sx bass question

[JacobE]

ive come to realise as far as starter basses go sx have a reasonably good name on here,

and i like mine very much but theres one problem i have with sx guitars in general and its to do with their weight.

i find them very heavy so after standing up and playing for a while they get very uncomfertable.

has anybody else came across this? ive played affinity squiers and there still a little heavy but no where near as heavy as sx's

 

[ashtray]

Yeah - that sometimes happens with cheap basses. Sometimes I guess the heavier wood is cheaper for them to get? Good thing is that if it really bothers you too much, you could always add some DIY weight relief holes!

 

[JacobE]

Yeah - that sometimes happens with cheap basses. Sometimes I guess the heavier wood is cheaper for them to get? Good thing is that if it really bothers you too much, you could always add some DIY weight relief holes!

thats always a bad idea i guess i could just harden the f up,

but its not just the basses my brother has a strat copy and its heaps heavy for a guitar to, i think your right about the wood

 

[::::BASSIST::::]

Their necks are heavy fo sho.

 

[scottice]

Try a wider strap and some advil. No worries.

 

[JacobE]

Try a wider strap and some advil. No worries.

that seems sensible, im using a dunlop strap which are really good quality but are hella uncomfortable

 

[GreggBummer]

I don't know... I was playing a Gibson Thunderbird the other day and that thing was pretty heavy... and not cheap either.

Look into a strap. Wide and padded. It will distribute the weight some. If you buy a nice one, it will last forever. I have a leather strap I bought in 1988 I still have and use on occasion. I keep it in my kit bag at gigs... backup!

 

[savit260]

Typicaly, their Ash bodied basses run to the heavy side.

The Alder bodied ones are actualy a little lighter then thier average Fender counterparts from what I've seen.

 

[GreyBeard]

Get a 4" wide strap and call me in the morning.

 

[Scott in Dallas]

Wide strap FTW.

My both my P basses are ~8.5 lbs. Is that heavy? My Sarzo Washburn is made of mahogany and weighs like 15 pounds.

 

[Kyon`]

Thick wide straps are nice, but generally I've played heavy basses ranging from $100 to $3000. Though I also liked how it felt like a weapon I guess.

 

[ErebusBass]

I don't know what you're talking about. My SX is one of my lightest at about 8.5 lbs. My main bass, a Schecter, weighs 12.5 lbs.

 

[lexxmexx]

Yeah - that sometimes happens with cheap basses. Sometimes I guess the heavier wood is cheaper for them to get? Good thing is that if it really bothers you too much, you could always add some DIY weight relief holes!

I had been told long ago that heavier wood will produce a more solid and firm tone. No?

 

[EagleMoon]

I had been told long ago that heavier wood will produce a more solid and firm tone. No?

That used to be the thought by some, but I think it's been proven now that it doesn't really matter. It's most likely the age of the wood and type of wood rather than weight. I think years ago, light wood was considered equal to cheap wood, but now lots of very nice instruments are being made with very light wood.

 

[TeeMartin]

I had been told long ago that heavier wood will produce a more solid and firm tone. No?

So if you get a bass made from lead you'll have the best tone ever?

 

[EagleMoon]

So if you get a bass made from lead you'll have the best tone ever?

That would be the original heavy metal.