My Maruszczyk faux Jag P5 weighs 6.5 lbs, my Fender 98 Am J5 Dlxe 8lbs and my Lakland 54-94 JJ 7.8.
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Lightweight Basses?
- Thread starter Gare Boo
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Sorry, no photos. (7lbs 3 oz) Precision Bass.
I bought a Warmoth P Bass swamp ash body that was something like 3 lbs 9 oz and had them finish it in surf green. An MIJ Allparts maple/rosewood neck.
I did everything that I could to get it as light as possible. I was disappointed that I was only 3.1 oz shy of hitting the 6 lbs + oz range.
Res O Lite tuners. Alloy neck plate. Aluminum chrome knobs. Oh, I was sooo close to cracking into the 6 lbs territory.
I thought about removing 2 of the 5 bridge screws. Going with aluminum strap buttons. Even getting rid of the tone pot and knob.
I saw a titanium bent plate bridge but they are REALLY expensive!
GOTOH CBB-4 CARBON-O-LITE TITANIUM 4-String Bass Bridge for Fender® - BLACK | eBay
NEW KTS PR-03SPWB-1 Bass Bridge With Threaded Saddles - TITANIUM | eBay
I guess I'll never own a sub 7 lbs Fender.
My bass looks like this............
I bought a Warmoth P Bass swamp ash body that was something like 3 lbs 9 oz and had them finish it in surf green. An MIJ Allparts maple/rosewood neck.
I did everything that I could to get it as light as possible. I was disappointed that I was only 3.1 oz shy of hitting the 6 lbs + oz range.
Res O Lite tuners. Alloy neck plate. Aluminum chrome knobs. Oh, I was sooo close to cracking into the 6 lbs territory.
I thought about removing 2 of the 5 bridge screws. Going with aluminum strap buttons. Even getting rid of the tone pot and knob.
I saw a titanium bent plate bridge but they are REALLY expensive!
GOTOH CBB-4 CARBON-O-LITE TITANIUM 4-String Bass Bridge for Fender® - BLACK | eBay
NEW KTS PR-03SPWB-1 Bass Bridge With Threaded Saddles - TITANIUM | eBay
I guess I'll never own a sub 7 lbs Fender.
My bass looks like this............
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My lightest bass is a Hofner Ignition Club Bass at 4 lbs 8 oz.
I had a Peavey Fury once, it looked identical to yours but the weight was average
My LeFay Karlsson has some numbers to boast.
The body is a single piece of ash, the neck is padouk with carbon rods.
As you can see, it's a six string - and there's sustain for days and the low B is tight and angry - not floppy at all.
So without sacrificing playability, feel or tone, the guys at LeFay managed to make it weigh 8,245lbs
I thought abt the same thing. Warmoth offer chambered body for the J and P, also Maple fb might be lighter than rosewood.
Lace has the Aluma P pups that are lighter than regular bass pups.
Aluma P Bass Pickup
And yeah, Ive been wanting to try the GOTOH carbon fiber bridge and the tuners too
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It was a very good bass. Slim jazz neck with very good P sound. A bit neck heavy tho.
An SR under 7lbs, mind blowing. It is the BFR passive one right?
It's a Moped 5 model, chambered swamp ash body, "eye" poplar top, 1 piece maple neck with luminlay side dots, maple board, passive Delano Xtender split coil, hipshot hardware, 19mm @ bridge. I took a flyer without ever having played one....I always loved the Jag shape, but finding a light 5 er was not happening.....this bass exceeded all of my expectations. My only regret is that I didn't pony up for carbon rods or a 3 piece neck, and I live in a place where there are extreme temp and humidity shifts, so it needed a little rod tweak once it learned to call a Montreal winter home
I'm in the USA so all Hofners are imported. My Hofner Ignition Club Bass was made in Indonesia.
Here’s mine, 7lbs 15 ozs. Truly a delight to play!
How does a 4lbs short scale play like? does it stay put while your playing? Oh and it has a hollow body right?
