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What does your bass weigh thread!
- Thread starter thehangingmist
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Schecter USA Baron 5 string, mahogany: 10.1 lbs. Balances poorly so it feels like twice that after a long night.
Ibanez Talman TMB 300, mahogany allegedly: 8.5 lbs
Measured on a bathroom scale while holding the basses. But it matches what Sweetwater listed as the weight for the Talman, so probably close.
Ibanez Talman TMB 300, mahogany allegedly: 8.5 lbs
Measured on a bathroom scale while holding the basses. But it matches what Sweetwater listed as the weight for the Talman, so probably close.
My new ESP LTD F415FM Bass guitar,35" scale 5-string Bass weighs 10 1/2 lbs. IMO a good quality Bass should have some weight to it, a good 4 string should be around 9lbs. and a good 5 string should be around 10lbs or more IMO.
All of mine (well, almost all) are listed on the thread referenced in post #11. I need to update it; but I'm not going to repeat it all here. I'll just say that they run from 5.38 to 11.1 lbs., and leave it at that....
Maybe this can be a sticky in the Classifieds so all the people who have no intention of buying anyway can just check here before asking in a sale thread.
All my basses from lightest to heaviest. I mentioned the mods on the ones that are modded because they do not have stock parts. I used this scale to weigh them.
Breedlove Atlas Studio BJ350 ABG - 6.33 lbs
Peavey Cirrus 5 we Hipshot Lic tuners, Millemium Pre - 9.34 lbs
Lakland 55-01 - 9.37 lbs
Brubaker Brute JJX w 19mm Hipshot A brass bridge Hipshot Lic tuners, Bartolini NTMB Pre Bart quad pickups - 9.44 lbs
MTD Kingston Heir - Gotoh 707 tuners Hipshot A 18mm brass bridge - 9.54 lbs
Peavey Cirrus 6 w Millenium Pre - 9.75 lbs
Fender '78 Jazz Bass - 11.04 lbs
Brice Z6 - 11.34 lbs
Breedlove Atlas Studio BJ350 ABG - 6.33 lbs
Peavey Cirrus 5 we Hipshot Lic tuners, Millemium Pre - 9.34 lbs
Lakland 55-01 - 9.37 lbs
Brubaker Brute JJX w 19mm Hipshot A brass bridge Hipshot Lic tuners, Bartolini NTMB Pre Bart quad pickups - 9.44 lbs
MTD Kingston Heir - Gotoh 707 tuners Hipshot A 18mm brass bridge - 9.54 lbs
Peavey Cirrus 6 w Millenium Pre - 9.75 lbs
Fender '78 Jazz Bass - 11.04 lbs
Brice Z6 - 11.34 lbs
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Epiphone Toby - 6.90 pounds
Schecter Raiden - 7.72 pounds
3 Warmoth builds - 7.2 to 7.4 pounds. All have Hipshot aluminum tuners and bridges, all weighed on a shipping scale. I'm a bit obsessed about weight. They weigh less in the winter, for example - drier wood loses 20 to 40 grams compared to summer weights.
Schecter Raiden - 7.72 pounds
3 Warmoth builds - 7.2 to 7.4 pounds. All have Hipshot aluminum tuners and bridges, all weighed on a shipping scale. I'm a bit obsessed about weight. They weigh less in the winter, for example - drier wood loses 20 to 40 grams compared to summer weights.
Okay, I'm in. I copied these pics from another thread I had posted in. I have a BAD back, so this is significant to me. It should be mentioned that I don't still own all these basses.
First my Road Worn Precision, a very light feeling bass: 8 lbs 2.4 oz
Next, my 2006 Highway One Jazz. I was surprised; 9 lbs 5.3 oz:
1996 Precision LYTE Deluxe; I knew this was light! 7 lb 3.2 oz
Next, My AVRI/Road Worn Precision build; Ash body, Maple board; 8 lb 13.5 oz
My American Standard Jazz V; about what I expected: 9 lb 14.4 oz
And my Steinberger Spirit 4; I thought it would be heavier than the LYTE. Might be the weird balance: 6 lb 15.1 oz
I realize this doesn't have much value as a reference, being a one off, but it's interesting to me, so...
This is my Mike Dirnt RW body with Cabronita neck and standard Fender vintage style parts.
A pleasant 8 lb 5.8 oz.
I got my wife to help me load this one on the scale! My 2013 G&L ASAT Bass.
A little porky at 10 lb 6.9 oz!
Weigh-in on my newest: again, it's a me-assembled one-off parts bass, so has no reference value whatsoever, but any excuse to take and post pictures works for me!
It's an American Vintage Hotrod Precision body, with an American Standard neck:
First my Road Worn Precision, a very light feeling bass: 8 lbs 2.4 oz
Next, my 2006 Highway One Jazz. I was surprised; 9 lbs 5.3 oz:
1996 Precision LYTE Deluxe; I knew this was light! 7 lb 3.2 oz
Next, My AVRI/Road Worn Precision build; Ash body, Maple board; 8 lb 13.5 oz
My American Standard Jazz V; about what I expected: 9 lb 14.4 oz
And my Steinberger Spirit 4; I thought it would be heavier than the LYTE. Might be the weird balance: 6 lb 15.1 oz
I realize this doesn't have much value as a reference, being a one off, but it's interesting to me, so...
This is my Mike Dirnt RW body with Cabronita neck and standard Fender vintage style parts.
A pleasant 8 lb 5.8 oz.
I got my wife to help me load this one on the scale! My 2013 G&L ASAT Bass.
A little porky at 10 lb 6.9 oz!
Weigh-in on my newest: again, it's a me-assembled one-off parts bass, so has no reference value whatsoever, but any excuse to take and post pictures works for me!
It's an American Vintage Hotrod Precision body, with an American Standard neck:
And I missed my new newest (like I said, I basically copied an old post above):
2015 G&L L2000.
8 lbs. 12.7 oz.
2015 G&L L2000.
8 lbs. 12.7 oz.
I'm confuzed as can be. Is this the "how much does your bass weigh" thread from two days ago? Or the one from a week ago? Or the one from 3 weeks ago? Or the one from 5 weeks ago? Or the one from 11 weeks ago? Or the one . . . ?
The Hofner 500/1 weighs in at 4.13 lbs., Am. Std. Jazz weighs in at 8.8 lbs., & Epiphone EB-3 weighs in at 8.3 lbs.
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