What do you consider light (SR5)

[overtime]

What do consider a light SR5......My pearl purple SR5 weighs 9 1/2 pond and sounds great.But my shoulder is acting up again (bad rotator cuff)Did this when i was younger...........Now at the age of 47 and the band i play with plays 2 hour long sets before taking a 10 minute break and playing another hour to end the ni ght.i already use a comfort strapp.Tried the bongo but love my SR5...Any chance of finding one a little lighter.

 

[TSanders]

My Autumn Redburst StingRay 5 weighs in at 11 pounds. Heavy as all getout, but it sounds heavier than all getout.

 

[maddog]

What do consider a light SR5......My pearl purple SR5 weighs 9 1/2 pond and sounds great.But my shoulder is acting up again (bad rotator cuff)Did this when i was younger...........Now at the age of 47 and the band i play with plays 2 hour long sets before taking a 10 minute break and playing another hour to end the ni ght.i already use a comfort strapp.Tried the bongo but love my SR5...Any chance of finding one a little lighter.

Not so sure it is a weight problem. Sounds more like a posture problem. Are the traps hurting or the deltoid/rotator cuff area hurting?

 

[bovinehost]

9.5 pounds isn't bad at all for a Stingray 5.

You'd have to be mighty fortunate to find one much lighter than that.

 

[overtime]

maddog i did this in high school wrestling...The muscle in question is my supraspinatus (and no i cannot say this ten times fast) ..I also work out five days a week and have done so for the last 2 years.....Thanks for the great input guys.I just love my SR5 and would like to keep playing one.

 

[syciprider]

I wish my SR5 weighed 9.5 pounds.

I'll bet that mine can cleave an aircraft carrier in half. It's really heavy.

 

[maddog]

maddog i did this in high school wrestling...The muscle in question is my supraspinatus (and no i cannot say this ten times fast) ..I also work out five days a week and have done so for the last 2 years.....Thanks for the great input guys.I just love my SR5 and would like to keep playing one.

supraspinatus: Had to go look it up but got it now. Still unsure it is a weight problem but understand how it could be. I still wouldn't rule out a posture issue. Not saying you got bad posture, just that your left hand in fretting position is gonna stress that muscle. Maybe look at your workout as a culprit or a fix. Maybe a reverse fly or lying row may help it out (or maybe you're overworking it.)

Sorry if I'm sounding motherly but SR5's are such nice basses, I would rather you find a way to keep playing it. I'm going thru similar issues and in physical therapy for it. Carried a sousaphone for too many years and I've had too many over-the-handle-bars accidents. I'm learning alot about that whole area. PM me if you wanna swap tips and suggestions.

 

[tkarter]

I simply found a wide leather strap would fix the issues I had with my SR5 hurting on the long gigs. It really isn't the SR5's fault I have some old neck and back injuries that pain me in my old age.

The comfort strap just wasn't one to hang the SR5 on for me.

I too can discuss in PMs if you like.


tk

 

[radiotrib]

I find that most of my discomfort comes from imbalance and badly applied load rather than weight. My NRJ is nearer 11 lb than 10 so it's a goodly weight. Makes my SR feel relatively light. My wife is a Pilates coach with her own practce, and she taught me all about balance and posture. Playing a guitar is asymmetric anyway .. there's nothing you cab do about that, but it is definitely made worse by the weight we carry as well.

There's are better designs of strap avaiable which spread the load across both shoulders and the back .. one of those might be worth trying. Lenmme seee if I can google it up. here's one http://www.slider-straps.com/STR/bassclose.html from the discussion on this thread http://www.ernieball.com/forums/showthread.php?t=12099.

 

[overtime]

Thanks for the great input and support.This is such a super place to hang out in.

 

[Randracula]

Not an SR5, but anything is light compared to this 15lb. monster.My SR5 feels like a feather compared to it..........

 

[Figjam]

15 pounds? Sheesh.

 

[Randracula]

15 pounds? Sheesh.

That's why I sold it, my back couldn't take it. The tone however was very good although I found the hi-EQ on the Pre-EB's to be so bright that it was almost unusable.The EBMM EQ is much more refined and dummy proof for simple people like me

 

[BigBallz]

The Sting Ray I just sold, weighed in at 10 lbs even. They look funny disassembled.