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Author Message longhorncat Senior Member Username: longhorncat Post Number: 509 Registered: 8-2005 Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 - 6:37 am:    I just saw this gorgeous Cocobolo Exploiter for sale and had to share. eBay link pauldo Senior Member Username: pauldo Post Number: 1163 Registered: 6-2006 Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 - 8:40 am:    oooh! tomhug Intermediate Member Username: tomhug Post Number: 112 Registered: 7-2008 Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 - 2:45 pm:    Beautiful, but heavy. I asked the seller what it weighed: " it is a 34" fullscale. The weight is around 13.5lbs, appr, " byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1462 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 - 11:00 am:    13.5 lbs isn't bad with a wide strap. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2707 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Friday, May 30, 2014 - 8:17 pm:    Yes, it is. For a four to five hour gig, 13.5 pounds is too much on any strap. I'd live with it, though - that bass is awesome! byoung Senior Member Username: byoung Post Number: 1464 Registered: 12-2004 Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2014 - 4:56 pm:    The weight wouldn't bother me. But the case would; the case on my Balance K is *right* at the limit size-wise. bsee Senior Member Username: bsee Post Number: 2708 Registered: 3-2004 Posted on Sunday, June 01, 2014 - 7:25 pm:    The cases for these things are pretty big. I "borrowed" one for a month back in the late 90s, and it came to me in a large keyboard bag. It was a lot easier to transport that way, but much more care needed to be used to keep it safe.