Quote Originally Posted by deeaa View Post
Well for the neck heaviness, I'd guess that it could be rectified rather well by routing a little bigger cavity for the 9V battery than necessary and filling it with lead. I have plenty of lead bullets around, so I could just use a bunch of those hidden somewhere in the very end of the body, or use tire lead, I have some of that lying around too.
I know a guy around here who routed out part of a Tele for that purpose except that he used a big hunk of brass. It wasn't because of balance but because the guitar had otherwise no sustain.