Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
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Johnny the Kid
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
He plays quite a bit in the first half of the video. He's fantastic and this guitar sounds amazing.
He plays quite a bit in the first half of the video. He's fantastic and this guitar sounds amazing.
Sleepy
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
Neck dive, durability. Had a really light basswood shred guitar and it felt/sounds great but the neck dive was terrible and it started losing chunks.
Guys who pretend they can hear wood densities and stuff through a full electric guitar signal chain... Haaa
Neck dive, durability. Had a really light basswood shred guitar and it felt/sounds great but the neck dive was terrible and it started losing chunks.
Guys who pretend they can hear wood densities and stuff through a full electric guitar signal chain... Haaa
Johnny the Kid
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
It's one of those things where *maybe* playing a guitar directly into a dry roland jc200 in a 1970s deadroom you would be able to detect a subtle difference in bass between two guitars of dramatically different wood density, but in real life where different electronics and room acoustics and EQ settings are a factor, you may as well not think about it. It makes up maybe 0.0000000001% of the audible final tone. Not even close to something like the type of pick you're using.
Quote me on that number, I am a scientist.
It's one of those things where *maybe* playing a guitar directly into a dry roland jc200 in a 1970s deadroom you would be able to detect a subtle difference in bass between two guitars of dramatically different wood density, but in real life where different electronics and room acoustics and EQ settings are a factor, you may as well not think about it. It makes up maybe 0.0000000001% of the audible final tone. Not even close to something like the type of pick you're using.
Quote me on that number, I am a scientist.
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
I usually chuckle inside when I read about people concerned with electric guitar bodies having enough resonance. The entire purpose of the solid electric guitar was to eliminate resonating guitar bodies because of feedback. If you want resonance, get a hollow or semi-hollow. The only thing I worry about with light weight is balance. I avoid neck dive at all costs.
I usually chuckle inside when I read about people concerned with electric guitar bodies having enough resonance. The entire purpose of the solid electric guitar was to eliminate resonating guitar bodies because of feedback. If you want resonance, get a hollow or semi-hollow. The only thing I worry about with light weight is balance. I avoid neck dive at all costs.
treyhaislip
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
Thanks! It's a 1 Piece Basswood Strat, vintage white nitro paint job, ebonized mahogany pick guard. Turned out way better than I could have imagined!
Thanks! It's a 1 Piece Basswood Strat, vintage white nitro paint job, ebonized mahogany pick guard. Turned out way better than I could have imagined!
guitarSQUIRELL
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Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
I had a friend that has a PRS(not sure what model it was), but, it was extremely lite. It was a semi hollow as well I think, but even then it weighed less than 4 pounds. And it sounded so beautiful not to mention the seymour duncans it had in it.
I had a friend that has a PRS(not sure what model it was), but, it was extremely lite. It was a semi hollow as well I think, but even then it weighed less than 4 pounds. And it sounded so beautiful not to mention the seymour duncans it had in it.
Re: Is there such thing as a body that's too light?
Well, they were trying to get rid of standing waves, not resonance. For one you can't get rid of resonance; two, the resonance is the reason why you get more sustain than what the mass of the string alone would give you. We are talking about physical momentum here, and a certain amount of mass will add sustain to the tones/frequencies that guitar players most desire and in the right proportions. Too much and the balance of frequencies that are best perpetuated are the less desirable ones....
Well, they were trying to get rid of standing waves, not resonance. For one you can't get rid of resonance; two, the resonance is the reason why you get more sustain than what the mass of the string alone would give you. We are talking about physical momentum here, and a certain amount of mass will add sustain to the tones/frequencies that guitar players most desire and in the right proportions. Too much and the balance of frequencies that are best perpetuated are the less desirable ones....
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