Hi everyone,
Looking to get a tele, I've only had thinlines before. Probably something US made with nitro, so an AVRI or equivalent (broadcaster/nocaster/tele all good).
Anyway having had a look around I can see that they appear to weigh as little as 6lbs-ish to in some cases 9lbs or greater.
Having more experience with Les pauls where this is more of a hot topic, I was wondering whether there was any consensus on what is most desirable for a tele (don't want to be stuck with something the market hates if I need to sell).
If you could let me know your preference that'd be great.
Cheers
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My other Tele (the one in my avatar) is spot on 7lb. It's resonant and packs some serious bottom end. The best sound I've ever had was this guitar into a Marshall JCM 800 2204.
Both guitars are ash bodies by the way.
As a reference for how weight feels to me, below are examples of my other guitars and how they feel:
My second lightest guitar is my PRS S2 which comes in at 8lb and I find that comfortable. Unfortunately my favourite guitar for gigging is my HSS Strat which weighs 9lb (a bit heavier than my Les Paul). That's a bit on the heavy side for me and I'll probably have to find a lighter HSS Strat as I get older and want to continue gigging.
For and old fart like me I'd be looking for something up to 8lb for gigging where it's necessary to stand up for extended periods. Obviously weight isn't a real issue for home use.
My R9, 72 reissue tele and 62 reissue strat are all around the 8lb mark. Weirdly my R9 is the lightest of the bunch. So I know I'm comfortable gigging for a couple of hours at that sort of weight level.
Any others want to chime in?
Anyway, where’s @fretfinder
I’ve had at least 4 telecasters and couldn’t tell you the weight of them. In fact I don’t know the weight of any of my guitars past or present.
My current Tele is a thinline - I do know if I swapped that for a full fat Tele I’d like a light weight one so it felt comparable.
I don’t think anyone weighed guitars pre-internet did they?
I wouldn’t let weight rule the future resale value too much - best off just getting a popular model that’s in demand.
Get out there (once this pandemic is gone) and play some.
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