It doesn’t matter why I like lightweight basses !

[Dark Horse]

I list the weight, include a photo of the bass on the scale and still get PM's asking what the weight is.

:/

Craziness. Yeah, people should definitely read and pay attention to the info in the ad

 

[nnnnnn]

Red Bass

$1,299.95

It has strings and frets. The paint is mint. There is finger space between the strings. The width at the nut is right.

So which is it, red or mint? I'm not going to buy a bass from you when you can't even figure out what colour it is.

 

[SteveC]

Weight is an issue that shouldn't be an issue. Basses, amps, anything. It should be considered BASIC information. Playing a heavy bass or hauling an SVT isn't some indication of your manhood. If you LIKE that gear than great, haul away. The fact is, you don't have to any more. It's called progress.

 

[Robert Darby]

"Oh, I don't know, it's not as heavy as my Lester Polsfuss..."

When a seller can't help you with the weight, just walk away.
If they use bathroom scales, it could be off by a lot anyway.

I've gone round and round on here with folks about that, but I'm not doing it today. I have my bad experience with bathroom scales & even the scales at GC.

Yes, the way I view it there are not dumb questons when buying a bass. And if they can't weight it for some reason I also walk away. Taking about weights I just got one of the newer musicman basses under 8 pounds its like balsa wood.

 

[ctmullins]

I only buy Class D basses these days.

 

[5StringBlues]

Who are you to judge the OP's rant? Maybe he just doesn't feel much like ranting today. Maybe he had to cut the rant short because he was late for work. Maybe his internet connection is slow and a more robust rant would have interrupted his download of Ishtar. Just shut up and provide the weight of all your basses. in grams.

1. Only if you threaten to ragequit.

2. I only weigh my basses is grains.

3. Speaking of grams, where's me stash?!?!

 

[JRA]

It doesn’t matter why I like lightweight basses.

that's true enough for me and i hope everyone else permits you to take your position without the usual undue criticisms for why that may be.

i like lightweight basses myself but i keep my 40 pounders handy in case the youngins come over for a jam. and i will never sell my 56 lb. P bass with vintage everything. i had a special trailer hitch made for it...doubles as a music stand!

 

[R Upsomegrub]

I'm 61; I can still deal with a heavy bass (10 - 11.5 lbs or so) but I don't see the point. I've paid my dues as a musician and in my day jobs. Nowadays I'm not interested in another bass unless it's 9.5 lbs or less.

 

[Charlzm]

I'm a big guy (6'3" and comfortably over 200 pounds) and honestly the weight of a bass never really crossed my mind. Some basses I have owned or tried seemed really light and I didn't care for them. SO please excuse me if I forget to list the weight in a "for sale" posting. Since joining TB, I have learned that this is a critical bit of info for some people that I had just never thought about before.

 

[Huw Phillips]

This rant has nothing to do with the seller not listing the weight in the ad. That’s totally understandable. It is an important to them, so they don’t think about it.

It has to do with me ASKING about the weight on it, and the seller responding with all the reasons why I shouldn’t be concerned about what the weight is. I’ve even had them tell me that I “need to work out”. That’s ridiculous. I do 200 or more shows a year, most of them moving an in ear monitor rig, a heavy guitar vault, and a bunch of personal equipment. Then I also have to stand there on stage with the bass on my shoulder. My preference is to not have a big, heavy bass weighing down on my shoulder when I’ve already moved a bunch of equipment. Plus the fact that it triggers migraines with me, as I broke my neck. C4, C5, C6, and every ligament in my neck were shredded. I was a quadriplegic. I fought my way back from that, I dang sure shouldn’t have to answer why I want a lighter weight instrument, or be told that I need to “work out”.

What I find equally annoying is not stating the year that the thing or bass, equipment was built, I just walked from a bass that the guy said It was stored in a basement casually

 

[MattZilla]

So which is it, red or mint? I'm not going to buy a bass from you when you can't even figure out what colour it is.

why do you need to know what color it is?! It's a bass! A bass which I'm not going to sell to an old booger like you, ya booger!

