Filipe Marquez
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
Boogie Bill: I envy you. :gurmpy:
Boogie Bill: I envy you. :gurmpy:
How much does your main guitar weigh?
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blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
+1. My 'main guitar' is whatever I'm in the mood for, but most of my LP's and 335's weigh around 8 or 9+ lbs. Once I put a guitar on, I never notice the weight, unless it's a lighweight (full) hollowbody. Most of my playing is standing, but then at 6'5" and 260lbs, a 10 lb guitar isn't a big deal. If I was a foot shorter, a 10 lb guitar would probably seem like a boat anchor.
+1. My 'main guitar' is whatever I'm in the mood for, but most of my LP's and 335's weigh around 8 or 9+ lbs. Once I put a guitar on, I never notice the weight, unless it's a lighweight (full) hollowbody. Most of my playing is standing, but then at 6'5" and 260lbs, a 10 lb guitar isn't a big deal. If I was a foot shorter, a 10 lb guitar would probably seem like a boat anchor.
J
Jessie's ghost
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
I dunno, man. It's always the tall guys I hear complaining about back problems! When you're a little guy, like me, with a body built for landscaping, lower back problems don't seem to show up often.
1. 73 LPC 9lbs (so much for Norlin boat anchors...)
2. 97 Hamer Vector Korina 7.2lbs
3. 87-88 Burny LPC 10lbs
The others:
10 LP Traditional Pro 9.5lbs
93 LP Classic Plus 9.5lbs
04 Kaufman EN-V 8lbs
99 Dean Czech Caddy 8lbs
77 Ibanez 2630 8.5 lbs
74 LP Signature 6lbs (don't freak-it's the weirdo 330-looking hollowbody)
These are the ones I brought on deployment. I'm lucky enough to have my own storeroom with plenty of space so I took advantage. The first 3 are the first in order of play and the others just rotate in and out. The Burny might be #1 but for the little frets, which, imho, is what holds most of them back, and the stock pups, which are just ok. The Ibby needs a new nut, too, and the Kaufman could do with a lighter set of tuners. The Grovers make it neck dive just enough to piss me off.
I dunno, man. It's always the tall guys I hear complaining about back problems! When you're a little guy, like me, with a body built for landscaping, lower back problems don't seem to show up often.
1. 73 LPC 9lbs (so much for Norlin boat anchors...)
2. 97 Hamer Vector Korina 7.2lbs
3. 87-88 Burny LPC 10lbs
The others:
10 LP Traditional Pro 9.5lbs
93 LP Classic Plus 9.5lbs
04 Kaufman EN-V 8lbs
99 Dean Czech Caddy 8lbs
77 Ibanez 2630 8.5 lbs
74 LP Signature 6lbs (don't freak-it's the weirdo 330-looking hollowbody)
These are the ones I brought on deployment. I'm lucky enough to have my own storeroom with plenty of space so I took advantage. The first 3 are the first in order of play and the others just rotate in and out. The Burny might be #1 but for the little frets, which, imho, is what holds most of them back, and the stock pups, which are just ok. The Ibby needs a new nut, too, and the Kaufman could do with a lighter set of tuners. The Grovers make it neck dive just enough to piss me off.
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ItsaBass
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
"Storeroom?"
"Plenty of space?"
Man. Is that really what life is like on the surface? One person gets his own secure storeroom big enough for NINE guitars?
"Storeroom?"
"Plenty of space?"
Man. Is that really what life is like on the surface? One person gets his own secure storeroom big enough for NINE guitars?
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
Yep. Well, kinda. M-Div has a storeroom, inner and outer, and the outer is for all the Reactor Department lifting/handling equipment (chainfalls, ratchet hoists, and associated specific brackets) and the inner is air-conditioned with countless vidmars for spare parts. A couple guys work for me up here, one of which has a heavy bag, a lot of weights, and an elliptical, and I have these 9 geets, a little Behringer practice amp, and a *ahem* half stack. I've wanted to own this space since my first time at sea, 12 years ago, and I finally have it, 3 ships later.
