I was afraid of it being plywood. Both of my JB guitars are heavier than comparable S-types, but those had goofy locking tremolos that weighed a couple pounds each... the last time I was at the music store with my bass I held up mine and a "real" P bass (a US one, I know Squiers can be plywood) they seemed to weigh about the same. I suppose anything's possible though. Oh and thanks Hornisse for posting the pic of the white bass, I was thinking of refinishing mine in that color, now I have an idea of what it'd look like.