| Author | Message | ||
| jazzyvee
Senior Member Username: jazzyvee Post Number: 1383 Registered: 6-2002 |
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 |
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 |
wolf weighs in at 9, scarlet weighs 12. app | ||
| dannobasso
Senior Member Username: dannobasso Post Number: 1001 Registered: 3-2004 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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. |
