bc_dup1 Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 I'm still on the lookout for a good Jazz or Jazz lookalike. I'm currently being very tempted by this: here I've made enquiries. I need to think of my bad back but I think I will get one of these if they can promise me a light one. Problem is the guy at the store has told me they weigh 12-14 lbs - that HAS to be wrong? Shouldn't I be able to get one of these under 9lbs, or at least under 9.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Wilburn Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Your huge link scares me. Try this instead: tinyurl rocks your link! That is a beautiful bass. A casual search on Google for "fender jazz bass lbs" turned up a Bass Player review that put a Marcus Miller Jazz at 9 pounds. I don't see why the one in the picture would weigh more than that. Four String Riot the myspaces, we hates it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Thanks Thomas - I don't know how to do that with links. Time I learned I guess. I've tried a Marcus Miller and had no problems with the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicklab Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 My '75 reissue Jazz Bass isn't all that heavy, but I can't say that I've ever weighed it. As for the weight issue in general, I think a good strap helps out in those instances. Obligatory Social Media Link "My concern is, and I have to, uh, check with my accountant, that this might bump me into a higher, uh, tax..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Wilburn Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by bc: Thanks Thomas - I don't know how to do that with links. Time I learned I guess. I've tried a Marcus Miller and had no problems with the weight.Just hit up tinyurl and put your link in the handy box. The page spits out a smaller redirect link. I just started using it the other day for a Ticketmaster link, so it wouldn't destroy my Outlook formatting. Four String Riot the myspaces, we hates it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Thanks Thomas - so far so good, but I've always wondered how people name of the link to, say, "here". Be grateful for advice. Nick you are right about straps (I have a Comfort Strapp) but better the bass isn't too heavy in the first place - my Lakland is about 8.5lbs and my Yamaha is around 9lbs and these are both 5s, I don't see why a 4 should be any heavier!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Wilburn Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by bc: [QB]Thanks Thomas - so far so good, but I've always wondered how people name of the link to, say, "here". Be grateful for advice. QB]Advice follows then! In HTML, say you were building a web page, you use the format what actually appears as a linkThe UBB code used to make links in the forum are a lot like that. You can add them to a message by typing [url="http://www.somewhere.com"]actual text of the link[/url]Of course, you can also do what I do when I'm feeling lazy and just hit the URL button in the Instant UBB Code part of the posting page, which will pop up a couple little question windows and then generate the codes for you. Four String Riot the myspaces, we hates it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted April 13, 2004 Author Share Posted April 13, 2004 Thanks very much - I've now got original link short!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73 P Bass Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Originally posted by bc: my Lakland is about 8.5lbs and my Yamaha is around 9lbs and these are both 5s, I don't see why a 4 should be any heavier!!A 70's re-issue isn't the same, but Fender's from the '70's are notorious for being heavy. There was a lack of quality control in the CBS era, and as long as it was ash (usually), they didn't care how heavy it was. "Start listening to music!". -Jeremy C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc_dup1 Posted April 14, 2004 Author Share Posted April 14, 2004 I know a lot of 70s Fenders were heavy (I remember playing a Strat that must have been 14 or 15 lbs. The store weren't even trying to sell it, they seemed to keep it as a talking point - "can you believe the weight of this guitar!!"). All the same, I wouldn't have thought that was a feature they'd want to replicate on their reissues. What I have noticed is that the Lakland Skyline Jazzes DO seem to be very heavy - I played one of those in London recently that must have been more than 11lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 I've got a 71 J that's extremely light; could be in part due to the replacement neck & Schallers, but it's a drastic difference from my 10+lb Les Paul 5er. That beauty you're eying shouldn't weigh that much. "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Posted April 14, 2004 Share Posted April 14, 2004 My Geddy Lee Jazz weighs 9 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russfingers Posted April 15, 2004 Share Posted April 15, 2004 My 1968 Guild semi hollow Starfire weighs about 5-6 lbs.Wonderful on my back.Plays like a gibson ,guitar neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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