I saw a wonderful Edith Piaf tribute act tonight and the accordionist was a slightly built woman in her 50s. I was speaking with her afterwards and the accordion was by her side. I asked if it was heavy and she gestured for me to pick it up and see for myself. The thing must have weighed 25 lbs and a quick Google search verifies this as a typical weight. I asked if it could get uncomfortable and she just shrugged and remarked that her shoulder was a little sore.
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!
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Currently my barbell is set up with 30lbs for my bicep exercises and thats enough for muscle failure by rep 10...
I don't think that'd be too comfy slung over my shoulder for very long!
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I've played light-weight guitars that sounded great and light-weight guitars that sounded meh. The same applies to medium-weight and heavy-weight guitars. I've also played electric guitars that had a great acoustic resonance that seemed to disappear when amplified, and guitars that were dead acoustically that confounded expectations when plugged in.
This lady played standing up all night. The gig was in a tiny brasserie and she and the singer were moving around the tables.
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Completely agree about the 11lbs Les Paul thing - it's more the fussing about half a pound here or there, like the guy who wanted to buy my Strat until he found out that it weighed 7lbs 13oz. WTF?!
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