It can't be... another hole in one.

[SoulReflection]

Many people suggest that but really all it does is pull your shirt down.

Mitigation does not mean elimination...reduce the head stock weight and/or increase the body weight. Or, as the youngsters out there would say, "suck it up and go to the gym". Stayed tuned for 20 or 30 years to hear what they say then .

 

[bdplaid]

Mitigation does not mean elimination...reduce the head stock weight and/or increase the body weight. Or, as the youngsters out there would say, "suck it up and go to the gym". Stayed tuned for 20 or 30 years to hear what they say then .

And what I will say to them after 30 plus years of playing, is that struggling to hold up a neck while trying to play leads to very bad playing.

 

[bdplaid]

Somewhere on the interweb, I saw that a guy had lightened his guitar in a really interesting and cool way. What he did was to hog out as much material in the body from the back as possible, and then build thin covers that screwed on over top of them much like a control panel cover for electronics. It was a super nice job

 

[alaskaleftybass]

Or, as the youngsters out there would say, "suck it up and go to the gym".

There are people who can’t hold heavy basses. We shouldn’t have to be Neanderthals to play basses.

 

[bassrique]

Many people suggest that but really all it does is pull your shirt down.

I guess with a ton of dive yes. I had some dive earlier this year and swapped straps.

 

[BAG]

Many people suggest that but really all it does is pull your shirt down.

I agree however with a bass that has just a little neck dive it means i only have to adjust it (and my shirt) every couple of songs rather than every couple of verses.

 

[JIO]

The latest issue of BassPlayer magazine has an article on Tigertailz (Welsh glam rock band) bass player Huw Justin Smith "Pepsi Tate" who passed away in '07. The main pic shows him and the guitarist holding a bass & guitar (both pink with black hardware) with holes. Found a cropped pic of the same image minus guitarist. For some it's a weight thing and functional - for others it's a style thing, just like any style thing. At the end of the day who cares what someone else does with their instrument for whatever reason.

 

[JIO]

There are people who can’t hold heavy basses. We shouldn’t have to be Neanderthals to play basses.

There are also players (me included) that choose not to play heavy basses. Never understood the macho crap related to boat anchors.

 

[bdplaid]

I think of it as negative space polka dots.