Purpose Built Lightweight Basses?

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Neck feels perfect. I have a Steinberger XT-25 that feels ridiculously long, and a NS WAV4 that feels much better than the XT but not as good as the EHB.
I haven't tried any with a strap yet.

I have to admit, I am very intrigued by the [Invalid or Expired Link Removed]. My main bass is a Dingwall SuperJ, so the scale length is almost identical. Chambered basswood on a streamlined body and a roasted headless maple neck? This has all the ingredients to be a lightweight winner!

 

[Watchootognbout]

Once you start making 6 and 7 string basses,the body can only be so light.
Too light and it starts diving.
The weight of the body must counter the weight of the neck.

 

[gigetto]

Obvious you can realize a 6 string light with alternative materials not wood....

 

[Eilif]

Once you start making 6 and 7 string basses,the body can only be so light.
Too light and it starts diving.
The weight of the body must counter the weight of the neck.

True, but balance is even more dependent on how long an upper horn you're willing to have.

 

[Watchootognbout]

True, but balance is even more dependent on how long an upper horn you're willing to have.

Which is usually to the twelfth fret.

 

[Eilif]

Which is usually to the twelfth fret.

True, but if you have a multi-string and want a smaller lighter body and balance, you just have to extend the horn a fret or two.

 

[59jazz]

Argh.....I really need a better camera & lighting. This is my recent creation for my aging carcass. Wildwood chambered swamp ash body (3lb 10oz), Allparts P neck (I re profiled the neck and rolled the edges of the fretboard) ALBRIDGE 3oz aluminum bridge, Gotoh Resolite Vintage tuners and DiMarzio Model P pups. 7lbs 3oz. A smile comes to my face when I pick this one up.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Argh.....I really need a better camera & lighting. This is my recent creation for my aging carcass. Wildwood chambered swamp ash body (3lb 10oz), Allparts P neck (I re profiled the neck and rolled the edges of the fretboard) ALBRIDGE 3oz aluminum bridge, Gotoh Resolite Vintage tuners and DiMarzio Model P pups. 7lbs 3oz. A smile comes to my face when I pick this one up.

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That's a funky pickguard!

 

[59jazz]

That's a funky pickguard!

Indeed it is, it's my tribute to the '70s bass. Got it off ebay, $36 from Canada.

 

[13bass]

Indeed it is, it's my tribute to the '70s bass. Got it off ebay, $36 from Canada.

I was just gonna ask Nice looking bass and pick guard!

 

[59jazz]

Thanks! I’m usually a tort or black pg kinda guy.......really stepping out of the box on this one.

 

[Nedmundo]

You can lighten a Fender somewhat, but really getting the weight down generally requires a smaller body, lighter hardware, etc.. Really making a truly lightweight bass leaves you with something that either doesn't look like a Fender anymore, or will dive like a herd of lemmings.

Fender actually used slightly downsized bodies for awhile in the American Deluxe series, and some of them were very light. I had a 1999 American Deluxe Precision that was about 7.5 pounds. Ergonomically, it was a wonderful bass, but I didn't like the active electronics and it had a brutal, harsh-sounding dead spot.

 

[Smallmouth_Bass]

Indeed it is, it's my tribute to the '70s bass. Got it off ebay, $36 from Canada.

It looks like stained glass. I take it they are all individual pieces?

 

[59jazz]

It looks like stained glass. I take it they are all individual pieces?

Not individual pieces, I think . It kind of reminds me of the ‘70s cheap guitar picks. 3 for a quarter.

 

[Vinny_G]

Vox Starstream Basses, approximately 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs): Starstream Basses Archives - Vox Amps

 

[gigetto]

Never seen one....on the shops