squire vmj

[bobbytodd]

ive had a natural vmj for a while now.its been modified with new electronics and fender cs pick ups as well as a babicz high mass bridge.and it plays better than my fender or lakland the only problem I have is that after a gig my back aches like hell.so today I weighed the bass and it weighs twelve and three quarter pounds.im using a mono strap to try to help with the weight but it isn't working. any other helpful tips.also whats your heaviest basses

[gary mac]

My daughter had one of those at around the same sort of weight, had to sell in the end, as even with a comfort strap it was just too heavy. Sounded great though with a set of wizards.

[alyctes]

Blimey. My Yamaha five-string is less than 10lb... though it is a defret, so that probably helps a bit. Not two pounds worth though!

[pineweasel]

I have one of these, and also an American Standard Jazz which is noticeably lighter. Blame the VM’s soft maple body.

[BassBunny]

My VM P 5 String is only 8.5 pounds.

[Geek99]

The natural is in y experience much heavier than the coloured ones

[Lozz196]

Wow, my VM 70s Precision is incredibly light, didn`t realise there could be so much variation in the Squier range.

[Geek99]

My white vmp p was too

[pineweasel]

It’s just the natural one that’s made of relatively heavy soft maple. The painted ones are basswood or agathis, hence the lighter weight.

[Davebassics]

Yep, I sold for the exact same reason. Then bought the black one and it was much lighter . Then I sold that and bought something else .....

[Cato]

My natural VM70s Natural Jazz has similar mods and comes in at bob on 9lbs.

[tom1946]

Yes take the mods out and flog it, I had the same problem and did just that.
Bought a lightweight body and neck from Gear4Music and my P bass weighs 7.5 lbs. Sorted.

Edited September 25, 2017 by tom1946

[project_c]

I have a P which weighs a crapload, I'm sure it's also around the 12lb mark, maybe more. I play it sitting down mostly. I bought it before I knew what I was doing, but to this day it's still the best sounding P I have so I don't want to take it apart.