EyerollComics1d ago

"Rock bottom is just the *bass* of a mountain." - My husband.

Is the comic or that comment funnier?

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Show threadneverbeaten1d ago

@Eyerollcomics
As a bass player for most of my life, the comic isn’t really funny because electric bass guitars are never referred to as 3/4. You can have a long scale bass or a short scale bass.

3/4 is commonly used in upright basses. It is a pretty common size of upright since full size or double basses are so challenging to transport. If the comic showed upright basses, it would make sense and be funnier.

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@neverbeaten

This is wild, makes a lot of sense, and will help me greatly in my quest for a bass guitar that is small enough for my little hands lol

This is a drawing of my first bass guitar that I've had for the last 20 years, and is from my dad. I think my confusion stemmed from when came across the squire mini electric bass guitar and goog said it was a 3/4 size or something. He and I should probably actually enter a music shop sometime lol

Thank you for the knowledge and feedback!

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@Eyerollcomics
I guess it is possible that there are a handful of 3/4 size electric basses, but I haven’t really seen them referred to that way. They’re still mostly called “short scale”. Most of the time short scale means 30” scale. But some are shorter, such as the Ibanez Mikro Bass (28.6”) or the Kala U-bass guitar (super tiny 23.5”!!).
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@Eyerollcomics
Be aware that scale length affects string tension, which affects the harmonic richness (why concert grand pianos are so long). With shorter scale lengths you’ll have lower string tension and less harmonics will be generated on the string, giving it a more dominant fundamental frequency, making it sound closer to a sine wave oscillator on a synth. It can also have a “thumpier” feel/sound.
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Apr 2 at 12:51pmWeb