My dearly departed "Road worn" and Mike Dirnt "Road Worn" basses were pretty light. I'm playing 5s only (ish) now though and they are all 9+.
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does anyone make an 8lb precision bass?
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He asked for a P, so I presumed a typical FSO.
As above, but it's also about not having a huge flipper of a headstock with 4IL of those ancient heavy tuners Fender use. I understand levers perfectly well.
That one is my "lockdown" bass that I built early last summer when I was locked down and bored. I ran across that beautiful lightweight MJT swamp ash slab on eBay and went from there. The Res-O-Lite tuners keep things balanced.I'll take the one on the left, please.
I made use of the lockdown by doing many tweaks to basses & cabs.
MJT has done 3 projects for me and I've gone with lightweight tuners as well. Great looking slab and a great use of your time.
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This one is a little over 8 lbs. and balances very well:
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I had a Fender MiM Classic 50s P Bass that was under 8lbs (3.5kg) and my parts P Bass is probably just a little lighter. The MiM was Ash and the parts bass is Alder. Your best bet is to either find one in person or buy online that provides the weight. If they don’t then it wouldn’t hurt to ask if they can.
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My Squier Mini Precision is 5.5 pounds. Short-scale though.
I grabbed a long scale Squier CV Precision that's just under 8 pounds.
And obviously, there are lots of basses with a split-coil P-style pickup that are 8 pounds or less.
Sweetwater is pretty good about listing the weight of instruments.
I grabbed a long scale Squier CV Precision that's just under 8 pounds.
And obviously, there are lots of basses with a split-coil P-style pickup that are 8 pounds or less.
Sweetwater is pretty good about listing the weight of instruments.
But if the top horn is modified then it's not a traditional P-bass body anymore. The traditional P-bass shape and horn length makes it very hard to get a p-bass much under 8 pounds without neck dive, even with ultralight tuners. Much the same way it's hard to get a truly lightweight Jazz bass without shrinking or chambering the body. The original design's shapes and sizes impose some hard-to-overcome limitations
I've got a much-modded, poplar-bodied 95 MIM P-bass that is just a smidge over 8 pounds (or was until I added a BAII). It balances well with ultralight tuners. A very comfortable bass to gig with especially with that shallow neck depth (which probably also contributes a bit to the lower weight).
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Kibble, milkbones, and P Basses. And redheads.
And as I (and others) have said, you can get light Fender shaped objects if you want.
My 72 Precision was 7.6 lbs featherweight.
They do make plenty 8 range pounders, you gotta find em.
They do make plenty 8 range pounders, you gotta find em.
You could create your own, using a lightweight paulownia body.
P Bass Lightweight Body Unfinished (guitarfetish.com)
It's a bit of a soft wood but supposed to have good tone. Gil Yaron uses it as a core wood for his lightweight LP-style guitars. This UK guitar maker talks about his "discovery" of paulownia: not sure if it translates to bass.
P Bass Lightweight Body Unfinished (guitarfetish.com)
It's a bit of a soft wood but supposed to have good tone. Gil Yaron uses it as a core wood for his lightweight LP-style guitars. This UK guitar maker talks about his "discovery" of paulownia: not sure if it translates to bass.