Yep. Well, kinda. M-Div has a storeroom, inner and outer, and the outer is for all the Reactor Department lifting/handling equipment (chainfalls, ratchet hoists, and associated specific brackets) and the inner is air-conditioned with countless vidmars for spare parts. A couple guys work for me up here, one of which has a heavy bag, a lot of weights, and an elliptical, and I have these 9 geets, a little Behringer practice amp, and a *ahem* half stack. I've wanted to own this space since my first time at sea, 12 years ago, and I finally have it, 3 ships later.
F
Funkfingers
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
So, is AZ going to return to this thread or is it the noo "Iceman NGD Disappointment" thread? :naughty:
So, is AZ going to return to this thread or is it the noo "Iceman NGD Disappointment" thread? :naughty:
astrozombie
KatyPerryologist
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
I thought les pauls were heavier..
I thought les pauls were heavier..
JeffB
Let it B
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
I had back surgery a year ago, and i still am not 100%, but my Hamer @ 10 pounds doesnt bother me nearly as bad it would have pre surgery, when i really needed something around 6-7 pounds to be comfy. Which is weird cos i have lost my strength in other ways since the surgery, that wasnt a problem for me before.
Maybe my sawbones was a guitar player.
I had back surgery a year ago, and i still am not 100%, but my Hamer @ 10 pounds doesnt bother me nearly as bad it would have pre surgery, when i really needed something around 6-7 pounds to be comfy. Which is weird cos i have lost my strength in other ways since the surgery, that wasnt a problem for me before.
Maybe my sawbones was a guitar player.
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
A lot of people do but I think that's based on a very loud minority that have had a few bad experiences in that respect.
A lot of people do but I think that's based on a very loud minority that have had a few bad experiences in that respect.
ItsaBass
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
Another reason people think carved-top Pauls are heavy is because they are small, but thick. Most of the weight is concentrated in one compact lump. A Strat might weight just as much, but they are big guitars, so the weight is spread out differently. LPs are tiny little suckers in comparison.
Another reason people think carved-top Pauls are heavy is because they are small, but thick. Most of the weight is concentrated in one compact lump. A Strat might weight just as much, but they are big guitars, so the weight is spread out differently. LPs are tiny little suckers in comparison.
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
Yeah, us tall guys are always having bend over to reach things, and hitting our heads on things other people clear. It's not all 'beer and skittles' being tall.
Yeah, us tall guys are always having bend over to reach things, and hitting our heads on things other people clear. It's not all 'beer and skittles' being tall.
Quencho092
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
my strat is 9.2 pounds. Fairly heavy alder, but it gets a big sound compared to other twangier/quackier strats. I guess this is why it can cop Les Paul sounds so well with PAF's and dlx minis
my strat is 9.2 pounds. Fairly heavy alder, but it gets a big sound compared to other twangier/quackier strats. I guess this is why it can cop Les Paul sounds so well with PAF's and dlx minis
lex666
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Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
Gibson Standard Raw Power: 9lbs 10oz
Gibson Les Paul Studio: 9lbs 5oz
Gibson Explorer: 9lbs
Gibson ES335: 8lbs 11oz
Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique: 8lbs 4 oz
Gibson SG Standard: 7lbs 9oz
yeah, I got drunk one day and decided to weigh them.
:friday:
Gibson Standard Raw Power: 9lbs 10oz
Gibson Les Paul Studio: 9lbs 5oz
Gibson Explorer: 9lbs
Gibson ES335: 8lbs 11oz
Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique: 8lbs 4 oz
Gibson SG Standard: 7lbs 9oz
yeah, I got drunk one day and decided to weigh them.
:friday:
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
How are you guys weighing your guitars?
Would never trust a bathroom scale's accuracy or precision, and the only other way is to take it to the deli or the post office.
How are you guys weighing your guitars?
Would never trust a bathroom scale's accuracy or precision, and the only other way is to take it to the deli or the post office.
lex666
New member
ImmortalSix
John Mayer's Mankini
Re: How much does your main guitar weigh?
That is acceptable / perfect. I just don't know how anyone without one of those is doing it. Or am I the only guy without a scientific scale at home?
That is acceptable / perfect. I just don't know how anyone without one of those is doing it. Or am I the only guy without a scientific scale at home?
