Contentment is...

[micguy]

I have a passive parts Jazz with a Warmoth neck that I ordered to replace the Warmoth P neck that was on it when I got it (and it was relatively cheap back when I first got it). That bass is too darned heavy for me at 10.5 lbs... and I can't stop playing it.

I've honestly been through at least six other Jazz basses through the years thinking that I might find something with more manageable heft along with the same sound and response that has become home-sweet-home for me with this J.

None of the others had Warmoth necks... None of them came close for me. I'm probably going to get one of those two-shoulder straps for that bass just so it doesn't destroy me or else I'll have to consider playing it while I'm sitting down.

For future reference, a roasted maple Warmoth neck with graphite rods and Hipshot ultralites is a light, stiff, very stable, wonderful thing. My Lightest bass ( all Warmoth wood) - a 4 string P, is 6.6 pounds. My heaviest - a 5 string, 2 pickup beast, again all Warmoth wood, comes in at 8.1.

 

[CallMeAl]

I really like (moving on to love) my MiM Jbass. But not entirely thrilled with my Rumble 200. Debating a Aquilar TH 500 and the matching 112 cab. *sigh* it never ends.

I hesitated too to upgrade from my Rumble. I never could coax a good sound out of it, but it was 'light and loud and good value for money.'

The day I plugged my new amp in I kicked myself for sticking with the rumble for so long.

I gigged a Rumble for a few years, still my rehearsal amp. But when I needed more firepower I got a Markbass. I liked the Rumble but, man I love the Markbass!

Contentment is... having a bass AND amp you love

 

[JRA]

...one of the best-feeling and best-sounding instruments I've had the pleasure of playing in my 20+ years of being a bassist

you've got 20 years into this: who could possibly know better what tools it takes for you to deliver your best? congrats on being aware and informed!

it is about vibration and feel. Those are things that are more about the wood and where it was grown, the type of weather that occurred when that tree sprouted its first scrubby leaf, how the sun hit it at different times of day, as well as what the weather and atmosphere was like on the day it was cut down and began its journey to become a thing that makes people experience joy. All of the matter in that instrument used to be other things, and in some instruments, it all lines up perfectly to create magic. And then there is Glarry.

gee, man, you had me going with that tripped-out, poetic take on what an EB really is...until you went for the laugh!

here's a 6 lb. bit of perfectly lined-up "magic" and a 'last laugh' for you to ponder:

 

[FishDub]

...playing the expensive models at my local music store today, and still being of the opinion that my Squier VM Precision is one of the best-feeling and best-sounding instruments I've had the pleasure of playing in my 20+ years of being a bassist
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Those are nice, I had the exact one when they first came out. Top notch sound and quality! There is a good reason why they are impossible to find..

 

[LoTone]

You don't need to stare at the headstock logo when you play. Just keep on playing it.

 

[groove pump]

For future reference, a roasted maple Warmoth neck with graphite rods and Hipshot ultralites is a light, stiff, very stable, wonderful thing. My Lightest bass ( all Warmoth wood) - a 4 string P, is 6.6 pounds. My heaviest - a 5 string, 2 pickup beast, again all Warmoth wood, comes in at 8.1.

Thanks!! As time goes by, more and more roads lead back to Warmoth