For those preoccupied with the weight of guitars...

Brize

Schnozz said:

I used to play an 11lbs ESP Ltd in my teens and it balanced so well that I didn't feel it

Yep, I had an 8.5lbs Custom Shop Les Paul R0 that was the opposite - it balanced horribly and felt much heavier than it was. 

Philly_Q

Brize said:

Schnozz said:

I used to play an 11lbs ESP Ltd in my teens and it balanced so well that I didn't feel it

Yep, I had an 8.5lbs Custom Shop Les Paul R0 that was the opposite - it balanced horribly and felt much heavier than it was. 

I had a 7.5lb sawn-off Explorer which balanced so weirdly that it felt extremely heavy on the shoulder.  I sold it almost immediately.  Still prefer light guitars generally though.

Sassafras

Brize said:

^^ It was a light-hearted observation.

If it's humour you want, you're in the wrong place.
  

impmann

Accordions sound utter shit, so who cares?

Strat54

Bought two 90's Custom Shop guitars a couple of years back, never asked the weight. The Strat is 6lb 12oz and the Tele 6lb 7oz.....was a bit surprised. Ideally though I like mid 7lbs for Fender.

terada

Brize said:

Schnozz said:

I used to play an 11lbs ESP Ltd in my teens and it balanced so well that I didn't feel it

Yep, I had an 8.5lbs Custom Shop Les Paul R0 that was the opposite - it balanced horribly and felt much heavier than it was. 

Absolutely, its more about the balance than the weight. I have a 9lb les paul that is much better balanced than an 8.5 that I moved on. The 8.5 was awful when playing seated. That said I still prefer my 7.9lb and balanced les paul 

Henrytwang

fretfinder said:

Brize said: I couldn't bring myself to tell her that some guitarists (me included) obsess over half a pound of weight on a Strat or Les Paul. We really are a bunch of pussies!

To quote the Lone Ranger gag, ‘what’s this we shit’?! Some people (like me) look for lighter guitars because they believe they are usually more resonant and better sounding. As well as the obvious back/shoulder relieving benefits. 

Me too! I’ve found that lighter weight Telecasters and Stratocasters usually sound better to my ears.

fretfinder

Strat54 said:

Bought two 90's Custom Shop guitars a couple of years back, never asked the weight. The Strat is 6lb 12oz and the Tele 6lb 7oz.....was a bit surprised. Ideally though I like mid 7lbs for Fender.

Are they for sale? 

meltedbuzzbox

impmann said:

Accordions sound utter shit, so who cares?

Guess what I'm getting you for Christmas :-D

rossi

I am very old .For me weight is important and it probably will be for you Sunny JIm one day .I prefer light as me backs gone and I have COPD as well .I usually pay a paulowonia bodied Tele and a  small hollow body keiper jazzer  as I play jazz and blues anyway .A good  solid case can really overload it and my Gibson doesnt get gigged much due to them really needing a good case rather than a light gig bag

ICBM

impmann said:

Accordions sound utter shit, so who cares?

Unless you've worked in a large general music shop in Scotland in the late 80s to mid 90s, you may not have experienced the sheer hell that is...

The *amplified* accordion . A means of making the warbling bellow audible over half a small country - like bagpipes, only not as tuneful . The system comprises multiple contact microphones on the reed blocks and an onboard mixer, and is a nightmare to fit and troubleshoot - partly because you have to listen to it while doing so, if the owner is required to play it to isolate the fault.

And if you think that's bad there are also MIDI accordions!

For the record I love the sound of French and Italian accordions. German ones a little less so, but it's the horrible detuned 'tremolo' (like Fender, they actually mean vibrato) Scottish Jimmy Shand variety that really sets my teeth on edge.

impmann

ICBM said:

impmann said:

Accordions sound utter shit, so who cares?

Unless you've worked in a large general music shop in Scotland in the late 80s to mid 90s, you may not have experienced the sheer hell that is...

The *amplified* accordion . A means of making the warbling bellow audible over half a small country - like bagpipes, only not as tuneful . The system comprises multiple contact microphones on the reed blocks and an onboard mixer, and is a nightmare to fit and troubleshoot - partly because you have to listen to it while doing so, if the owner is required to play it to isolate the fault.

And if you think that's bad there are also MIDI accordions!

For the record I love the sound of French and Italian accordions. German ones a little less so, but it's the horrible detuned 'tremolo' (like Fender, they actually mean vibrato) Scottish Jimmy Shand variety that really sets my teeth on edge.

Although I’ve not worked in a Scottish music shop I’m more than aware of the horror that is the electric accordion. And the Midi ones - WEM, Charlie Watkins was the responsible party. The sonic equivalent of having your ears rodgered with a multi-bladed rusty knife.

dbphoto

Even though I hate everything they stand for, having grown up with my dad being so involved in Orange accordion bands and flute bands, part of me still likes the sound

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oMtqz7SdAUY