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Heaviest Bass You've Ever Owned?
- Thread starter L. L. Elwood
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My 6 string is right around 10 pounds and my fretless 5 (sorry, no pics) with chambered body is between 6 and 7 pounds.
Warwick Corvette 5st Bubginga Made in Germany, Ovangkol Neck. >12lbs
Unbelievable tone. Super low action and easy to play. Not a good gigging bass. Great for studio/practice.
Unbelievable tone. Super low action and easy to play. Not a good gigging bass. Great for studio/practice.
Had a 12-pound 1982 Precision Elite II for a while.
My first "nice" bass was a Lakland Skyline 44-64 Custom PJ. Played beautifully but it weighed in at 12.3 pounds. That and I didn't care for the neck profile (a very skinny J) so sold it and got a Reverend Triad, an equally wonderful (though very different) bass at only 7.9 pounds. Much better.
I don't think I'll ever own a bass heavier than 8 pounds again.
I don't think I'll ever own a bass heavier than 8 pounds again.
I had an Alembic Mark King for ONE day. It was also 14 lbs and there was NO way I could ever play it live, so I sold it the day after I bought it. It was GORGEOUS and nailed the Jimmy Johnson Series II tone, but just too heavy.
My first bass was a '99-ish MIM Jazz Deluxe. It was a great value bass, with the same Suhr made pickups and preamp from the American Jazz Deluxe. Sounded fantastic but I always thought it was kind of heavy. Never weighed until I was in a local music store demoing basses and thought that they were all unbelievably light. So I weighed the Jazz after I got back home - 13.5 pounds. Didn't take much Googling to find out that that was just ridiculous.
Loved the way it sounded, but I eventually sold it (yes, I made it clear up front what the weight was). Since that one, my heaviest bass has been my current L-2500, which is a little over 10 pounds. Love that bass, but I'll never go heavier than that at this point.
Loved the way it sounded, but I eventually sold it (yes, I made it clear up front what the weight was). Since that one, my heaviest bass has been my current L-2500, which is a little over 10 pounds. Love that bass, but I'll never go heavier than that at this point.
An 82 ash body Precision that started life as a Squier...had J-P-J pickups, Schaller tuners and bridge. I never weighed it but must have been 12+ pounds. Too heavy to keep for more than 15 years, shoulder protested.
Hah! I had a mahogany L2000 that was quite a chunk all right - must have been 12 lbs or so. But oh man, what a voice. One of the fattest ever!
IMMusicRulz
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I have a friend who says that the Alembic basses are hard to carry.
Ibanez basses are also responsible for craning a bassists neck.
Ibanez basses are also responsible for craning a bassists neck.
I havent weighed them but my Aria Pro SB1000, Wal MKI and a G&L L2500 Tribute I had were my heaviest. My Stingray isnt svelte either.
8 string Alembic Series I bass. I will find a picture of it and post ASAP. Must have weighed 14lbs
I’ve had a lot of basses and it’s not even close for me. A Sterling Ray34 that has got this year clocked in at 11.74 lbs. on the scale.
This one was up there, at over 12lbs.
79 Jazz that was already heavy before I put on the Warmoth neck with steel rods in it and the Badass bridge.
Around 13 lbs.
Around 13 lbs.
