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jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee
Post Number: 1383 Registered: 6-2002
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 8:37 am: | |
I have always found my Europa 5 with Bocate top to be a heavy bass. I don't have a problem with it at all just it's heavy. So today after practicing i decided to weigh it and I was quite surprised to find that it weighs in at 12.5 pounds, with the flight case as well it weights 44 pounds ... yes that's right 44pounds. . I've heard members here expressing back problems with heavy series basses. I;'ve read that some of the series basses are solid and some newer ones have a hollow core, so I just wondered what these series basses weigh and what year did they start to be made with a hollow core. Jazzyvee Jazzyvee |
keavin
Senior Member Username: keavin
Post Number: 1586 Registered: 12-2002
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 2:51 pm: | |
My case weighs in at 20.5 pounds, the bass weighs in at 11.5 & power supply/25 ft cable comes at around 2.5?..........so im lugging around 33 to 35 pounds of Bass/Case.actually ive never had any back problems from years of playing but i do have wrist pain from years carrying such a load for long distances. |
flaxattack
Senior Member Username: flaxattack
Post Number: 2214 Registered: 4-2004
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 2:52 pm: | |
wolf weighs in at 9, scarlet weighs 12. app |
dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso
Post Number: 1001 Registered: 3-2004
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 4:22 pm: | |
Spoiler 7 fretless 13.6 Spoiler wide 6 12.6 Who knew? |
keith_h
Senior Member Username: keith_h
Post Number: 1250 Registered: 2-2005
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 4:35 pm: | |
My question is why do you want to know the weight of the bass? For me it would only become something to obsess over every time I feel a twinge in my shoulder. Personally I'd rather be oblivious to how much weight is hanging on me. :-) Keith |
kungfusheriff
Senior Member Username: kungfusheriff
Post Number: 817 Registered: 8-2003
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 7:12 pm: | |
Ignorance may be bliss, but only until the adrenaline wears off. ;) My S2 sixer weighs 14 pounds, according to the store I bought it from. Playing it slung on a "normal" strap is torture. Something at least 4" wide and made of supple leather (hint: an Alembic/Moody strap)makes the experience tolerable. |
byoung
Senior Member Username: byoung
Post Number: 1197 Registered: 12-2004
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 7:58 pm: | |
SII Six is 13.5 lbs (on the bathroom scale), and the case + bass is 36 or somesuch. 4" strap isn't optional. |
blackelan
Member Username: blackelan
Post Number: 69 Registered: 7-2007
| Posted on Monday, March 23, 2009 - 8:12 pm: | |
I found my "Breaking point" so to speak was around 10-10.5 pounds for guitars and I can tolerate about 11 pounds on a bass. In fact I was considering asking if Alembic could find the lightest pieces of wood for my custom Elan. I have seen great varietion in wood density among Mahogony for example. No two pieces of wood weigh the same. ETA by "Breaking point" I mean that if its heavier than this I can maybe play comfortabley for an hour without getting sore anything under this weight I can play hours on end standing up. (Message edited by BlackElan on March 23, 2009) (Message edited by BlackElan on March 23, 2009) |
terryc
Senior Member Username: terryc
Post Number: 744 Registered: 11-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 3:44 am: | |
Yep weight is the problem with my MK..14 pounds UK(1 stone). Comfortstrapp to prevent vertebral overload but still causes aches after a long gig. The Signsature series are all solid as opposed to the SI & SII's which have hollows plus they have more wood removed for the electronics etc. Anyone who picks it up are surprised at the weight. The case(which I call the coffin) adds more, mine is getting shabby and when it does I am getting one of those aluminium flight cases made for it as my MK is medium scale and the case is for a standard long scale..more weight!!!! |
funkyjazzjunky
Senior Member Username: funkyjazzjunky
Post Number: 404 Registered: 5-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 5:10 am: | |
Do any of you with back pain exercise to strengthen your back and abdominal muscles? |
811952
Senior Member Username: 811952
Post Number: 1633 Registered: 10-2003
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 5:21 am: | |
I injured my back badly while shooting video of a subsistence whale hunt North of Barrow some 20 years ago. Rock climbing, lots of walking and playing in the woods (lots of hills) have really made a difference in the daily persistent level of pain for me. Trying to maintain good posture is very important (and gets easier). Managing your body weight makes a very tangible difference in what stresses your back must endure as well. Just about any activity is going to help your back long-term. It's important to start slow if you're a couch-potato or otherwise not very active already.. John |
white_cloud
Senior Member Username: white_cloud
Post Number: 632 Registered: 11-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 10:11 am: | |
I had a bad back injury last summer followed by a nasty left shoulder injury last October - even with a very high pain threshold Alembics are now way way out of my comfort zone. I have also had to completely stop using my Prometeus fretted live for the same reason John. |
gtrguy
Intermediate Member Username: gtrguy
Post Number: 183 Registered: 9-2004
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 10:55 am: | |
Interestingly enough, your stomach muscles have a whole lot to do with keeping your back aligned, and the better tone they have, the less trouble you will have with your back. How about a thread showing guitar and bass cases to see who's has the most stickers and mojo? Bye, Dave |
benson_murrensun
Intermediate Member Username: benson_murrensun
Post Number: 115 Registered: 5-2007
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 2:04 pm: | |
I was in a car crash 23 years ago, got bad whiplash, and my back has not been the same since. I find that exercise most definitely helps manage the pain. I do push-ups and weight training with medium-weight dumbells. I really should do aerobic stuff, too, but I don't... Use of a wide bass strap helps alot, as well. |
keurosix
Advanced Member Username: keurosix
Post Number: 393 Registered: 10-2005
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 6:13 pm: | |
I started a post like this one a while back. It didn't take off, but here's a link to it. http://alembic.com/club/messages/393/34438.html Kris |
peoplechipper
Junior Username: peoplechipper
Post Number: 45 Registered: 2-2009
| Posted on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 - 10:05 pm: | |
Gtrguy, I'll go with that idea, but I haven't had my Distillate long enough to come anywhwere close to winning and the original owner of my bass was a studio guy... As for the bass's effect on me, thankfully I stretch a lot and try to keep it strong; I fractured two vertebrae and split my tailbone in a fall on new year's "87 and got smeared by a car at high speed 2 years later...I'm just thankfull that I walk and my stubborn Scottish birth keeps it that way...funny how my brother who's a blackbelt in Taekwondo and a yoga instructor says I probably have the best overall posture in the family...because I have to...Tony. |