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I need a lightweight bass
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I'm a Blade owner as well. I have the B-1 Tetra that does not have the weight of the preamp and battery. Plus, the body is alder, not ash.
I run it through a Sadowsky Preamp/DI pedal. Have you tried the B-1?
I run it through a Sadowsky Preamp/DI pedal. Have you tried the B-1?
Get a custom builder to build you a bass out of high quality paulownia wood. Paulownia an extremely light weight wood that is being used for some really el cheapo instruments, but it is the traditional wood for the Japanese koto. It's a very resonant wood in instrument grade examples. The difficulty these days is finding paulownia that isn't being specifically fast-grown for timber.
Paulownia is the wood I used for the 6.5 lb. J bass I DIY'd (mentioned above).
I also DIY'd an SCPB that is just under 6 lbs. with a Paulownia body.
Not a Jazz - style bass, but it is just awesome and weighs only 5.5 pounds. Feels like next to nothing. I've become a huge fan of this bass, and my sound engineer loves it too, which is a big plus. There is one currently for sale on TB and if you get it you'll be able to re-sell it if it doesn't work out for you. Nothing much to lose, IMO.
Good luck in your search.
Good luck in your search.
My Greg Bennett Fairlane FN 5 is a 5 string jazz style with active electronics, and comes in at 7.5lbs. While it won't compare as high end as some that were mentioned above it is a high quality 5 string that's manageable weight wise and sounds and plays (after the proper setup) great!
My 1984 MIJ Squier P-bass is even lighter than the Fairlane.
My Fender J is the heaviest of the bunch.
My 1984 MIJ Squier P-bass is even lighter than the Fairlane.
My Fender J is the heaviest of the bunch.
The two light basses I've had a pleasure to own with tones of tone was a Sadowsky Jazz bass at 7.5 lbs, and my current Skjold at 8lbs. The way the Skjold balances, it actually feels lighter than the 7.5 lb Sadowsky. Good luck in your search.
Go to :
http://www.basslab.de/
Hover over Bass, then Soul, then click picture....five and a half pounds and from all I hear, unbelievable tone....youll pay big bux, though.....this is at the top of my GAS list.
http://www.basslab.de/
Hover over Bass, then Soul, then click picture....five and a half pounds and from all I hear, unbelievable tone....youll pay big bux, though.....this is at the top of my GAS list.
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Yamaha RBX4 A2. Specifically designed to be light. The couple I've seen couldn't have been more than 7-8 pounds.
Most suggestions here will be for basses that can be light, not ones designed with lightness in mind.
Not "high end", but a nice Jazz sound (the pickups are made in Yamaha's Japan shop), and typical Yamaha quality. And you'll be sure to get a light one.
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I have a strange attraction to these.
How is the sound?
If you dont mind going diy, warmoth makes chambered bodies. You can go that route, get some hipshot ultralites, a non warmoth neck and you have a heck of a light bass for under a grand.
