PTB Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I've just retired my SR5 for the same reason. I have replaced it with a Dingwall which I found cheap on e-bay & took a chance. It's very light and I'm having no issues with the fanned frets until I go above the octave - which isn't often! If funds allow, I'd recommend you try one. The other option I have is double bass which I find much easier on my neck & back. If that doesn't suit you, an EUB perhaps? Good luck! PTB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Feelgood' post='1158380' date='Mar 11 2011, 10:12 AM']OK, I won't bore you with my medical history,[/quote] The punch line to a funny joke. Besides weight 2 things I find helpful for neck and shoulder comfort are balance and strap button position. Headless basses put the weight closer to the right hand and leaves the left free to move without having to consider holding the neck in place. Kubicki X-factors can be real comfy in part to this balance. I also like a strap button to be over the 12th or even 11th fret as that sits the bass with the neck in closer to you than one around the 14th or 15th fret, letting your left arm hang down more than holding it out to the side. This one is important to me and is why I could never play a Spector or Streamer or Thumb Then there's the double strap setup like Alain Caron uses that puts the weight on his hips. Edited March 13, 2011 by Vibrating G String Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibrating G String Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 This will bust your budget but scroll down to Superleggero [url="http://www.biarnel.com/eng/liuteria/scorcio/seriescorcio.html"]http://www.biarnel.com/eng/liuteria/scorci...riescorcio.html[/url] You can get an under 3 kilo headless short scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foal30 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 consider a harness slider strap also lift up/elevate your music stand reading "too low" did me harm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelgood Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Thanks for the input on this; some useful comments and realistic options (and some more esoteric ones too!). Didn't make it to the the London Bass Guitar Show this weekend so will find another way of trying some of these out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary mac Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Like Vibrating G String mentions, it is worth considering balance as well as weight. A while back I stopped gigging my Jazz because it was becoming uncomfortable for me due to my shoulder/upper back problems. Swapped to my P Deluxe which solved the problem but surprisingly is the heavier of the two instruments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Steinberger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neepheid Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 This'll be light, and it's a bargain price! [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127026"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127026[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krysbass Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 and another +1 for the Ibanez SR600 - I bought one back in November 2010, mainly because I was suffering back and shoulder pain due to the weight and neck-heavy balance of my other bass. My shoulder and back pain were gone within 3 weeks of the SR600 arriving and have not returned. I've tried both an SR500 and a 600 and I couldn't tell if one was heavier than the other - so as they were roughly the same price I opted for the 600, partly because I read somewhere that mahogany should be avoided for environmental reasons, but mainly (being honest!) because I liked the aesthetic of the light ash against the black t-shirts I always wear when gigging! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I had a Bass Collection and sold it because it was too light - I'd had a Hayman, a P, and a Thumb, and so was used to substantial basses. Cricket bat instruments are also pretty light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
51m0n Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 [url="http://www.bassdirect.co.uk/bass_guitar_specialists/Roscoe_Century_Standard_Gallery.html"]Roscoe Century Std?[/url] very very light basses, lots of cash though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I immediately thought of one of these [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64899"]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=64899[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4 Strings Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Fender American Jazz Deluxe, well known for lightness in weight (and massive sound too!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biarnel Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 [quote name='Vibrating G String' post='1160086' date='Mar 13 2011, 02:22 AM']This will bust your budget but scroll down to Superleggero [url="http://www.biarnel.com/eng/liuteria/scorcio/seriescorcio.html"]http://www.biarnel.com/eng/liuteria/scorci...riescorcio.html[/url] You can get an under 3 kilo headless short scale.[/quote] Actually its almost 2.6kgs for the Scorcio 32" Superleggero and less than 3kgs for a four strings bass with headstock, like the Iter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redstriper Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='Biarnel' post='1162589' date='Mar 14 2011, 11:48 PM']Actually its almost 2.6kgs for the Scorcio 32" Superleggero and less than 3kgs for a four strings bass with headstock, like the Iter.[/quote] And absolutely gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biarnel Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Oh, thank you redstriper. By the way, stay tuned and check my website often, because I'm working on FIVE new lightweight Scorcio 34" and a couple of full-spec Iter Deluxe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetheblues Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 [quote name='icastle' post='1158542' date='Mar 11 2011, 02:59 PM']+1 I have an SR505 and, although weight wasn't a deciding factor in buying it, it weighs next to nothing and has one of the most comfortable neck profiles I've experienced.[/quote] +1000 to that ^ Love mine and sounds great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovetheblues Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 Although I have a Fender Mustang Bass too and that's really light - but I like the playability better on my SR505 because of the neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ead Posted March 15, 2011 Share Posted March 15, 2011 My Yamaha RBX270 (air-free) is pretty light and very comfortable with my 4" wide padded strap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feelgood Posted March 17, 2011 Author Share Posted March 17, 2011 Thanks for all the comments. Been looking around to see who has some of the recommendations in stock to try out. Not a great success (!) but Digital Village have a Viola and a SR505 (one string too many but should give me a good idea). Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icastle Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 [quote name='Feelgood' post='1165489' date='Mar 17 2011, 10:18 AM']Thanks for all the comments. Been looking around to see who has some of the recommendations in stock to try out. Not a great success (!) but Digital Village have a Viola and a SR505 (one string too many but should give me a good idea). Cheers [/quote] Don't look at it as one string too many, look at it as a 4 string with a long thumb rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnozzalee Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Marleaux basses, weigh nothing and I always have back problems. I was comfortable with an EB3 and a Kubicki also but the Marleaux was by far the nicest bass i've EVER had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Savage Posted March 17, 2011 Share Posted March 17, 2011 Someone selling a 505 - [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127672&hl="]http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=127672&hl=[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.