Probably between 7 and 8 lbs. Check if sweetwater has any for sale. They list the weights of the ones they have.
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Jack Casady Bass Review
- Thread starter Michael Jewels
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Thanks for the tip. They have 2 listed at between 8lbs 6 - 8lbs 10. Heavier than i'd thought
They don't feel heavy at all to me anyway. The weight is well distributed.
Mine has some minor neck dive issues, but the sound is great, the quality is excellent, and the price was worth it. The true spirit of this bass is in Vol and Tone maxed with the selector on the lowest impedance (quitest). You can get it sounding super deep and clear and then drive it on the amp end a tiny bit to get it as angry and forthright as a P. If you have a nice sounding rig, this bass sounds fantastic. I play punk and blues with mine, both sound authentic and wonderful.
That's OK...bout the same weight as one of my P basses, its just not a bass i'd get for a "light weight take the stress off my back" bass
I injured my back in an accident years ago. Got a Jerry Jones Longhorn which maybe weighed 5 lbs. Great bass but only found on the used market at highly inflated prices. The Danelectro Longhorn I had played, sounded and weighed about the same as the Jerry Jones. Its my granddaughters bass now.
I had a minor neck dive/hard to find a long enough strap issue. Solution: I moved the strap pin from the heel of the neck to the "upper horn". Problem solved.
No - not really. Mine is loose. I think
I'm gonna have to McGyver a piece of dowel or something in there to keep it tight.
All you had to do is replace the tuners with Hipshot Ultralight's; solved my 'dive' issue and didn't ruin the body.
I really like the quality of my epiphone tbird pro so when I saw this nice looking hollow body my G. A. S. started back up. Would love to try one out with a set of laBella black nylon tapewounds.
Way off topic but has anyone tried playing session mode on rocksmith2014? Last night I was up till 4am jamming hard! Great headphone practise you've got to check it out
Way off topic but has anyone tried playing session mode on rocksmith2014? Last night I was up till 4am jamming hard! Great headphone practise you've got to check it out
This is truly a blast from the past.
A thread I started almost 17 years ago!
It is appropriate, as I just got my Jackbass back from the shop; it needed a new output jack, the volume control needed to be tightened, and it needed a set up.
The bass is now more of a pleasure to play than ever, as it was never professionally set up.
It's almost like getting my Jack Casady bass for the first time, only now I appreciate it even more, as I've been getting into acoustic music the last few years.
I ever bought a Fender T-Bucket acoustic bass, and a Fender Rumble 40 amp a year ago, but that's for another thread.
It's good to be back; thank you for missing me, Kevin.
I'm sure I'll catch up with some old friends soon.
Mike
A thread I started almost 17 years ago!
It is appropriate, as I just got my Jackbass back from the shop; it needed a new output jack, the volume control needed to be tightened, and it needed a set up.
The bass is now more of a pleasure to play than ever, as it was never professionally set up.
It's almost like getting my Jack Casady bass for the first time, only now I appreciate it even more, as I've been getting into acoustic music the last few years.
I ever bought a Fender T-Bucket acoustic bass, and a Fender Rumble 40 amp a year ago, but that's for another thread.
It's good to be back; thank you for missing me, Kevin.
I'm sure I'll catch up with some old friends soon.
Mike
This is truly a blast from the past.
A thread I started almost 17 years ago!
It is appropriate, as I just got my Jackbass back from the shop; it needed a new output jack, the volume control needed to be tightened, and it needed a set up.
The bass is now more of a pleasure to play than ever, as it was never professionally set up.
It's almost like getting my Jack Casady bass for the first time, only now I appreciate it even more, as I've been getting into acoustic music the last few years.
I ever bought a Fender T-Bucket acoustic bass, and a Fender Rumble 40 amp a year ago, but that's for another thread.
It's good to be back; thank you for missing me, Kevin.
I'm sure I'll catch up with some old friends soon.
Mike
The Master of Potato Salad lives!!!!!!!!! Welcome back, Mickey!
You know, I had almost forgotten about being the master of potato salad. 
Getting back to the Jackbass, the output jack stopped working about three years ago, so the only way I played it during this time was unplugged.
What a pleasure to hear its warm, woody, quasi P-bass tone again!
And my only former complaint against this bass, the chunky neck and flat fingerboard doesn't bother me at all anymore.
In fact, it's grown on me.
A year ago, I walked into my local Sam Ash, picked up a Fender T-Bucket bass, and immediately fell in love with it. Then, when I plugged it in, I bought it on the spot. A week later, I went back and bought the amp I played it through, a Fender Rumble 40. The Jackbass sounds so good through this amp!
I may look for a pre-amp or EQ pedal to see if I can get an even warmer sound from it. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I had the tech put D'Addario XLs on it, and they sound very good. 100 E.
Talk more later.
Again, it's good to be back.
Mike
Getting back to the Jackbass, the output jack stopped working about three years ago, so the only way I played it during this time was unplugged.
What a pleasure to hear its warm, woody, quasi P-bass tone again!
And my only former complaint against this bass, the chunky neck and flat fingerboard doesn't bother me at all anymore.
In fact, it's grown on me.
A year ago, I walked into my local Sam Ash, picked up a Fender T-Bucket bass, and immediately fell in love with it. Then, when I plugged it in, I bought it on the spot. A week later, I went back and bought the amp I played it through, a Fender Rumble 40. The Jackbass sounds so good through this amp!
I may look for a pre-amp or EQ pedal to see if I can get an even warmer sound from it. Does anyone have any suggestions?
I had the tech put D'Addario XLs on it, and they sound very good. 100 E.
Talk more later.
Again, it's good to be back.
Mike
You shouldn't have to do anything to it. It should be at least inspected by the tech at the shop you purchased it from, but my experience with brand-new Epiphones has been exemplary! I just (about 10 days ago now) took delivery of my new 20th Anniversary JC, and it was perfectly set up right out of the box!
The Man himself shared his Invalid Link Removed. I think there's one typo (4/16" should be 4/32"). And of course he points out this is just a starting point.
Much appreciated!
There's actually also a gold top JC also in the shop and it has a bad case of fretbuzz high up the fretboard...hopefully mine will be fine, but i'd expect to have to do some setup on any new bass
Hello again everybody.
I just found out when my Jack Casady bass was made: March, 1999 in the Peerless factory in Korea.
I wonder if this is one of the first batches of Jackbasses?
Mike
I just found out when my Jack Casady bass was made: March, 1999 in the Peerless factory in Korea.
I wonder if this is one of the first batches of Jackbasses?
Mike
