I give up

Every think of grabbin a new strap? The strap I have right now seriously makes the bass feel lighter. It's made of Neoprene. Look into spending about 100 on a killer strap, instead of 1000 on a "maybe" bass.

Mark

 

or even a neoprene "Comfort Strapp" for about 30-40 clams. man, if you dig the bass, it would be a shame to dump it. just a thought.

 

How heavy is it? We do gigs up to four hours with three fifteen minute brakes. Some times longer if we have a good
following on the dance floor.

 

Warwick is a fine bass. If it's heavy, then a better strap will help some but not enough. I have a bad back and it doesn't matter what strap I use, a heavy bass will cause me real discomfort.

As far as going from Warwick to Ibanez... That's a step in the wrong direction. Plenty of light basses out there that sound great. Ibanez is not one of them in my opinion.

Hard to make a recommendation with some idea of budget. I own a Jazz, two Warriors, a Roscoe and P-bass all around 6-8 pounds. Those basses range in price from $800 to $4000. All sound great and very different from one an other. I also own a spector which in about 12 pounds and it hurts the back to play that for a 3 or 4 hour gig.

Ain't it great getting old?

 

Hey, dont't forget, the FNA JazzMan 'Wicks are made of Ash, and are way lighter than the Bubinga bodied standards. If you dig the tone and bass itself, perhaps this version would suit you more?

~Ryan

 

+1 on the FNA Jazzman.

I've had back problems not related to playing, but I haven't had any problems with my FNA Jazzman 5. It might be worth checking out some official specs for the actual weight difference.

Anything to keep from having to get rid of a bass with a tone you're happy with!! Not enough folks can say they've got that.

 

+1 i have a 5" strap and i dont feel anything... i love having a wide strap (then again i am a big guy).

I used to have problems big time with weight but since i got a very nice leather strap that was wider then wide it feels very much better... try it dude... you might like it i hear TB strap is pretty confy... they are 4" but i think that be plenty good for confort...

Good luck man

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I've never really had any problem with heavy basses, my 5 string is like a carrying a sack of coal, but I don't get tired shoulers, instead of changing you setup, have you ever thought about doing exercises to strengthen your shoulers, which would improve stamina, just an idea as I did a lot of kayaking for about 3 or 4 years and I can say without knowing for sure that it helped.

 

I firmly believe it's the width of the strap, and not the material that makes the difference. I've tried a Comfort Strapp and it did nothing for me (about 3" wide). I then went to one of those straps from http://www.slapring.de and at 4" wide, it does the trick. I'm sure anything 4" or wider would help tremendously. I also agree trying some simple freeweight excercises to strengthen the shoulders would help also... shoulder presses and shrugs. It's definate improved my stamina as far as playing time.