Heaviest Bass You've Ever Owned?

[BassDaddy77]

Probably my old Ibanez ATK-305. Definitely in the upper 11lb range.

 

[g-dude]

13.2lbs - Steve Harris signature P.

Haven’t weighed my G&L L2500 series 750, but it feels like less than that.

 

[LowEndLobster]

Alembic Series 1. It was >12lbs. Sounded so good, but it was ergonomically—- difficult.

Same! I think mine was 13-14 lbs. 1972ish model. Such a weird instrument. Mine had zero neck taper.

 

[BishopHastur]

The Mothman, it's a little over 15 lbs.

 

[Dave Leighton]

1976 Ibanez Black Eagle I bought new in 1976. Just shy of 14 lbs. Mahogany. I had one of the reissues a few years back. Pretty much the same.

Right now it's my 81 P at 10.2 with the Jazz neck that's on it now. And a bit more with the original.

 

[80jazz]

Oof. Hello Mr. Chiropractor!

Wonder if he eventually started praying for shorter sets?

I seem to recall something about back and/or shoulder pain. I also seem to recollect something about sitting, but my memory is foggy on that.

I do not gig my 1980 Jazz Bass for this reason - I have left it on the shoulder too long 2 or so times and that was enough for me. I do use it to record and rehearse with though, and it is just fine for that.

 

[Gilmourisgod]

Didnt own it, but by far the heaviest bass I ever played was an Alembic Series 1, enormous bass. Im guessing 13-14 lbs range.

 

[woodyng2]

I don't gig, and almost always play seated, but just prefer a lighter bass for some reason. Probably missing out on some excellent instruments.

Even when I was getting started playing some,er, 45 years ago, , I preferred lighter weight basses.
I think the whole “heavier means better tone” argument is apocryphal.
Now that I’m getting (gotten?) older, and facing hernia surgery for the 2nd time, I really value ny lighter basses. I’m still hoping to gig, standing, in 2022, but we will just have to see how the universe aligns.

 

[Bass Man Dan]

My 1986 Stingray. Even in my late teens, early 20s, I thought a sore left shoulder after a gig was just a normal thing!

 

[funkmaster p]

Peavey T40. It didn't bother me as a teenager, but it would most assuredly bother me now.

 

[TomB]

T-40 for sure. Even in my youth I knew it was a tank. …had to go.

 

[woodyng2]

Didnt own it, but by far the heaviest bass I ever played was an Alembic Series 1, enormous bass. Im guessing 13-14 lbs range.

I “liked” your post, but my real reaction is more like this.

 

[ShoeManiac]

I don't have an image of mine (or the precise weight), but my heaviest instrument ever was an Ibanez ST-980. It was like wearing a piece of furniture.

 

[68Goldfish]

Either my 78 P or a Warwick SS2 fiver.

 

[mikezimmerman]

Three stand out in my memory, though I never weighed them:

1) My first Warmoth build, a fretless P-bass with a solid birdseye maple body and neck

2) My first 5-string, a red 1988 Wal 5

3) My first 6-string, a 1990 Warwick Thumb 6 neck-through

My current Curbow singlecut 6 is no lightweight, either, but it’s an amazing instrument…

 

[WillyW]

Accordion, to a bathroom scale my former German Warwick 6 string was almost 13lbs. But it may very well have been heavier, and that is the reason it is “former”

currently I have 2 that are 11.1lbs accordion to my new luggage scale.

the rest range from 6.5 to 9.5lbs

 

[Nighttrain1127]

Peavey T-40 14.5 pounds. It was a tank but it had tone for days and you could use as a weapon if you needed to and not damage the bass.

 

[Watchootognbout]

For me it was a Wolf WTHB 7W seven string bass.
Tipped the scales at 13.6 lbs.

I sat while playing it.

 

[songwriter21]

Ibanez BTB676PB...11.6 lbs

 

[HardNHeavy]

over 12lbs an 80's Hondo 830 series P copy