LP vintage mahogany

dressed2kill

dressed2kill

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Checked a couple of these out on the weekend, pretty cool guitars. The one thing I couldn't get over was the difference in the weight of the two I picked up. I tried the "worn brown" finish and it felt very similar to my LP studio. I then grabbed the "faded cherry", this one felt like it was half the weight of the other guitar.

Have you ever experience such a difference side by side in LP's? Previously I have noticed some pretty subtle differences but this was a huge difference. Only noticed a slightly bigger bottom end in the "worn brown", so it didn't play havoc with the sound. Cool guitars all in all.
 
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Last time I went to GC they had two brown ones. I don't recall there being a significant difference in weight between them, however, I found one to be a total gem. It was hard to put it down. It had great tone unplugged and plugged in to a Marshall DSL and it had a good feel to it. I kept looking at the price tag wishing I had the cash so I could take it home. :32:
 
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dressed2kill said:
Have you ever experience such a difference side by side in LP's?
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Yes, personally for about forty years now.

The worst case was a Standard I briefly had in San Francisco in around '83. It was the heaviest Les Paul ever made, I'm sure. I think every guitarist in the city had that axe for about a week until he could offload it on someone. Reach down to pick up the case and you'd swear for a second it was bolted to the floor.

"The Day I Gave Up on Les Pauls Forever" I went through seventeen (17) Standards and Standard+s trying unsuccessfully to find one fit to buy and I did notice among them a wide range of weights. I haven't picked one up since.
 
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I started a thread similar to this a few weeks ago when I recieved my LP classic. It was so much lighter than my LP studio. I've even got Epi LP's heavier than my classic. Ironically, the classic is the HEAVIER sounding guitar amongst all of them. Acoustically, it rings louder and more clearly.
 
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I have a 1986 Les Paul Custom that's 8.6 pounds. I never felt any other Les Paul that light. Even my Yngwie Malmsteen Strat is heavier
 
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I had a similar experience yesterday.

I tried about thirty Les Pauls. I've wanted one forever and finally had some scratch and a reason.

I found that they were all over the place in terms of weight and sound. Most of them didn't even have "that" Les Paul sound we all hear in our pants. Yeah, you heard me right.

I finally found one, though. It wasn't the most expensive or the prettiest, but it sure sings.

Its weight is in the middle. I'd say about 8-9 pounds. I think there were some lighter ones; most were heavier ones (that didn't ring at all).

Oh well. I'm glad I finally found mine, a BFG.

Z
 
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I almost walked out of a GC with one of these yesterday. One piece top, 3 piece back, and very nice and resonant. Played really well, no sharp fret edges, no buzzing, etc. I still may go back and get it, it flat out rocked.
 
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These are really sweet guitars, looking back I should have hung around and did more of a comparison on them.

Then again I don't need any help in wanting a new guitar:smack:
 
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I still can't believe that my VM is as light as it is. 6.8# It's raw and woody sounding, very cool tones and feel. It is not as refined sounding as my old R7, but then I wasn't expecting anything to sound as good as the goldtop. But this new VM is all about LP tone and it sounds very good.
 
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