! Lucy Cowton 02 Jul 2001 09:03 GMT
Re: Please help me! François Blais 02 Jul 2001 15:58 GMT
Re: Please help me! lucy cowton 04 Jul 2001 11:01 GMT
USed Upright Electric Bass Wanted Alex Cripe 21 Jun 2001 19:03 GMT
Re: USed Upright Electric Bass Wanted Gregory White 29 Aug 2001 21:14 GMT
G string woes..kinda long... Rick Bruno 20 Jun 2001 00:11 GMT
Re: G string woes..kinda long... François Blais 21 Jun 2001 02:07 GMT
Thumb Position on a Steinburger TJ 17 Jun 2001 17:30 GMT
Changing from Double Bass to Electric CMJones 16 Jun 2001 19:24 GMT
Look for luthiers Pedro from Paris 12 Jun 2001 11:25 GMT
alter-ego tournee Gabor Torok 30 May 2001 08:59 GMT
Re: alter-ego tournee François Blais 31 May 2001 00:25 GMT
Re: alter-ego tournee Bassstar 25 Jun 2001 09:32 GMT
Re: alter-ego tournee Kawnoh 28 Feb 2002 00:23 GMT
pick up and strings ashok agarwal 11 May 2001 23:12 GMT
Re: pick up and strings François Blais 12 May 2001 11:02 GMT
Re: pick up and strings ashok agarwal 16 May 2001 22:21 GMT
Re: pick up and strings François Blais 18 May 2001 00:31 GMT
Re: pick up and strings ashok agarwal 21 May 2001 00:10 GMT
Tone Question - Scale Length Matthew Bulluss 09 Apr 2001 04:53 GMT
Of course the scale lenght has a *big* impact on the tone.
If you use a 34" scale, you couldn't use regular upright strings with it. They're designed for 3/4 size bass scale (around 41") and you would loose too much tension if used with a 34" scale.
So in order to use bass guitar strings, you'll need to keep the bridge to tailpiece distance short. (and probably have to use extra-long scale BG strings)
I wouldn't use anything else than black-nylon tape-wounds BG strings to get a tone similar to an upright. (but I don't think they're available in extra-long scale)
So my advice is to go with a 41" scale.
If you use a 34" scale, you couldn't use regular upright strings with it. They're designed for 3/4 size bass scale (around 41") and you would loose too much tension if used with a 34" scale.
So in order to use bass guitar strings, you'll need to keep the bridge to tailpiece distance short. (and probably have to use extra-long scale BG strings)
I wouldn't use anything else than black-nylon tape-wounds BG strings to get a tone similar to an upright. (but I don't think they're available in extra-long scale)
So my advice is to go with a 41" scale.
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