The fat bassists have got their own thread - it's time we spindle-shanked bassists threw up our tiny arms and represented.

We have everything against us - we can't groove like the fatties, our instruments are too big for us, our bass amps outweigh us 5 to 1... we can't get any respect from our large boned bretheren. The only way for us to be safe is for us to unite in large numbers.

Come all ye lanky, ye scrawny, ye undernourished.

Behold the glory of my full 130 pounds:

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Oh noes! It appears that I'm the only skinny bassist on TB. Yikes! I'm outnumbered!

Update: I keep waiting for my metabolism to slow down; at 31, I'd expect I'd start putting on some weight. Instead, I'm losing weight - I just weighed myself this morning, and I've somehow lost 10 pounds! Now I'm down to a whopping 125 pounds. Not good.

Time to scarf down some enchiladas.

You aren't alone... and at 40, I tip the scales at somewhere between 145 and 155 - not sure... it's been a long time since I've weighed myself...

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Nope... you're not alone. Been at essentially the same weight since I was 18, in spite of weightlifting and running 3-4 times a week. I did manage somehow to put on 10 pounds in the last year from weightlifting, but I lost a bit of that after I got off track with my training schedule. <shrug> Well, I guess the running and the fact I drink lots of coffee and tea doesn't slow down the 'ol metabolism either. I'm trying to keep mine rolling as best I can. ;-) But yeah, there's gotta be more skinny bass bretheren out there.

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I'm only 140 and can still wear my suit from my HS graduation pictures. I don't think I'm gaining weight anytime soon. My dad is the same weight as I am at 58.

I too am the same as I was at 18 (145).

Best thing to do is pick your parents well. :)

I try but all the beer and steaks in the world don't help me :scowl: My body is determined to stay around 125 - 130 :hmm:
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I'm around 139 pounds, although I have put on about 15 pounds in the last year.

Best thing to do is pick your parents well. :)

I guess I failed at that. I'm skinny, have strange bone protrusions, a crooked back, thinning hair, big teeth, chronic migrains, patchy chest hair, knobby knees, and freakishly small nipples. Next time I come back, I'm going to have myself a talk with god about my genetic makeup.

5' 9" @ 160 doesn't count does it?

You're not married, are you Ben?

One year of marriage for me, my metabolism is slowing down now @32.

I guess I failed at that. I'm skinny, have strange bone protrusions, a crooked back, thinning hair, big teeth, chronic migrains, patchy chest hair, knobby knees, and freakishly small nipples. Next time I come back, I'm going to have myself a talk with god about my genetic makeup.
Take away the thinning hair and you and me are one in the same. I might have to have a talk with the big guy myself.

5' 9" @ 160 doesn't count does it?

I don't know... that sounds rather 'height proportionate to weight' to me... LOL

He's looking for skinny. Even I, at 5' 11" and ~between 145 and 155 thought I was outside the definition of skinny! - You can see my ribs and I have little to no gut (yet) though, so I think that keeps me in the zone.

I think you're pushing it... Maybe you should start a "Height proportionate to Weight Bass Players Unite!" thread! ;)

42 and tip in at 140

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5' 9" @ 160 doesn't count does it?

You're not married, are you Ben?

One year of marriage for me, my metabolism is slowing down now @32.

Not married, no - bassists don't get chicks.

I don't know... that sounds rather 'height proportionate to weight' to me... LOL

He's looking for skinny. Even I, at 5' 11" and ~between 145 and 155 thought I was outside the definition of skinny! - You can see my ribs and I have little to no gut (yet) though, so I think that keeps me in the zone.

I think you're pushing it... Maybe you should start a "Height proportionate to Weight Bass Players Unite!" thread! ;)

Maybe you're right.... In 2002 I was 125, chalked that one up to drug use though. After i quit, was all down hill.

Not married, no - bassists don't get chicks.
just find dumb girls and tell em its a guitar :hiding:

I don't know... that sounds rather 'height proportionate to weight' to me... LOL

He's looking for skinny. Even I, at 5' 11" and ~between 145 and 155 thought I was outside the definition of skinny! - You can see my ribs and I have little to no gut (yet) though, so I think that keeps me in the zone.

I think you're pushing it... Maybe you should start a "Height proportionate to Weight Bass Players Unite!" thread! ;)

Same spot i'm 5'11 and 150. I'll Unite!

I weighed 135 until I moved out last november lol.

Maybe I can be a "runner up" I guess. ;)

just find dumb girls and tell em its a guitar :hiding:

Haha!

Maybe you're right.... In 2002 I was 125, chalked that one up to drug use though. After i quit, was all down hill.

LOL!

I suppose that depends on your D of C (drug of choice)... A buddy of mine moved to LA years ago and became a bit of a speed freak. He was always a bit of a 'doughy' dude, but during that time he was looking pretty lean and mean!

But alas, that sort of thing cannot last and he kicked that habit (yay!) and stuck to what mother nature provides. The good side - no more teeth-rotting, brain shriveling speed - the bad side... MUNCHIES!!!

He grew a Buddha real quick!

LOL!

I suppose that depends on your D of C (drug of choice)... A buddy of mine moved to LA years ago and became a bit of a speed freak. He was always a bit of a 'doughy' dude, but during that time he was looking pretty lean and mean!

But alas, that sort of thing cannot last and he kicked that habit (yay!) and stuck to what mother nature provides. The good side - no more teeth-rotting, brain shriveling speed - the bad side... MUNCHIES!!!

He grew a Buddha real quick!

DC was PCP (could not stand speed though), I swear I stayed high on a daily basis for 10 years. I'm lucky to be able to tie my shoes, reply some people.
The fact is I think before i started that, I had a very high IQ. Now It's not quite as high now. That's at least the theory i'm sticking to ;)

....And that's enough OT for me then.

I'm 6' 3.6" and about 155-160 lbs, so I guess I'm pretty skinny :P

On wii fit, im on the edge between underweight and ideal.

Most of the time the difference between whether im considered underweight, is whether ive had a poo.

yeah i'm about 6'3" and evidently weigh 152 lbs today....the heaviest i ever got was when i was delivering appliances for a living-then i was a whopping 165! that was mostly in my legs i think...

I've been stuffing myself silly ever since I arrived in Dallas. Too... many... enchiladas... I think I'm going to be sick.

Must get fat... so I can participate... in Fat Bassists Unite! thread...

wow, i thought i was one of the only skinny bassists out there.

6' and 120 lbs

wow, i thought i was one of the only skinny bassists out there.

6' and 120 lbs

Your arm is on backwards, too.

wow, i thought i was one of the only skinny bassists out there.

6' and 120 lbs


Man, I'm skinny... You're (as my cousin used to call me) a refugee from a concentration camp!

Eat a sammich! LOL :p

Ewww who would want a skinny bassist?! :ninja:

Fat guys have all the groove. :bassist:

I'm 42 and 5'6" at about 135. I was 115 about 15 years ago, so slowly gaining--mostly around the middle. Still got the chicken legs and weenie arms, though. You'll just have to trust me because I'm not posting a pic of my pasty white self.

I think I fit the bill--6" and never over 145 lbs. Some would say "skinny," some "emaciated." I prefer "lanky." Or "tall, dark, and weird."

Finally,
A place for me! :D
I'm about 175cm, 101 pound, and just turned 16 :p
And yes, there are a lot of people against us for being skinny when we don't hurt them or harm them or anything...