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Why are people obsessed with weight??

#501
dj5 said:
OK Fenderbassman, no-one is saying it's not your right, but do you try the bass first, or do you get the scales out first? My point is that I'm pretty sure I couldn't even tell if a bass was 1/2lb heavier or lighter, so I'd give it a try first.

It's your right to do what you like, just as it's our right to comment on the behaviour of others if we find it odd. k?
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right, because i'm sure you never do anything odd ;)

there are comparative degrees of oddness. in the oddness scale, being obsessed about bass weight because you have an injury or shoulder problem is about a 7 out of 100. i saw a guy today walking around with a sandwich board and shouting about being alcohol-free for 15 years to anyone who would listen. that's odd.
 
#504
Yeah, i am angry. i'm angry that parents don't teach their kids how not to be totally self-absorbed and to learn how to have respect for the things that others do, even if they wouldn't do them themselves. because now we have a nation full of obnoxious reality tv stars without a show.


Wow.. That is brilliant. Thanks for the "Quote of the Decade (so far)".
 
#505
dj5 said:
OK Fenderbassman, no-one is saying it's not your right, but do you try the bass first, or do you get the scales out first? My point is that I'm pretty sure I couldn't even tell if a bass was 1/2lb heavier or lighter, so I'd give it a try first.

It's your right to do what you like, just as it's our right to comment on the behaviour of others if we find it odd. k?
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Most old Fender basses suit me fine. It is the weight that is something i am 'funny' about. Sorry. I can distinctly tell 1/2 lbs difference on a 8-9 lbs bass. Is that unbelievable? As i said, to each their own. However, as a seller, or buyer, I find few ads boasting 'how heavy' a bass is. On the contrary, most sellers will not divulge this info, even upon questioning.
On the flip side many sellers highlight the ads with how LIGHT the bass is, OK? : )
 
#507
M.R. Ogle said:
Yeah, i am angry. i'm angry that parents don't teach their kids how not to be totally self-absorbed and to learn how to have respect for the things that others do, even if they wouldn't do them themselves. because now we have a nation full of obnoxious reality tv stars without a show.


Wow.. That is brilliant. Thanks for the "Quote of the Decade (so far)".
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they're not all gems, but once in a while i pull one out of my butt ;)
 
#508
Munjibunga said:
I carried a 35-pound sousaphone on my shoulder for 7 miles of the Rose Parade, but I still prefer an 8-pound bass over an 11-pound one.
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What is the weight of the "Pink Cadillac"?


ps: for people who couldn't see it yet: The "Pink Cadillac" is the most beautiful JO5 on earth...

Ok. back to the topic. My Yamaha BBG5S weighs 9.2 and we're doing fine... And I'm a bedroom rockstar... :hiding:
 
#509
This thread opened a can of worms...i have owned alot of basses...alot..if you want a light bass then buy a light bass .after reading about. Sadowsky basses there earlier stuff was heavier....9,10,11, lbs now there bodies are chambered....and alot of people will say the newer sadowsky's sound. Better...its hard to judge sound to weight...most of the heavier basses have exotic heavy woods like bubinga ..etc ..ash ..alder is going to be alot less heavy.....it is what it is .....whatever bass you prefer ...just play it till frets fall off....
 
#510
IMHO, the weight of the bass has little to do with the its sound. What does matter is the type and quality of the wood, the pups, the bridge, the tuners, the pots and, maybe most importantly, the strings.

Put on top of that the quality of the amp/cab and the musician and the weight becomes even less important.

I guess the deciding factor should be how much weight can one carry for the gig?

Recomendation: if you are playing like four 45 min sets and for whatever reason your favorite bass is too heavy, get a lighter bass and play the heavy bass for the first set or 2 and then switch to the lighter bass for the remaining sets.
 
#512
Robo Bass said:
If you dance, play and sing for 90 min. straight a light bass comes in handy.
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Absolutely true. I used to own an Aria Pro II Magna which is a bass specially cut down for people who dance and sing or play bass velcroed to the wall. It was a wonderful light bass and had almost too much sustain. But, I'm sorry, the tone just plain sucked no matter what I did including new pickups and electronics. Eventually I sold it. Well, actually traded it in on a G&L tribute in Ash. Yes, the Trib weighs a ton, but I swear that heavy basses just sound better...:hiding:
 
#513
As I got older, my questions changed from "how big is this bass amp?" to "how light is this bass amp?" ;). Basses are the same way-I took my old Alembic Series I to a 4 hour gig a good while back and remembered why my nickname for it is "the Anchor"....
 
#514
Roy Vogt said:
As I got older, my questions changed from "how big is this bass amp?" to "how light is this bass amp?" ;). Basses are the same way-I took my old Alembic Series I to a 4 hour gig a good while back and remembered why my nickname for it is "the Anchor"....
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no doubt! i'll still lug the svt around but there's no way i could play those basses. holy cow, i couldn't even play them back when i was a kid!
 
#515
I did not care about the weight until I have a pain at my shoulder that doest want to disappear ...
In my case it started when playing fullsets with a bass of 9 lbs, before I had played basses of 8 lbs or 7.5 lbs and it was ok ...
Now i'm looking for even lighter basses ( 7 lbs ) just to have less pain at my left shoulder ...

Well I'm 46 years old, I'm not an oldtimer, but ....
 

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