 

[ultra60]

What I find equally annoying is not stating the year that the thing or bass, equipment was built, I just walked from a bass that the guy said It was stored in a basement casually

Some of us may not know what year a bass, etc was built. I have a G&L and had no idea what year it was until I ordered the replacement spec sheet. Ironically, it has the year, and every other possible spec you could imagine. Just missing one thing... The Weight. Anybody ever contact them and ask them to include the weight?

 

[pappabass]

Weight wasn't a concern for me until my L5-S1 disc had a massive bilateral herniation. Now I prefer lightweight basses as well. The Yamaha TRBX505 I am playing while my Brute is in the shop for a fret job is 8.5lbs. The Brute is 10 even. Let me tell you, the 15% weight reduction is definitely noticeable after rehearsals and gigs. I will still bring a stool and sit for a song or two if we are playing 2 sets...

Been thru the L5 S1 thing.....injections and chiropractor...

 

[Killed_by_Death]

G&L won't include the weights, because their stuff is heavy. The heaviest guitar I ever owned was a G&L.
If you get the lightweight one by accident it will have neck-dive, thanks to the big ol' 4 inline head-stock.

Rocket Music will no longer take weight requests for G&L instruments:

https://www.talkbass.com/threads/no-more-g-l-weight-requests.1387066

 

[dalkowski]

if it's a bigger venue without FOH/monitor support a GK MB200 and one, maybe two SVT-210AV cabs.

This makes me feel I should get a second 210-AV, just to have it.

 

[Dark Horse]

I'm a big guy (6'3" and comfortably over 200 pounds) and honestly the weight of a bass never really crossed my mind. Some basses I have owned or tried seemed really light and I didn't care for them. SO please excuse me if I forget to list the weight in a "for sale" posting. Since joining TB, I have learned that this is a critical bit of info for some people that I had just never thought about before.

Believe me, my original post had nothing to do with the weight not been listed in a for sale ad. It has to do with me specifically asking the seller how much a bass weighs, and him coming back at me with an attitude. If it’s important enough to me to ask about it, then it probably should be important enough to answer the question without giving me an attitude, or trying to tell me why my opinion on something doesn’t matter.



Believe me, nobody here is going to fault you for not including the weight in an advertisement. But if somebody asks about it.... or any other question about the instrument... just give the information that you can. Honestly. Without judging why the persons asking.

 

[rmayer]

There's nothing worse than when you ask for the weight and get "The website says around xxx lbs" or "Feels like it's xxx lbs".

One thing worse. I got an answer of 25 pounds! The weight of the bass in the hardshell case, in the shipping box. Yeah, that really helps me a lot. Thanks. Just to answer the obvious, I didn't buy that bass.

 

[rmayer]

Believe me, my original post had nothing to do with the weight not been listed in a for sale ad. It has to do with me specifically asking the seller how much a bass weighs, and him coming back at me with an attitude. If it’s important enough to me to ask about it, then it probably should be important enough to answer the question without giving me an attitude, or trying to tell me why my opinion on something doesn’t matter.



Believe me, nobody here is going to fault you for not including the weight in an advertisement. But if somebody asks about it.... or any other question about the instrument... just give the information that you can. Honestly. Without judging why the persons asking.

Before I bought my very expensive (sarcasm) digital kitchen scale since I was buying and selling quite a few basses, I would go down to my local Post Office. They had a Postal scale out in the lobby which was open before their manned windows. It took me all of 20 minutes to get a fairly accurate weight of a bass I was selling. Same thing with the UPS store, but they look at you like you're a little weird.

 

[Ric5]

It doesn’t matter why I like lightweight basses. Yeah, I have a medical condition which is my main reason for it. But what if I like the tone of a lightweight bass ? What if I just don’t want to have to stand there every single night, or at least 200 nights a year with a big heavy bass on my shoulder? What if I want to save shipping money on sending it later in the future if I sell it? Who cares why the reason I like a lightweight bass is ?

If I ask you how much your bass weighs and I’m looking to purchase it, Just answer the question. Don’t give me a hard time about it, don’t try and give me an excuse, just answer the question.

Rant over.

You don't need a reason to like it but if you have a reason that is good too.

 

[fretno]