Clarky Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 I recently picked up a s/h fretless Warwick Corvette on BC, made in Germany in 2008 (as a cheap Wal alternative, having downsized recently). It plays beautifully (lovely thick ebony unlined board) and is immaculately made but jeez is it heavy! 5.3kg or about 11.5 pounds, despite having a not-very-large body footprint and relatively skinny horns. Bubinga is clearly nature's organic equivalent of lead. And I thought late 1970s Fenders were heavy .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubinga5 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 11 stone.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankdave Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 (edited) [url="http://www.wood-database.com/lumber-identification/hardwoods/bubinga/"]http://www.wood-data...dwoods/bubinga/[/url] Quite heavy, my Sei is Wenge, Bubinga & Cocobolo all of this is some weighty wood, but it's a small body size so it's not so bad Edited December 22, 2011 by Tankdave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojobass Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 i had a bubinga corvette too - very heavy! beautifiul sounding bass though so worth it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartelby Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 My bubinga corvette was heavier than the 35" 5 string Ibanez BTB I had. It's a smidge under 12lbs IIRC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warwickhunt Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Oddly enough when I saw your thread title I knew it was gonna be about a Warwick bass! The Warwick Thumb has a tiny body but still clocks in at 9lb+ everytime... Bubinga is the 'black hole' of the bass world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throwoff Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 It is as heavy per cubic metre as a giant iron ball the size of the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepbass5 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 (edited) My Bubinga Schack comes in at 11lb+. and i have read that on the wood density scale which indicates whether a wood floats or sinks in water. Less than 1.0 it will float, it's listed at 0.88 I Have re checked this figure . but the hardware would tip it over the edge so dont go back for it. Worth the pain though [attachment=95752:Schackback.JPG] Edited December 23, 2011 by deepbass5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 [quote name='warwickhunt' timestamp='1324587161' post='1476082'] Oddly enough when I saw your thread title I knew it was gonna be about a Warwick bass! The Warwick Thumb has a tiny body but still clocks in at 9lb+ everytime... Bubinga is the 'black hole' of the bass world [/quote] Shame, as the figuring and coloration of bubinga really is quite beautiful. Unfortunately my glass back does not have such aesthetic sensibilities and instead yells "WTF"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Its still a great word to say though... Bubinga, Bubinga. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lozbass Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Not too busy over Christmas? Hours of fun: [url="http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/AFDbases/wd/"]http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/AFDbases/wd/[/url] Just pop in the latin name for your selected wood and you can find the density in Kg per cubic meter (Bubinga - Guibourtia demeusei - around 800; Cocobolo - Dalbergia retusa - around 1020). I'm just off to get my anorak out of the spinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Clarky. If you're ever 'between bands' you can now become a 'bedroom bubinga botherer' (c) Silddx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Looks pretty heavy to me..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 23, 2011 Author Share Posted December 23, 2011 [quote name='Bilbo' timestamp='1324637241' post='1476451'] Looks pretty heavy to me..... [/quote] Probably weighs less than my Corvette! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thisnameistaken Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 My 4-string Thumb has the smallest body of any bass I've ever played, and is the heaviest too. It's heavier than my mate's Stingray 5... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 My one attempt at a custom build was a "Thingray" built around an '80 MM Sabre neck with a 1-piece bubinga body and thuja top. Nice bass, but significantly heavier than my Gibson RD Artist which as far as I know is the heaviest standard production bass ever! Made a tad too thick, with hindsight. Last seen with Chris2112 on this forum, possibly now being used as an anchor for the QE2.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 Yep, my thumb clocks in a just over 9lb and the body is tiny in comparison to my other basses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 This is the bass concerned. Played it again this evening with a fresh set of Status Hot wire half-rounds on. Plays fantastically and sounds great and in near mint condition. But I just don't think I can cope with the weight, so this will probably end up being moved on in the new year http://basschat.co.uk/topic/160973-fs-2008-warwick-corvette-standard-fretless-4-gone/page__p__1460342__hl__bubinga__fromsearch__1#entry1460342 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 That's heavier than the t40 I just shifted! It was just a bit to heavy to be enjoyable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1324730383' post='1477393'] That's heavier than the t40 I just shifted! It was just a bit to heavy to be enjoyable [/quote] Yep - and as if to hammer the point home - I've strained my dodgy lower back again and can barely even pick up this bass now. Definitely for sale in the new year. Shame as its a beauty and sounds superb ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 You just know what I'm going to say, don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 The irony Jack is I had rather a nice letter from the taxman yesterday informing me I had in fact overpaid tax last year (this after they had sent me a demand a month or two back which seemed rather large to me but which I duly paid) ... so I needn't have sold gear to raise money after all, following car theft and tax demand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Jack Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Jesus wept! No - you can't have the Wal back. If you like, you can come round occasionally and I'll let you smell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarky Posted December 24, 2011 Author Share Posted December 24, 2011 I know you have no intention of selling the Wal, Jack! Best if I don't indulge in any Wal-sniffing as it makes me sweat and have palpitations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanbass1 Posted December 24, 2011 Share Posted December 24, 2011 Good news in one way Clarky but, as you say, the taxman caused you sonme grief Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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