Seeking 5 string lightweight options

[Dr. Cheese]

My RSD J5 is 8lbs 10oz.

 

[Dominic D]

My 2014 Gibson EB 5-string is 7.9 pounds. Definitely the lightest 5-string I've owned.

 

[Ric5]

Hi,
I need suggestions on lightweight 5 string basses (8 pounds or lighter).
Please mention anything except Ibanez SR series.
I already have those, I want something different. Thanks in advance.

build a parts bass with a pine or basswood body

 

[PotsdamBass8]

Everything I would’ve suggested was already named. It really depends on budget and type of bass you want. The Maruszczyk basses can be built with pretty much any specs you want, and they’re great basses.

 

[Bob_Ross]

The only 5-string basses I've played that strike me as conspicuously "lightweight" are the Rob Allen instruments, but OP hasn't mentioned a budget yet and the RAs are not cheap.
Worth every penny...but it's a lot of pennies.

 

[BassNGuns]

Thanks Everyone. Price range is $3K or under.

 

[tom5string]

Hi,

I second the Maruszczyk option - it was one of the lightest 5ers I have owned having the solidbody construction.

If solidbody is not a must, check Rob Allen, as Bob_Ross mentioned, or the SpectorCore which is my favourite fretless at the moment. Both feature a hollow body with F-holes which saves a considerable amount of wood (and thus weight). But these go soundwise more into the uprightish region.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[Yahboy]

Check this.....

 

[Watchootognbout]

Better make sure the upper bout reaches the twelfth fret or it's Neck Dive City.
There's a reason 5's and 6's bodies weight so much.
Extra neck weight.

 

[Bob_Ross]

If solidbody is not a must, check Rob Allen, as Bob_Ross mentioned, or the SpectorCore which is my favourite fretless at the moment. Both feature a hollow body with F-holes which saves a considerable amount of wood (and thus weight). But these go soundwise more into the uprightish region.

It's worth noting that Rob Allen makes one solidbody bass model, the imaginatively named Solid 4, but that it is also a very lightweight instrument, typically 7.25lbs. Sounds more like a P Bass than an upright.
Also, F-holes are options on Rob's chambered models, not an always-included feature fwiw.
But unless OP finds a second-hand Rob Allen instrument, they're all over his budget.