Heavy Bass Club. Greater then 10 lbs

I'm pretty certain that if at any point in my life strapping a 12 pound bass on for two or three hours feels like too much to handle, I will take that as a sign I need to work on my core strength/ get PT
Not lacking in muscle it's the other stuff, the stuff that join up the muscles to the bones that's getting twingey. I guess the 50+ years of dragging dead weights of 'exotic' timber around takes its toll. A long time to conclude and agree with Gary Willis - lighter bodies resonate better anyway. :)
 
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The only scales I care about have music notes... that's what these girls are made for.
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Even though I don’t have this one anymore, I’ll never forget the first time I wore it’s 14+ lbs over my shoulder. Strain on my back would get so bad that I thought my kidneys were losing function.
That was a Warmoth build I put together nearly 20 years ago. Ordered a walnut body and wenge/ebony neck, active electronics, etc. Played amazing, sounded amazing and I spent as much time looking at it as I did playing it, but I think gravity liked it even more than I did.
My runner up of course, would be my currently owned, Bubinga Warwick Corvette. Which, ironically was the inspiration for the Warmoth build.
 
I built a P bass with a Shecter imbuya body. Seymour Duncan Quarter Pounder and a fancy Ken Smith bridge and a fat 80s maple neck. Sounded wonderful, but weighed on at 14 pounds. I sold it to a kid who was built like Schwarzenegger. It was just plain too much for me
 
Alembic Elan and Series II Europa (L-R in frontal pic)
These are a little over 12lbs (5,5Kg for the Elan and 5,7 for the Series II)
When I play live with the Series II, add a four 9V battery box (attached to the strap)
Did save some weight on the Series II with the plastic backplates, they come standard with Brass backplates.

Flame Maple + Purpleheart neck with Ebony fingerboard on both. Elan has a two piece solid Maple body, Series II a three piece hollow Maple body.

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I have no reason to believe heavier instruments sound better and would never tell anyone to suck it up and play something uncomfortable or injurious. I do seem to gravitate toward boat anchors, but not because I enjoy their heaviness. They just tend to have features I want, and I can handle wearing them for as long and as often as I do. I understand why I hear a lot of players on here shunning heavy instruments.

That said, I almost never hear anyone talk about anything feeling too light; but I find I don’t like the feel of exceptionally light instruments, even setting aside balance issues. I move around constantly while performing and I don’t want the thing bouncing or just feeling insignificant. I have a couple featherweights that I tolerate, again because they have the right features for their roles, but I really prefer something that feels substantial. Anyone else?