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Lightweight Tribs definitely exist.
Bought a 8.4lbs Trib JB2 from the online clearance G&L store.
Bought a 8.2lbs Trib SB2 from a store.
They are out there.
similar...ok maybe not same. 2 knobs (volume, tone) and 3-way switch, with one of 3 being OMG.
I like heavy basses. My main is 11.5lbs+. My M2500 is only 10. It's weird to me to wear a bass that light. For years I played Yamaha, Smith and Warwick 6ers. Those were heavy. 11lbs? Is light. To me... I ain sayin this to be disparaging. Just sayin we aren't all the same market.
Like I said, I have a few year old JB at 8lbs 3 0z. and a JB Empress 7.5lbs.
From watching SW and sending out requests on Reverb for weight, I see the trend being absolute heavyweight boat anchors. Nothing wrong if you like that sort of thing.
I did play my 10-ish lb L-1000 for about an hour today, and OMG sounded just heavenly. Just sayin'.
I did play my 7 ish pound jazz bass for about an hour today. And OMG it actually sounded like a bass that is heavenly. Just sayin
Weight has absolutely zero to do with tone. There are light basses that sound good and light basses sound bad. Same for fatties. Some good, some bad. While some people prefer fatties, I believe the vast majority of people if offered a heavy or light guitar will always choose lighter, everything else being equal.
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Ok, gotta ask you guys for some opinion here. I'm ordering a US Kiloton 4. I've been going round and round on what color/finish to get. Graphite Metallic must be hard to photograph as it seems it looks quite different in various pics. Can anyone who has one tell me if it is kinda purplish almost or is that just a trick of the light when trying to photograph?
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I played a 4 hour show with my cover band, packed up and raced out to the burbs for my original band's show. That equated to about 4.5 hours with a bass on my shoulder. A heavy bass is just not an option no matter how good it sounds.
I totally agree with you that there are good and bad sounding basses regardless of weight.
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I just recorded a cover of The Dead Daisies with my LB-100.
If I may so, this is probably the best P-bass rock tone I've dialled in so far
If I may so, this is probably the best P-bass rock tone I've dialled in so far
I just recorded a cover of The Dead Daisies with my LB-100.
If I may so, this is probably the best P-bass rock tone I've dialled in so far
I just saw your Instagram post! Love it!
I just recorded a cover of The Dead Daisies with my LB-100.
If I may so, this is probably the best P-bass rock tone I've dialled in so far
Damn nice playing, tone, and mix.
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I've been doing rehearsals the past few weeks for the July 4th parade with my old band.
Has been good to play with old friends.
have been using my L1505. It's relatively light at 9.0 lbs. Midweek last week while practicing at home the tone went bad. It all turned to mud, distorted & picked up a warbling, somewhat oscillating sound.
I pulled the control cavity cover off, noted that the preamp circuit board was loose in the compartment. Seems like it was just glued to a strip of foam that was in turn glued to the backside of two of the pots. I didn't have anything available at the time to re-attach, so I put it back where it was & padded it with a tissue to prevent movement & changed the battery while I was in there.
Played it yesterday morning at the church service & seemed fine. Drove up north last night for another rehearsal & brought my L2k Hog.
While I miss the low C and D on a couple of songs, the Hog just has more punch.
I'm not trying to further the weight/tone discussion, but the mahogany body certainly seems to influence tone; but there's a price to pay for that tone.
Thinking of using the Hog in the parade.
Has been good to play with old friends.
have been using my L1505. It's relatively light at 9.0 lbs. Midweek last week while practicing at home the tone went bad. It all turned to mud, distorted & picked up a warbling, somewhat oscillating sound.
I pulled the control cavity cover off, noted that the preamp circuit board was loose in the compartment. Seems like it was just glued to a strip of foam that was in turn glued to the backside of two of the pots. I didn't have anything available at the time to re-attach, so I put it back where it was & padded it with a tissue to prevent movement & changed the battery while I was in there.
Played it yesterday morning at the church service & seemed fine. Drove up north last night for another rehearsal & brought my L2k Hog.
While I miss the low C and D on a couple of songs, the Hog just has more punch.
I'm not trying to further the weight/tone discussion, but the mahogany body certainly seems to influence tone; but there's a price to pay for that tone.
Thinking of using the Hog in the parade.
I've been gassing for a Kiloton since they came out and one popped up on Ebay so I grabbed it. I really wanted an Irish Ale finish but am very happy with this one in white.
It's dated 2017 but judging by the state of the frets and the fact that there was still some protective plastic on it I don't think that it has been played much.
It's dated 2017 but judging by the state of the frets and the fact that there was still some protective plastic on it I don't think that it has been played much.
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I play doubles all the time wit my "heavy" basses. Heavier bodied basses hang better for me. There may or may not be tonal reasons for more massive instruments. I believe there are advantages, but to each his own. Ergonomically, for me, there are huge reasons. Balance is one. My basses don't neck dive. Ever. Balance on a strap to me is far more important than weight. I'm 54, and a 6ft tall, weigh 140lbs. I am not static on a bandstand at all; jumping, dancing, moving, all over a stage. I move furniture for a living, among other things. I enjoy the physicality of life. It keeps me in great shape, without payin fer gym memberships. I play 200+ dates a year, average, for the last 20 or so. And my 11.5 lb jazz is at all of em.
I don't think a vast majority of guys play or look for light basses. In fact, most of my friends play very heavy, comparitavely to what I read here, bass guitars. Smiths, Warwicks, Jazz basses, Modulus, a great many 5ers and 6ers. My buddy has a Gibson 4 string of some kind that he uses every night and that thing is 14lbs. I never in my life have worried weight. Especially not listing to friends the weight of my basses dwn to decimals. That's a trend we simply don't understand. Even my guitard buddies, a whole lot of em, play heavy instruments. We just aren't that concerned. And I've yet to feel sore after a show. I think it's interesting how things have changed over the years.
My Modulus is 8.9 pounds and balances great. You don't have to carry boat anchors for balance. And I haven't been 140 since junior high (good for you!)
