Jus Lukin Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 (edited) - Edited February 19, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogerstodge Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 [quote name='Jus Lukin' timestamp='1387558097' post='2313389'] The thing that surprised me when I tried a bass with them on was not the restricted access to the strings, but the weight of them causing the bass to roll forward away from me onto my lap. I don't know how that affects playing one on a strap. They do make a bass a little more ungainly, but they are a cool as anything! For a warts-and-all 'vintage' style bass, I'd have them on, I reckon. [/quote]mine hardly weigh anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjones Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 There's a reason why they're called ashtrays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) - Edited February 19, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sblueplanet Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 I don't play either my jazz or p bass with their covers on but if I was selling, I think they look the business in photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) [quote name='rogerstodge' timestamp='1387643519' post='2314151'] mine hardly weigh anything? [/quote] Same here. Edited December 21, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 I've got a few sets of Fender Jazz Bass ashtrays here at home. Both covers weigh less than a single pickup. To cause a bass to "roll forward", they'd need to be made out of a couple of bricks [URL=http://s7.photobucket.com/user/kevin_lindsay/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20131222_113249.jpg.html][IMG]http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y289/kevin_lindsay/Mobile%20Uploads/20131222_113249.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetaFunk Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) [quote name='kevin_lindsay' timestamp='1387712555' post='2314759'] I've got a few sets of Fender Jazz Bass ashtrays here at home. Both covers weigh less than a single pickup. To cause a bass to "roll forward", they'd need to be made out of a couple of bricks [/quote] I was so intrigued i just weighed the ashtray and pickup cover from my 1974 Fender Jazz and together they weigh just 170 grams (less than 6 ounces). They are so light that they might well blow away in a strong wind! Edited December 22, 2013 by BetaFunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jus Lukin Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 (edited) - Edited February 19, 2022 by Jus Lukin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin_lindsay Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Yeah, I was intrigued too. The comment regarding them being really heavy made me think, am I missing something here"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Thor Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Back to the OP, as others have said I think they look super cool and had persevered with the bridge cover for a while now, although I've been depping lately with a band that plays lots of punk/indie stuff so have since removed the bridge cover as I like the tonal change when playing nearer the bridge. Point worth mentioning also, if you've got a Jazz with a Badass bridge fitted, the F stamped bridge cover wont fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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