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Heaviest Bass you've ever seen?

#84
micguy said:
I had a Kramer that was 12.25 pounds. Not a record in terms of absolute tonnage by any means, but as the weight was largely in the neck, it was probably world class in terms of the torque it applied to my back.

It did have a great neck in terms of consistency - nothing even close to a dead spot on that thing, at least up to the point in the set where the bass player collapses to the floor from exhaustion. At that point, of course, you have to take your hand off the neck to break you fall, so that note - less sustain.
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Agreed. I was thinking of my Kramer; the "torque," as you say is the perfect word. Fouled up my lower back to this day. Not the heaviest bass, but it mostly being in the neck was exhausting throughout a night.
 
#85
Killed_by_Death said:
I picked up a Steve Harris signature model once & put it back down really fast, because it felt like it was around 15 lbs.
Later I read on Sweetwater's site that they're around 12 lbs.

I'm sure someone will be along shortly to tell me I'm wrong or that my opinion is nonsense :roflmao:
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You're wrong, your opinions are all nonsense... Oh and your bass recordings are cr@p! Haha, just kidding! :smug:
 
#88
My 75 Jazz with a solid rosewood Schecter neck is a contender at 11.6 pounds. It's about to go on a weight reduction plan with ultralite tuners and vintage bridge to replace the brass Schecter bridge that's on there now.

But it's not in the same league with my old T-40. You could anchor an aircraft carrier with that thing!
 
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The octobass has to be pretty heavy.

Jokes aside, I played a custom fretless that had to be at least 12 pounds.
 
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#94
I played an old Gibson Victory bass years ago and that bass felt like a boat anchor around my neck. I'll bet it tipped the scales at around 13 pounds.

I had Carvin make me a JB5 about a year ago. It was gorgeous and the woods selected were specifically chosen to keep the weight down. It showed up at around 12 pounds, so back it went.
 
#96
I never weighed it but I had a Status Groove bass 5 for a while and while it had killer tone it was also considerably heavier than my Stingray 5 and my G&L L2500 and they were both in the 10 lb range. I also had a 4 string Warmoth jazz with a Modulus neck and a Koa top that was a real boat anchor but sounded killer.
 
#99
I've never weighed a bass - or a guitar - in my entire playing career, so I'll have to go from (definitely imperfect and possibly grossly inaccurate given my age) memory.

Hagstrom Jazz - I believe that its proper name is Scanbass - fretless. That thing would cut the blood flow in my left leg when played in a sitting position. Had the tone to die for, though, and played like a dream. I've sold it only when I had decided to give up on playing fretless altogether.

A couple of early (series I/II) Ovation Magnums that I've come across. Stunning sonically, definitely on the heavy side of the spectrum.

My old Gibson RD Standard. This one actually got gigged many a times, but I was young and used a very wide custom made padded strap back then. Not quite sure that I'd be able to pull that one off nowadays. A great sounding bass nevertheless, IMO.

Various Fenders from the late 70s. I owned a drop-dead-gorgeous '79 Strat (natural/maple) which was useless as a musical instrument, but could very well serve as a serious weapon of last defense. Not all of them were sonically deficient, but more than just a few were quite heavy. Once again, a wide strap and a 30-years-younger-body, hence no problem back in those days.
 
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