How much does a packed bass weigh?

[magee]

I hope you can help me to book a courier: how much, roughly, does a bass in a hard case weigh? I'm just looking for a ballpark to book the courier service with.
It's a Ric 4003, so not the heaviest of basses, and it's a bog-standard case, so I suppose slightly on the heavy side, not a slinky ultra-modern one.
If you could let me know what your packed basses have weighed that would be a great help, I don't have scales,
thanks a million,
Matthew

[Musky]

My Rick 4003 in the standard Rick case weighs in at just under 25lbs. According to my cheapo spring scales anyway...

[warwickhunt]

Couriers ask for a weight and can under some circumstances penalise you if it is over, added to which pricing tends to be based upon volumetric weight so if you go for 15kg you can't go wrong. I've sent a few basses packed in cases and not a single issue if I use 15kg. Who are you using?

[Rich]

So if your case isn't the standard Rick one and might be slightly on the heavy side, call it 30 just to be sure?
FWIW, my Shuker 5 plus Hiscox light-flight = 20lbs.

[magee]

That was all tremendously helpful, thanks. The courier [Parceline, booked via interparcel: £50 odd to get to Spain, I thought that wasn't bad] had the same price right up to 19kg, so I just put in 19, just in case.
Thanks for all your help, it's much appreciated,
M

[Rich]

Interparcel seem to have a good reputation. I sent a power amp with them, they took it 900 miles across Europe safely in less time than it takes the Royal Fail to smash a Hohner to bits during a 50 mile delivery, and for about the same cost too.