Weight Weenies - PSA

[Basta-bass]

Oh God!!!
Joe Dart is the man!!!

 

[Qlanq]

Leave the bass in the case. My neighbors thought this was the best weight-saving idea.

 

[HG1180]

Ditch the neck for an extra 5-6lbs of relief! Whew! My back sure feels good now!

 

[tpaul]

If you tie a bunch of fishing weights to your bass, and then take them off after a couple weeks, the bass feels much lighter.

 

[707GK]

I've heard MIDI bass is the new lightweight trend.

 

[yodedude2]

I'm gonna have to try all these suggestions

just play seated. it's good enough for anthony jackson, it's good enough for you.

 

[mongo2]

Put the bass on a stand, imagine playing the bass in your mind and the weight is zero!

I modded a couple of basses to be played on an NS electric upright stand. I used it for a few years and could adjust it so it was at any angle I wanted but mostly used it upright.

 

[ChrisBowsman]

Incidentally, I just found my postal scale from when we moved. Weighed all my basses, and was shocked to find my Warwick is only 10.5 lbs.

 

[JimmyM]

And yet you left the pickup cover on it.



Seriously, you guys goof on lightening up your basses, but it all adds up. Lose an ounce or two here, a couple ounces there, and pretty soon you get into "quite noticeable" territory.

 

[lowphatbass]

I just discovered that removing a jazz bass pickguard + thumb rest + screws will take away roughly 1/4 lb.

That is all.

My first laugh of the day, thank you!!

Not judging or doubting in any way shape or form...your post just cracked me up!!

 

[JimmyM]

just play seated. it's good enough for anthony jackson, it's good enough for you.

Yep, and it's very important to remember that we are all as big a name as Anthony Jackson and we can tell everyone we work with that we either sit or we don't play, and bandleaders will love us anyway.

 

[Stumbo]

Remove the knobs and save a few ounces. 'Specially if they're metal.

The best knobs for metal? None. Who knew?

 

[JimmyM]

The best knobs for metal? None. Who knew?

I went with aluminum dome knobs for mine. I still need knobs, I wanted them to look regulation on my P's and PJ's, and three of them weigh about as much as one brass knob.

 

[red_rhino]

For "weighty" problems like this, I prefer Q's solution:

 

[LowEndLobster]

Remove the middleman, ditch the bass, plug directly into your belly button. Problem solved.

 

[Mr_O'B]

And yet you left the pickup cover on it.



Seriously, you guys goof on lightening up your basses, but it all adds up. Lose an ounce or two here, a couple ounces there, and pretty soon you get into "quite noticeable" territory.

@JimmyM, on a serious note, I won't buy a heavy bass! The heaviest bass that I own weighs 9.2 lbs., and my lightest weighs 7.5 lbs.
I also require that all of my bass have good balance. I don't have to do the extra stuff, because I select my basses wisely and I don't settle!

 

[Lowendtech]

Good. Very informative. Taking stuff off of something makes it weigh less. Sweet.
Thread title is offensive. A lot of people have physical limitations or preferences that work better for them.

 

[rogerbmiller]

I heard that when a fender pickup dies, it loses 21 grams.

 

[Koshchei]

You can ditch all the weight if you have "talent".

My bullfrog has tort. Yours?

 

[DrThumpenstein]

Switch to lighter strings at the same time and it's like you removed a 1/4 lb with cheese

You know what they call a 1/4 pounder in France?