My Bass Is Too Heavy Now

[Ragoo]

You may look into Birdsong basses. They're short scale but to my understanding have 24 frets but are still 7 pounds. They also have a 5 string if you need it, also short scale.

 

[cfsporn]

I have heard NYC Sadowskys and Rob Allens run light. At the complete opposite end of the spectrum is a Dano which will weigh less than 7 pounds, sound amazing, and cost less than $500.

 

[Funk_Pirate]

Jerzy drozd are super light, sound great too

 

[BawanaRik]

I've found that weight and tone go together. That is merely my opinion and other may have a different opinion. Tone is subjective.

Put the tone monsters like and Alembic or a Warwick always seemed to be a bit on the heavy side.

I suspect that someday we'll all be sitting around the Old Bassist Club play "Beatle Basses".

 

[Alexander]

Absolutely agree on electric guitars - I tried to find the heaviest Les Paul I could find. The chambered ones sound really thin by comparison. By contrast though, my Sadowsky NYC (at 7.45lbs) has incredible, huge tone for days

 

[awilkie84]

My "Tele Bass" was made from MDF, only the neck is made from pure wood. I'm also going to put a small bridge, and I think it would be as heavy as a jumbo acoustic.

I played recently a strat made of MDF, and to me the tone wasnt bad. Plus if you use active electronics, then the body material is not important.

Because of all the glue used in MDF, it has the potential to be heavier than wood.

My Spector Rebop weighs in at 8lbs (5 string) and has an amazing tone.

 

[kesslari]

I'd encourage you to look at the Mbrace, which allows you to put your bass on a mic stand.
I've been using one since having 3 vertebrae in my neck fused.
It has allowed me to play bass again.
http://www.mbracestand.com/

 

[williamk]

Hofner and Danelectro make very very light basses