Mikey R Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 From memory, I think the multiscale 5 string is around 9lbs, the P bass is quite a lot lighter at around 7lbs. The P bass is a perfect weight for me, and balances very nicely. Quote
bassmanady Posted September 17, 2009 Posted September 17, 2009 I only play 5 string basses now and i suppose the average weight has been around 10lbs..an ideal weight for me is around 9.5lbs i think 10.5lbs is the maximum Quote
pricechris10 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Posted September 21, 2009 Fellow Basschatters, Many thanks to those of you who have made a vote in this poll. Very many thanks to Alex for taking time to chip in!! I think I will let this topic run a bit because I would like to get more people participating, just to make the results truely representitive of the views of our members! MANY THANKS, AGAIN TO CURRENT PARTICIPANTS! TO EVERYONE ELSE.....PLEASE VOTE, I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR YOUR VIEWS!! All the very best, Chris Quote
NickH Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 I'm a big strong kind of chap and I've never been fatigued or made uncomfortable by the weight of my heaviest basses even after a really long, energetic, jumpy dancy kind of gig. Having said that, look at Jason Newstead - screwed up his upper back and neck cartiledge by moshing around with big heavy basses, and he's a sturdy fellow too. Maybe there's a lesosn in there for us macho bravado "we can take it!" types... Quote
7string Posted September 21, 2009 Posted September 21, 2009 ...and the weights are in Tyler 4 string: 8 lbs Sei 7 string: 10 lbs ACG 9 string: 12 lbs Conklin 7 string: 14 lbs Very light to extremely heavy Quote
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