I briefly tried a gruvgear duo strap. Which felt very comfortable, but it didn't reduce the weight pressing down on my lumbar vertebrae.
I will check out the Neotech harness. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Weight?!?!
- Thread starter Fat Bottom Kyle
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I briefly tried a gruvgear duo strap. Which felt very comfortable, but it didn't reduce the weight pressing down on my lumbar vertebrae.
I will check out the Neotech harness. Thanks for the suggestion.
I have moderate to severe joint pain in all joints thanks to a pharmacy error that nearly ended my life. On the plus side, every day since has been the best of my life (being suddenly moved that close to one's expiration date can have that effect). The downside is constant pain. I've learned to manage pain quite effectively, but the cost of that effort is fatigue. Managing activity level and regularly assessing my pain level has gone a long ways to mitigating the impact of pain to my quality of life. Carrying heavy items significantly impacts my stamina, so the weight of a bass guitar can be an issue. Balance and good ergonomics can mitigate fatigue. It's a balancing act.
Buying in person, I don't have to think about the weight of a bass guitar. I've spent enough time in my life playing standing up and I can discern whether or not a given instument will be comfortable to play while standing for a while when its already strapped over my shoulder. If its comfortable to play and well balanced a weight of 10 or more pounds may well be just fine. Buying online, though, removes the possibility of assessing comfort and balance. This makes an instruments weight critical information in deciding whether or not to move forward with an online purchase. Having to ask the seller for the weight of a bass guitar in a private message isn't a hassle for me, but I have to know the instruments weight before committing to purchase it online. If the seller cannot provide the guitars weight in response to a request then I have to pass on a purchase.
There are some for whom weight isn't an important factor. This seems like an upside to me as it's one less factor to have to balance against others when making a decision to purchase a guitar online.
Now, as a seller, it's more hassle for me to field the same question over and over in response to private messages than it is to just list this information. When I post a guitar for sale I provide an accurate weight in the listing. It's convenient for both the potential buyer and myself. = Win/Win.
...and there's my $0.02.
Buying in person, I don't have to think about the weight of a bass guitar. I've spent enough time in my life playing standing up and I can discern whether or not a given instument will be comfortable to play while standing for a while when its already strapped over my shoulder. If its comfortable to play and well balanced a weight of 10 or more pounds may well be just fine. Buying online, though, removes the possibility of assessing comfort and balance. This makes an instruments weight critical information in deciding whether or not to move forward with an online purchase. Having to ask the seller for the weight of a bass guitar in a private message isn't a hassle for me, but I have to know the instruments weight before committing to purchase it online. If the seller cannot provide the guitars weight in response to a request then I have to pass on a purchase.
There are some for whom weight isn't an important factor. This seems like an upside to me as it's one less factor to have to balance against others when making a decision to purchase a guitar online.
Now, as a seller, it's more hassle for me to field the same question over and over in response to private messages than it is to just list this information. When I post a guitar for sale I provide an accurate weight in the listing. It's convenient for both the potential buyer and myself. = Win/Win.
...and there's my $0.02.
I always list weights as well when I'm selling, for the same reason - plus it's my first question I ask when looking at one online.I have moderate to severe joint pain in all joints thanks to a pharmacy error that nearly ended my life. On the plus side, every day since has been the best of my life (being suddenly moved that close to one's expiration date can have that effect). The downside is constant pain. I've learned to manage pain quite effectively, but the cost of that effort is fatigue. Managing activity level and regularly assessing my pain level has gone a long ways to mitigating the impact of pain to my quality of life. Carrying heavy items significantly impacts my stamina, so the weight of a bass guitar can be an issue. Balance and good ergonomics can mitigate fatigue. It's a balancing act.
Buying in person, I don't have to think about the weight of a bass guitar. I've spent enough time in my life playing standing up and I can discern whether or not a given instument will be comfortable to play while standing for a while when its already strapped over my shoulder. If its comfortable to play and well balanced a weight of 10 or more pounds may well be just fine. Buying online, though, removes the possibility of assessing comfort and balance. This makes an instruments weight critical information in deciding whether or not to move forward with an online purchase. Having to ask the seller for the weight of a bass guitar in a private message isn't a hassle for me, but I have to know the instruments weight before committing to purchase it online. If the seller cannot provide the guitars weight in response to a request then I have to pass on a purchase.
There are some for whom weight isn't an important factor. This seems like an upside to me as it's one less factor to have to balance against others when making a decision to purchase a guitar online.
Now, as a seller, it's more hassle for me to field the same question over and over in response to private messages than it is to just list this information. When I post a guitar for sale I provide an accurate weight in the listing. It's convenient for both the potential buyer and myself. = Win/Win.
...and there's my $0.02.
I never cared about bass weights either until I messed up my back a little. Luckily I had my nyc sadowsky that weighs less than 8 pounds. Also once I played a bass that light it changed my thoughts on bass weight in general.
That said I still want a Ken smith. And they are heavy AF. So I can make exceptions.
That said I still want a Ken smith. And they are heavy AF. So I can make exceptions.
I've mentioned this before: Until I joined TB it never even occurred to me that "Weight?" was a thing for basses. I had no idea what any bass I owned (or ever owned) weighed, just a general idea that "oh, this one is noticeably heavier than that one" ...maybe. And honestly, until very recently I didn't even have a method for determining the weight of my instruments.
However, now that I do own a handheld digital luggage scale, I've made a point of weighing all of my instruments, so that if/when I do have to sell them, I can include that metric in the For Sale description...and hopefully weed out the tire-kicker follow-up questions.
Also seems prudent to document the neck width measured at the nut and 24th (or 20th) fret, and the string spacing (center-to-center) measured at the bridge. For ^^^that same reason.
However, now that I do own a handheld digital luggage scale, I've made a point of weighing all of my instruments, so that if/when I do have to sell them, I can include that metric in the For Sale description...and hopefully weed out the tire-kicker follow-up questions.
Also seems prudent to document the neck width measured at the nut and 24th (or 20th) fret, and the string spacing (center-to-center) measured at the bridge. For ^^^that same reason.
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It may seem anal/silly to you that some potential buyers are very concerned regarding issues not important to you. But they are potential buyers. If you wanta better chance of selling, appease your potential buyers.
I'm 65 and just had this conversation with another 60's musician yesterday.
In the MD / DC /VA area 90% of the bands are made up of players in the 45-65 age range.
While weight never bothered me until my 50's, it is an aging population. Sellers (especially pro shops on Reverb) need to recognize most players and especially those that have money, are older and don't think a 10 lb. bass for 3 sets is cool. My limit is 8.5 lbs. these days.
In the MD / DC /VA area 90% of the bands are made up of players in the 45-65 age range.
While weight never bothered me until my 50's, it is an aging population. Sellers (especially pro shops on Reverb) need to recognize most players and especially those that have money, are older and don't think a 10 lb. bass for 3 sets is cool. My limit is 8.5 lbs. these days.
