Is a 9 pound bass too heavy?

[Phil Jolly]

Likely not the best place to store your hash.

Can't say I follow you, sir. Something to do with the sellotape?


Phil.

 

[kurosawa]

It would be interesting to know if there is a significant difference between the tone of light weight solid bodied basses and light chambered basses where the material may not be as light.

Yah, big Q. Sadowsky said he chambers for lower total weight. I have only played solid planks, so is it low density I like in alder, or low weight? Dunno.

 

[leroy diamond]

Yah, big Q. Sadowsky said he chambers for lower total weight. I have only played solid planks, so is it low density I like in alder, or low weight? Dunno.

Mr. Sadowsky also maintains that the chambered bodies result in a better sounding instrument than non chambered.

Yah, big Q. Sadowsky said he chambers for lower total weight. I have only played solid planks, so is it low density I like in alder, or low weight? Dunno.

Ye. Mr. Sadowsky also says that his customers prefer the chambered bodies

 

[FunkHead]

I love the weight of My Ric 4003. It felt great so I weighed it just to see. It ended up coming in at under 8 Lbs. My P-Bass is about 8.5 and It's fantastic too. My 5 string is about 9.5 and I did a 4.5 hour gig with it and it was fine. I think 11 Lbs would be my absolute max especially from a resale point of view.

 

[BassHappy]

Of my 16 - only one is over 9 lbs - my black burst Fender P/J which is 9.8 lbs:

The others range from 4.6 lbs (T-Bucket Acoustic) to 8.8 lbs.

Anything under 10 lbs works for me.

BassHappy

 

[Korladis]

I love the weight of My Ric 4003. It felt great so I weighed it just to see. It ended up coming in at under 8 Lbs. My P-Bass is about 8.5 and It's fantastic too. My 5 string is about 9.5 and I did a 4.5 hour gig with it and it was fine. I think 11 Lbs would be my absolute max especially from a resale point of view.

I tend not to think about things from a resale point of view.

 

[tbirdsp]

I'm over 50 and have two bad shoulders, bad back, etc (from wrecking motorcycles among other things). I hit the ground on my left shoulder crashing a street bike in '97 and a road race bike in '03. Both times hard enough I broke 3 ribs. Right shoulder was destroyed in a dirt bike wreck in late '04 - half the joint is stainless steel now. Two bad disks in lower back, plus both my big toe joints are wrecked from arthritis/bunions.

Just weighed a few of mine on the "digital bathroom scale". I consider these weights to be more for comparison purposes, maybe not accurate:

Ibanez ATK 300 - 9.6 lbs. Just bought this. Love the tone but MAN it feels heavy - a lot of the weight is in the chunky neck, although it doesn't really have "neck dive" - just seems like all the weight is focused on my left shoulder. I may not be able to stand it for a 4 hour bar gig.

'93 Carvin BB-75, '12 Squier Classic Vibe 50's P, '12 Fender American Standard Jazz - all 9.2 lbs. I usually gig the Am Std Jazz.

'13 Squier Vintage Modified 70's Jazz - 9.0 lbs. I use this one for band rehearsals, open jams, and some practice at home.

Old Beater Yamaha RBX 360 - 6.8 lbs! Feels like a feather compared to my other basses. Used for home practice and as a backup.

 

[FunkHead]

I tend not to think about things from a resale point of view.

Luckily, you probably have the ability to test drive basses at good stores. Where I live there's no stores that sell anything but low end. So I buy off the Bay and end up reselling much of it. I have bought and sold over 500 basses in 10 years. I actually liked almost every one of them but I love my Ric 4003. Any more it seems like Talk Bass buyers want under 9 Lb basses.

 

[Korladis]

Luckily, you probably have the ability to test drive basses at good stores. Where I live there's no stores that sell anything but low end. So I buy off the Bay and end up reselling much of it. I have bought and sold over 500 basses in 10 years. I actually liked almost every one of them but I love my Ric 4003. Any more it seems like Talk Bass buyers want under 9 Lb basses.

I tend to buy used, most of the time. Actually pretty much all the time as far as basses go. The only one I ever got new was a gift.

I also go a long, long time between bass purchases. I've only ever sold one bass I've bought, and I got more than I paid for it.

 

[FunkHead]

I tend to buy used, most of the time. Actually pretty much all the time as far as basses go. The only one I ever got new was a gift.

I also go a long, long time between bass purchases. I've only ever sold one bass I've bought, and I got more than I paid for it.

I am actually very glad I got into the whole buying and selling realm. I have gotten to play so many cool basses. When I was gigging every weekend, I used different basses for every gig. some that stand out>> Sadowsky MS5, G & L 2500, G& L 1505, Stingray 5'rs, Tons of Fenders(MIJ Power Jazz Bass Specials were favorite), Old Korean Ibanez Passive 5 string(Amazing), BC Rich Warlock, Warwick Corvette Active 5 string, Warwick Streamer $$ 5 string, 2011 Jet-Glo RIC 4003, My Steve Harris(Killer Bass) and tons of others. I know it seems like a sickness but I can't afford to own 100 basses so this is the next best thing.

 

[Korladis]

I've had the same few basses for several years now.

One's my first bass, which I'll never sell, one's an old lawsuit Ibanez, and one's my 4001, which I will never sell, because that's bass "home" for me. Plus it has a custom finish.

Besides that I just have my cheapo acoustic fretless and my upright, which is a family hand-me-down. So can't really sell that, either.

I don't have the money to buy another bass only to resell it.

 

[audionut36]

OP: No.

 

[Stone Soup]

OP: No.

Best answer of the entire thread.