Gruuve Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Another one came to mind...the Parker Fly bass. It's a little odd looking, but you might like the styling. They weigh in at 7.5 lbs or less... Dave Old bass players never die, they just buy lighter rigs. - Tom Capasso, 11/9/2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rumpelstiltskin. Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 they also weigh in over $2,000. i would like to point out that they are, essentially, also made of plywood, which confirms my suspicion that my plywood P copy sounds really good because it's plywood, not in spite of it. robb. because i like people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArwinH Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 They are now making an inexpensive korean version of the parker fly bass, at about 1000 dolars I believe. I heard that the tone of the fly just didn't live up to the expectations built up over a 10 year design period. www.myspace.com/movementwithoutmotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinJW Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 I recently went on a quest to find a really light and inexpensive bass that didn't sound too bad. Here are some models and weights I obtained by actually weighing each sample. The prices are actual (on-line) prices that I paid in January 2006. Hohner B2B Headless ($249): 6lb 6.8oz (2.91 kg)Jay Reynolds JR-7 ($179): 6lb 9.1oz (2.98 kg)Steinberger / Spirit XT-2 ($300): 7lb 0.4oz (3.19 kg)Squire / Fender MB-4 ($200): 7lb 0.4oz (3.19 kg)Washburn T14 ($210): 7lb 9.8oz (3.45 kg)Dean Edge 9 ($120): 7lb 13.4oz (3.56 kg) Some of these are probably junk, but I don't really know any better. Most of them sounded okay to me, but I think that my favorites are the Hohner and the Squire MB-4. (I've kept the Hohner, I'm thinking about the Squire, and I've returned the others.) I hope this is helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davebassman Posted February 2, 2006 Share Posted February 2, 2006 Tune Maniac. I have a swamp ash one and it is super light and a very comfortable. Look on ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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