Weight of Fender Precision basses - what do you like?

[AndyTravis]

My Nate Mendel is 7.8lbs. Bonkers - my (significantly more aircraft grade) Kingbass is 8.5lbs.

My 5 string is a gnats under 9.

My 2 jazz's are 9.2 lbs and feel weighty date a period of unuse.

It's a big deal with my upper back costing £100's to fix and routine maintainence.

But, some posh straps do help.

No clue what my imminent Status Groove weighs, but heart overruled head on that one.

[Diablo]

I have a 2011 60th anniversary MIM P-bass and it weighs 8.8lbs. I would not want anything much heavier. At least after playing it for 3 hours I can still walk.

Cheers,
Rich

[DiMarco]

Although I largely do not care about instrument weight (I do consider myself lucky, am not ignoring the fact others require light weight instruments) I did sell my six string solid mahogany Chris Larkin Bassix because it was unpleasant for me to play. I used to move (jump) around a lot back in those days playing hardcore/metal/funk crossover and that axe kept lagging behind because of its weight.

Heaviest bass I own is strangely also probably the smallest, an EBMM Sterling bass. Beats me why it is so heavy for such a small bass... Sounds DA BOMB though!
My P (Nate Mendel sig) is pleasantly Light.

[Telebass]

My Mexican P is around 9lbs, my main gigging bass a shade UNDER 7lbs. Sounds great!

Edited February 19, 2014 by Telebass

[Mr Arkadin]

I have no idea how much my Rick weighs, I have no weighing devices in the house at the moment, but I am enjoying the fact that it's 2014 and not a single post has been in metric!

[bremen]

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I have no idea how much my Rick weighs, I have no weighing devices in the house at the moment, but I am enjoying the fact that it's 2014 and not a single post has been in metric!
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My Bitsa P weighs 370 [i]šiqlu.[/i]

[DiMarco]

Pfffft I don't have a clue what people talk about when they mention lbs or ounces or whatever. It is just some arcane and retarded system.
Using the metric system should be mandatory nowadays.

[thodrik]

My Precision is a fair old lump, I have never weighed it though but have always known that it is much lighter than my Gibson EB3, which is frankly ridiculous. If I really wanted a guaranteed lightweight Precision I would probably go in the Sadowsky/Mike Lull etc direction. Fenders tend to vary a fair bit.

[miles'tone]

I like a nice light Precision myself.
Partly due to back problems and partly due to me liking the way a lighter body resonates.
My bitsa P weighs in at 8lbs 3oz and has the best open E that I've ever owned