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Post by Deleted on Jul 8, 2010 21:44:50 GMT -7
Kind of inspired by that Les Paul thread (and a bit of boredom) I decided to weigh some of my guitars. My tele and my PRS both weigh in at 8.6lbs +/- 0.2lbs. Anyone else bored and wants to go weigh their axes?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2010 3:59:47 GMT -7
We started weighing guitars at a G&L Jam 5 years ago to see who had the heaviest and lightest G&L. We used a 10 lb. postage scale. Naturally, we started weighing everything. I didn't keep track of all of them, but here are some of the results . . .
G&L S-500 (Alder).....................9 lbs.
G&L Skyhawk Sig. (Maple)..........8 lbs. 9 oz.
American Strat (Ash).................8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
G&L S-500 (Alder).....................8 lbs. 4.2 oz.
Gibson Les Paul Standard...........8 lbs. 4 oz
Guild Bluesbird..........................8 lbs. 3.6 oz.
American Tele HS......................8 lbs. 1.4 oz.
G&L Comanche..........................8 lbs.
PRS SC-245..............................8 lbs.
American Deluxe Strat (Alder).....7 lbs. 15.9 oz.
G&L ASAT Classic (Ash)..............7 lbs. 15.3 oz.
Fender USA HSS Strat................7 lbs. 14.3 oz.
Fender AD V-neck Strat..............7 lbs. 13.9 oz
G&L Legacy...............................7 lbs. 12.9 oz.
G&L Legacy...............................7 lbs. 11.8 oz.
G&L ASAT Classic S/H.................7 lbs. 11.5 oz.
Gibson Les Paul Studio................7 lbs. 9.6 oz.
G&L ASAT Special S/H ................7 lbs. 8.1 oz.
Fender CS Custom Classic...........7 lbs. 7 oz.
G&L Legacy Hardtail...................7 lbs. 5.2 oz.
ASAT Classic S/H.......................7 lbs. 5.1 oz.
PRS Singlecut............................7 lbs. 4.4 oz.
ASAT Classic Custom..................7 lbs. 1.8 oz.
PRS McCarty Korina....................6 lbs. 11.1 oz.
G&L ASAT Z-3...........................6 lbs. 4 oz.
It was interesting to see the variance between similar guitars. That 9 lb. S-500 was a special order with a requested weight under 8 lbs. Kinda missed that one by a smidge. We also ran across a G&L Legacy Semi-Hollow that came in right around 9 lbs. Good thing that piece of ash was hollowed out!
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Post by Lonny Caughron on Jul 9, 2010 6:23:14 GMT -7
Guilty,
CS Tele 7lbs 8 oz
Lentz strat 7lbs 8 oz
PRS Hollowbody II 6lbs 6 oz
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2010 6:41:18 GMT -7
Kind of inspired by that Les Paul thread (and a bit of boredom) I decided to weigh some of my guitars. My tele and my PRS both weigh in at 8.6lbs +/- 0.2lbs. Anyone else bored and wants to go weigh their axes? Matt are you sure your tele weighs that much? JMO But I consider anything over 7.5 lbs ( with the exception of a LP ) Heeavvy... I have some expensive Fender tele's and some in-expensive Fender tele's . I personally have never weighed any of my guitars. I judge by how it feels. My Custom shops have a designated weight so I compare things to that. Same with my Strats - Those are probably 7-7.5 .. Now I have a Lentz HSL coming that I am told will only weigh 6-6.5 .. Bill is making me a Crook - He said right in the neighborhood of 7lbs. I just can't even imagine an 8 1/2 pound tele JMO |
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Post by chilicat on Jul 9, 2010 9:49:42 GMT -7
My PRS Mira weights 5.75 lbs and sounds like it weights a ton!
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Post by Michael Bartee on Jul 9, 2010 11:07:20 GMT -7
Play a Jazz bass for a few hours, after that, no guitar is heavy. My R9 is 8Lbs 1oz.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 9, 2010 16:42:53 GMT -7
Kind of inspired by that Les Paul thread (and a bit of boredom) I decided to weigh some of my guitars. My tele and my PRS both weigh in at 8.6lbs +/- 0.2lbs. Anyone else bored and wants to go weigh their axes? Matt are you sure your tele weighs that much? JMO But I consider anything over 7.5 lbs ( with the exception of a LP ) Heeavvy... I have some expensive Fender tele's and some in-expensive Fender tele's . I personally have never weighed any of my guitars. I judge by how it feels. My Custom shops have a designated weight so I compare things to that. Same with my Strats - Those are probably 7-7.5 .. Now I have a Lentz HSL coming that I am told will only weigh 6-6.5 .. Bill is making me a Crook - He said right in the neighborhood of 7lbs. I just can't even imagine an 8 1/2 pound tele JMO I was kinda surprised too. Maybe my scale is way off. I used a digital bathroom scale. It seemed to vary by about +/- 0.2 lbs. I guess maybe my tele is hard ash and not swamp ash. It does feel about the same weight as my PRS. |
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Post by jammergreg on Jul 10, 2010 14:26:24 GMT -7
My R9 is 7 lbs 10 oz. An 09' 50th anniversary in Rustburst 1 of 59. It's light and almost like Tobacco SB meets Cherry SB ,Flame meets Quilt & Zebra Burstbuckers. ;D VEry light for a R9 usually 9lbs...  |
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