Bass Weight Clarity

[5StringBlues]

Place bass on a accurate scale without the starp and balance carefully without affecting the weight. I think vertically on the platform is the most accurate method.

Really tho,it is all about the starp.

 

[cbass1]

I dont weigh my basses either unless I have to find them a new owner, I think it is demeaning and hurts their self esteem. All this time we have told them that it is what is in them that counts, how they express themselves. and then we go and weight them in. no wonder my pbass has a complex.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Yup, the decimal point indicates tenths.

 

[baileyboy]

Math 101 lol

 

[line6man]

You are absolutely right. However, on the bass forums, decimal points are commonly used as "shorthand" for bass weights. It's lazy, but generally understood within context. Hence, for all intents and purposes....

But who's brilliant idea was it to come up with a ridiculous and confusing system like that? I expect people to be able to put forth a minimal amount of effort to type out "9lb/8oz" or whatever so that I can understand them clearly without wondering whether the numbers after their decimal point mean tenths or something else.

 

[Iridescentone]

If I saw 9.8 pounds, I would never have imagined that the .8 meant anything other than 8/10ths of a pound.

But why? Who mixes metric with imperial like that?

By "anything", I meant replace "pounds" with any other measurement you like - inches, kilograms, decibels, light years.

The 'given' here, is 9.8

No bass guitar weighs 9.8 kilos.

To be fair, there is a dude on ebay who sells cheapie basses, and points out that they are "43 inches long". Not sure why he does that, but there it is, eh?

 

[Jazz Ad]

You're the only one mixing up stuff and making up recipes.
9.8 in USA means 9+8/10 regardless of the unit used.

 

[5StringBlues]

What's a henweigh?

 

[butchblack]

Digital scales are metric. America, locked in the Middle Ages, declined to convert to metrics for some unknown reason. Do your best. Real question is, how many stone does your bass weigh?

Weighing a bass in stones is only applicable if you are playing ROCK music

 

[stepswork4me]

For all intents and purposes (here at least), 9.8 is going to mean 9lbs, 8oz.

.... and 2+2 is spelled C-A-T.

 

[Slax]

You're the only one mixing up stuff and making up recipes.
9.8 in USA means 9+8/10 regardless of the unit used.

+1

 

[onosson]

But why? Who mixes metric with imperial like that?

The 'given' here, is 9.8

No bass guitar weighs 9.8 kilos.

To be fair, there is a dude on ebay who sells cheapie basses, and points out that they are "43 inches long". Not sure why he does that, but there it is, eh?

Ummmm in what way am I mixing in metric by referring to decimals as 10ths? That's the decimal system, not the metric system.

 

[spade2you]

What's the best bass weight for metal?

 

[stepswork4me]

What's the best bass weight for metal?

6.66 lbs.

 

[Iridescentone]

But who's brilliant idea was it to come up with a ridiculous and confusing system like that? I expect people to be able to put forth a minimal amount of effort to type out "9lb/8oz" or whatever so that I can understand them clearly without wondering whether the numbers after their decimal point mean tenths or something else.

I know, right? I never saw it before hanging on the bass boards.

Still, when I see 9.8 I have no reason to assume it means 9 and 8/10 pounds. Not when I know it's the weight of a bass guitar. Logic tells me otherwise.

I'm clearly wrong in my assumption about the 9.8 notation being generally understood within context.

So the OP asks a good question; "Are We On The Same Page?"

 

[jaibot]

talkbass should just create their own system of measurement to lessen the confusion....
0 can be the average weight of an alder p bass, and using the standard deviation of those weights you could derive a system of measurement to see how basses compare to each other. So a very heavy bass would weight 3 talkbass units, and a quite light one would weight around -2 talkbass units

 

[Iridescentone]

Ummmm in what way am I mixing in metric by referring to decimals as 10ths? That's the decimal system, not the metric system.

Fair point. But who mixes pounds and tenth's of pounds? Is this commomplace in your circle?

 

[spade2you]

6.66 lbs.

But that's a light bass. Warwicks are 15lbs, which is much more metal because of the growl.

 

[stepswork4me]

But that's a light bass. Warwicks are 15lbs, which is much more metal because of the growl.

But the specific weight of 6.66 lbs envokes Satan's ROAR!!!

 

[spade2you]

But the specific weight of 6.66 lbs envokes Satan's ROAR!!!

Ah. I should see if any of my basses weigh that. Perhaps a Rob Allen or a CB of mine might be somewhere near that.