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I bought a MIJ Tokai from a forumite from the OTHER place (I don't think he's moved over) a couple of months back and am broadly very pleased with it: really like the neck ('59 style apparently), the looks and in most respects the sound.
But ferk me it's heavy - 10lb 9 approximately - almost a pound heavier than my Yamaha SG1000, which is the heaviest guitar I had owned previously. It's beginning to wind me up as LPs are not the most comfy to play seated.
Where do you all stand on the weight thing? And what impact do you think it has on tone, if any. The low end on the Tok is very full and needs taming a bit, though that could be more the stock pups...
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My LP Studio weighs about 9lb. After a three-set gig last Saturday, my neck was killing me for for three days.
While I wanted a heavy LP, perhaps it's time to find something lighter, with a similar sound?
I did rather like a PRS i played last year - can't remember which one...
(PS: I use an elastic strap, while standing.)
I've played your Forshage - it is indeed featherlight.
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Ah guitar weight, the weigh-in happens almost before the first strum on NGD these days.
I tend towards Fender types and I've found that anything bewteen 7lb and 8lb is ideal for me, preferrebly bang in the middle.
I like the thought of going lighter but I've had a few sub 7lb geets and they just feel a little toy-like for me.
So my 4 mains at the moment, Strat, La Cab, Gibson Midtown, Charvel Pro Mod are all in my 7 - 8 sweet spot.
As for tone, I think very very light or very very heavy may start having an impact but in the normal range there are other factors that contribute more I reckon.
I don't think I could go above 9lb for any geet, which is why for Gib tones I like to go semi instead of Les Paul alike.
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7.5lbs is the max now for me. And that is for any style of guitar, which I guess is a bit limiting!
I don't even like the feel of picking a heavy guitar up off it's stand, let alone having it round my neck. For me personally, primarily playing Fender style guitars, I almost always prefer the tone of the really light ones. For me, Tele has to be under 7lbs. Strat has to be under 7.5lbs.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
just because you do, doesn't mean you should.
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Bare shoulder, bit of cheese wire, mere slip of a girl.
Just sayin'.
Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Average weight of guitars in the book Beauty of the 'Burst: 8.8lbs
Average weight of a "cheap" R8 2013 Historic Les Paul: 8.8lbs.
http://davesguitar.com/products/gibson-custom-shop/series/R8/?&view-all=true