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REALLY Heavy Basses

#21
Originally posted by rooster
hey brad i also owned an asat g&l with the ash body and that was also heavy.is the L2000 heavier.by the way i just ordered an ASAT BASS from G&L through tim at buffalo bros.adds up like this.swamp ash back,curly maple top,with white binding on the top.birds eye maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.clear finish and to make it sparkle gold hardware.now just another 14 weeks to go :eek: !!!

and remember as always rock till ya drop !!!!!
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rooster, with the Tele body, I thought the Ash ASAT was slightly lighter than the Ash L2000

But remember.... (see below)
 
#22
how bout a steinberger or a ashbory bass. i heard those were very heavy. ;) ;)

has anyone ever tried playing an upright like an electric, i haven't (think it looks stupid). its not heavy, but bulky. i've seen a desk that turned into a guitar/desk that must weigh a good 100 lbs. pedal steels weigh a lot.
 
#23
Originally posted by VictorLeMonteWooten
...has anyone ever tried playing an upright like an electric, i haven't (think it looks stupid). its not heavy, but bulky. ...
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Yes, someone did. When John Mellencamp appeared on "American Bandstand"
a while back, the bassist was "playing" a doghouse like a BG. I think the whole
thing was tongue-in-cheek `cause they weren't happy having to lip-sync.
VH1 is runnin' a profile of J/C (check your local listings :p ).

There's also those Alan Freed extravagonzos of the 50's. I think it was the guy with
Bill Haley and the comets that got a little carried away. He didn't exactly strap it on -
more like he "mounted" it :eek:
 
#25
My MM body made by luthier is one piece mahogony, thickness is 4.5cm (1.77in). Its really heavy, has heavy Schaller bridge also. Unfortunately only body is left - neck had those big open tuners, 5mm ebony FB, jumbo frets, it was made from oak iirc.
Anyway, when i played sitted, my leg went numb pretty quick.
 
#26
I have some sort of masochistic love of heavy basses...

I have an Ibby ATK300, a Peavey T40, and the heaviest of all is a moded Peavey T45 with an extra T40 pup in the bridge.... all these basses are VERY heavy.

To top that, the bass on the top of my GAS list is a Gibson RD Artist :rollno:



My main gig-bass is my T20, which is heavy in its own right... and the other basses i have make it seem light!

I won't even START on the paperweight of a bass that is my Bronco...

To save my shoulder and back... my practice bass is my SX P/J... but even that is fairly heavy, but nothing like my others.

I just like the sturdy feel of the basses. They have a sort of force to them when i swing em around when i play. They also have GREAT balance. Light basses just don't feel right to me.


I'm sure my opinion will change as i get older though... for now... heavy basses FTW!!!
 
#27
My first bass is 14-15lbs, I love the well out of it. The bridge must be a pound alone. Its plywood body with a massive bridge and a maple/maple neck.

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#29
Yeah, i always liked heavy basses, thick and heavy. I made a strap with very thick foam, it helped a lot, but thou i played sitted 95% (with strap), after 3 years my back was hurting a lot, and my leg didnt liked it either. I even took a leather and "dressed" the foam in it, for my leg, that helped too.
Dunno, once i played some light basses that sounded "heavy" to me, I realised that what I really want is thick solidbody, not heavy and thick.
 
#30
everybody that has a t-40 is going I KNOW! IKNOW! A peavey t-40 bridge alone has to be 3lbs at least! but I think the heavier the bass the better the sound. I had a carvin B5 very light but the body never felt alive against my gut like a heavy bass does. p basses too! I think the heaver ones sound better. OR maybe that last hit of acid in the 80's did some damage.
 
#38
Many years ago I used a Travis Bean bass for about three days. That was all I could do. It was like I had a horse on my shoulder. I'm not talkin 11 or 12 lbs here. This bass was as heavy as a mortgage!
I didn't care what it sounded like, I wasn't keeping it.
 
#39
B String said:
Many years ago I used a Travis Bean bass for about three days. That was all I could do. It was like I had a horse on my shoulder. I'm not talkin 11 or 12 lbs here. This bass was as heavy as a mortgage!
I didn't care what it sounded like, I wasn't keeping it.
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my friend let me borrow his travis bean replica one night. aluminium and mahogany and it nearly killed me. the treble was insane though
 

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