My older Agile LP with P90s weighs close to 20 pounds. I don't have a way to accurately weigh it but after 40 minutes that's what it feels like. Maybe someday I can get an accurate reading on it.
I bought a postal scale recently, since both myself and the future Mrs. FF do some trading and selling of our individual passions. With her, it's dolls (Living Dead Dolls, Blythe and Pullip), and with me it's guitar parts.
I've often wondered how much my LP style guitars weigh, and since I now have the means to find out, I did a weigh-in. Here are the results:
My Agile AL-3000 weighs 9 pounds, 5 ounces.
My Agile AL-2000 weighs 9 pounds and ½ an ounce. Pretty close to the AL3K.
I was surprised to see that my Epiphone 60s Tribute Les Paul is the lightest of the three. 8 Pounds, 14.2 ounces. It sure feels heavier when it's around my neck.
How about other Fretters? What's your heaviest guitar, and how much does it weigh? What's your lightest? Which do you prefer, tone wise?
-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
My older Agile LP with P90s weighs close to 20 pounds. I don't have a way to accurately weigh it but after 40 minutes that's what it feels like. Maybe someday I can get an accurate reading on it.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
According to my bathroom scale (it's all I have), the guitars in my room right now fall out like this:
Agile: 10.8 lbs
Godin LG sig: 7.2 lbs
Ibanez bass: 8.8 lbs
Seagull acoustic: 6.0 lbs
I think the Godin Redline is a little heavier than the LG, so it'd probably be somewhere in between. I'm not sure how accurate those readings are, but they should be reasonably close. Almost 11 pounds for the Agile! Wowsers!
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
I only measured the electrics--
ASAT: 6.8
American Standard: 7.8
LP Ultra: 7.4
2006 Washburn WD55SW Augusta, 2006 Washburn J28S12DL, Washburn EA20SDL,
2008 American Standard Fender Telecaster
2008 Rondo Limited Edition SST, G&L ASAT Semi-Hollow, Gibson LP Ultra
Heck, I don't even weigh my bikes (anymore).
Cyclists can earn the name, "weight weenies" if they get too focused.
I think Gibson for example had good reason to apply the weight relief or chambering. My Goldtop is weight reliefed (9 cheeseholes under the top), but it still weighs in at over 9 lbs. It's exhausting when you play a 2h gig. I think 8 - 8,5 for a LP type of guitar is the best weight.
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-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
A friend who took over when I left the bike shop got into the weight reduction thing pretty seriously. He drilled holes in everything...and yes he had some massive failures at critical moments. Come to think of it, I've seen pictures of guitars with holes drilled in them too. That right there is a massive failure. I've got a few guitars besides Les Pauls that are pretty light and toneful. If I need a break from the weight I'll play one of those for a while until the circulation comes back to my shoulder.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
I have seen a live band Tele player who had what seemed like a good ten holes in the back of the guitar... 1 1/4 inch diameter or so.
I can see the Tele body strapped on the drill press and someone going at it with a spade drill bit, wood chips flying...!
Less golf, more saxophone
My tele weighs 9+ pounds.
-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
Unfortunately, the only small scale I have can only weigh up to about 5 lbs. I'd be interested in seeing how heavy my Dinky is. With the smaller body, you'd think it wouldn't be bad. It never has felt heavy. It is heavier than my old Fender Showmaster was, but I could send that thing flying across the room with a hearty sneeze.
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The only one's I've bothered to weigh are my Peavey T-series, because people are always talking about how heavy they are. My guitar, a black (thus poplar, unlike the Northern Ash natural ones) T-60, is rather light at 8.5 pounds My T-40 bass, which is a natural-finish, and ash, is some ungodly amount, 12 pounds something, I think.
I have no idea how heavy my LP's are.
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My bathroom scales, whilst digital, wont read anything as light as a guitar so I had to kinda weigh myself, then myself holding the guitar, then subtract the difference and convert from Kg to lb but anywayz..
1980's MIK Squier Strat (ply body) = 8.3 lbs
Maton MS2000DLX (Electric solid body, QLD Maple with Rock Maple cap) = 9.4 lbs
Maton BB1200 (Electric semi-hollow, same wood combo) = 7.3 lbs
In real terms though, the Ply Squier feels heavy for what it is. I guess that's all the "tone glue" in the ply huh
The MS2000 is about what I expected after playing Les Paul's in stores and seems to match up with FF's post. It feels like a very solid guitar.
The BB1200, whilst a lot lighter, still surprisingly makes people who have never really held a guitar before say "wow, that's quite heavy". That is until I give them the 9.4 lb solid body version.....