Wozzit Weigh? In pursuit of a definitive thread (Fender jazz edition)

[LawrenceH]

I've been investigating lightening the load of my main player. I measured weights of various components and since I've put in the work thought I may as well share, it might be a useful resource for anyone else thinking about weight reduction on a jazz bass or looking to put together a bitsa. Haven't fully dismantled it so don't have separate weights for control plate components or pickups, but I'll try and revisit at a later date next time I restring. Cheap-o Ikea digital scales so expect a small %age inaccuracy, though it did test ok on some kitchen weights . Also taken a few measurements from an Aerodyne jazz for comparison, less than 300g lighter but strangely feels like a bigger difference.

 

If anyone else has some components to add please chip in! Different tuner designs, original BBOT/high mass bridges, pickups, covers etc. Also neck and bodies as it's useful to see where the weight comes from and what the variance is. Will try and add some pics at some point too

 

Japanese Fender 75RI:

Neck (maple board) 773g

String tree 7g

Tuners (Fender 70s style) 445g (111g each)

3-bolt neck plate plus bolts 66g

Pickguard 94g

Pickguard screws 6g

Control plate 148g

Fender Deluxe Bass Bridge 106g

Body (ash) plus DiMarzio Model J pickups 2682g

Strings 75g

Total: 4402g (9.70lb)

 

Fender Aerodyne Jazz:

Neck (defretted, epoxied rosewood board) 703g

Tuners 370g (92.5g each)

String tree 7g

4 bolt neck plate plus bolts 64g

Body (basswood) fully loaded (pots, bridge, P/J pickups) 2899g

Strings 75g

Total: 4118g (9.08lb)

 

CTS 250k pots solid shaft from my spares drawer 14g

 

Hope this is useful info to someone!

[three]

It's this kind of dedication that makes Basschat what it is

[itu]

Reminds of Starbike list of bike parts... here: 

https://weightweenies.starbike.com/