does anyone make an 8lb precision bass?

[bdplaid]

Jackson X Series Signature David Ellefson 30th Anniversary Concert Bass CBX IV - Quicksilver with Laurel Fingerboard

 

[porterbass]

Yes. I have a 1983 Fender (Fullerton) Vintage Series '62 reissue Precision that's at about 8 lbs. And a Fender Custom Shop '54 Style P with dual Seymour Duncan '51 Stack pickups that's at 8.2 lbs. And am about to build a Fender '62 Reissue Precision from '62 Reissue parts I've acquired that should come in right about 8 lbs. There are lightweight Fender Ps out there to be found.

 

[Durham52]

ummm...No, it's the body size, design and wood selection. Ibanez proved with the willis you can make a sub 8lb bass that sounds great and is perfectly balanced. Skjold basses are also very light.

So you had the answer to your question before you posted it....

 

[quilanthegreat]

I have a Nash PB 63 that is probably right around the 8 lb mark. I think it is a swamp ash body and is a fantastic bass.

 

[phillipkregg]

Look for Fender's Road Worn series.

The necks are great and the last road worn Pbass I had weighed 7.8 lbs.

 

[Pilgrim]

why are they all 9.5lbs?

Check post #662, refer to the spreadsheet, and all will be known to you. My 1963 P is 8.3 pounds.

Time to tell the truth: how much does your bass weigh?

 

[tedsalt]

Fender Road Worns are light. I've got one of their jazz basses. Bluesman Vintage basses are chambered to make a light comfortable bass.



Bluesman Vintage Bass Series

 

[OregonJim]

I just wish some manufacturer was brave enough to make a precision that wasn't a visual copy of a 70 year old design...

I don't see that as a bad thing.

 

[The Deep]

I have a Fender American Standard precision and a Fender 63 AVRI precision that both come in at 8.6 pounds.

Among my 34 basses, the only way I’ve beaten those numbers with a precision style bass is to do a custom build with MJT. I’ve done 4 of those builds with weights ranging from 7.5 to 8.5 pounds.

 

[murphy]

My Fender '63 American Vintage P is only 7.7 lbs. Strangely enough, I couldn't care less about bass weight. It just happened that I really liked the sound and playability of it.

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Lovely aging on that body...How old is your bass?

 

[murphy]

My USA D. Lakin is 8.1 lbs.
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Love that bridge...Does Lakin supply them?

 

[pigpen ridding]

i have 5 or 6 custom made P basses in the mid 7 lbs but there all cut in the telecaster shape not the standard P bass style shape

 

[jpbicknell]

american special honeyburst FTW... had one around 7.8lb... beloved

 

[dwagner]

I know Bill Nash will reject bodies/body wood that weighs more than a certain amount. My Nash P bass is very light.

 

[AtomicPunk]

P Bass Lyte. 7.3 lbs.

 

[ComeHomeShane]

G&L LB-100 with an empress body. Get the jazz bass neck profile (#9?) so it won't neck dive. My G&L jazz with the same specs is 7.3 pounds and plays like a dream.

You're welcome.

 

[/\/\3phist0]

Empress (Paulownia) OR Okoume body with light hardware can get you there.
I've self built a 7lb 5 String Jazz bass. (Paulownia)
I built a ~7lb parts Precision. (Okoume)
Fender had a special edition using Okoume

 

[/\/\3phist0]

St. Leo said “you can’t tell God how to grow the trees.

Maple is great structurally. Some pieces are heavier than others. Some are wonderfully light. Mike Lull and Roger Sadowsky have likely sold a lot more maple back to their supplier than Fender has despite Fender’s exponentially higher production quantities.

Use a light neck and then you can use a light body. A light body with a heavy neck is pointless.

Roasted Maple is lighter. (neck)
As is Roasted Ash (for a body)

 

[Bass Man Dan]

i'm so old = all of my bones/parts care!

the "empress wood" (paulownia) suggestions will get you closer to 8 lbs., IMO/IME. and paulownia/empress is abundant and renewable if you care about stuff/issues like that.

get a glarry for the lightweight body and put a neck on it you like --- add whatever lightweight hardware floats your boat and you'd struggle to exceed 7 lbs.!

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good luck with your lightweight precision quest and your back!

As JRA knows,, Glarry also makes a sub 8 pound 5 string jazz.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Somebody must have mentioned the Aerodyne P, nicest P I’ve ever played, except maybe a G&L, both far superior (and lighter) than the average Fender P.