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"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
Been thinking about getting a "postal scale" from Amazon but I wonder if the ones that would be worth me paying for (to weigh a couple of guitars and maybe a handful of things for eBay postage in my life time) would be so inaccurate I might as well just use the kitchen scales or not bother at all.
There are ones about 60 quid that seem to be well received but I'd never pay that much, a third of that would be my max probably. What do you think the accuracy of 20 quidders would be?
Might try weighing a couple guitars on kitchen scales in the mean time just to have a look.
Still though, 24lbs I'd wager ol' Rog would be the only man in the 'Oo capable of lifting it. Heard of 15-16lbs Les Paul Recordings but only one of those I've experienced was about 12/13. The gretsch would've been light and if it was a Deluxe from about early 70s probably no more than 11lbs max, more like 10/10.5.
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Now you know the thoughts of FB members you won't get fooled again by Rogers comments
Not sure what it is in imperial measurements but recall Pete saying his LP's weighed 5.15 - so must be Kg
I think ol Rog may be mistaken and as said above the two accounts of the incident differ wildly... that said, PT was downing a bottle of brandy a day (in fact there is footage from the backstage around this time where he has a pint pot of brandy that he necks and it gets refilled... before he steps on stage) and whilst the bionic poodle didn't indulge quite as much as his chums, he wasn't exactly on a health food trip either...
Might not be accurate to the nth degree, but then again you're weighing a guitar, not a road bike (anybody's who's frequented bike forums will get the obsession with shaving that extra 50g)
I don't know what it weighed or whether he ever gigged it though, but I'd happily clonk that twat Daltrey with it.
Turned out that the SG is 3.2 while the Jag, Strat and Tele were all at 3.5kg. Got around to weighing the Les Paul. I got different readings but I'm disappointed to find out it was between 4.6 - 5.1 kg! I really thought it was lighter than that as I have even a heavier Goldtop in a case, I'm afraid to take that one out, but that'll be 5.5 - 6 kg easy as it also have a Bigsby.
The SG is great, it like a Les Paul lite, not full on power of a Les Paul but more similar than a jazzmaster and it's so light. I have hardly played my Les Pauls after getting that. I wouldn't buy a heavy Les Paul anymore. They sound ghreat, but the weight is a bitch, and there are many Les Pauls out there
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