Members homestar Posted September 4, 2005 Members Share Posted September 4, 2005 i want a new guitar...my tele is too heavy...great tone...not much fun for putting on a good show... sg's are pretty light right? I think i tried one...the neck seemed heavier, causing a weird balance (or at least...i wasnt used to the balance) and theyre pretty common... what else can i look at? btw...no shredder-y guitars...but i thinkt hat might be a given Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bucket_brigadier Posted September 4, 2005 Members Share Posted September 4, 2005 i love my sg. they're light, and yeah, not extremely well balanced, but that's never really bothered me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mightysasquatch Posted September 4, 2005 Members Share Posted September 4, 2005 I got a Epiphone Casino this week. It is a fullhollow guitar, and the lightest guitar I have ever seen. It weighs 5.9 pounds (yes, I actually weighed it!). It is a sweet guitar.......... My Gibson SG Standard is pretty light as well (7.3 pounds). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted September 4, 2005 Members Share Posted September 4, 2005 i think finding a light guitar is all a matter of finding the right one. i've played teles, strats, LPs, SGs, and PRS' that were all heavy as {censored}, and i've played some that are amazingly light. my old SG was heavier than my new PRS. it was a good 10 pounds. but i also played a PRS yesterday that was at least 2 pounds heavier than mine. there's a lot of bricks out there. they're generally what you'll find at GC, though you'll find a diamond in the rough there sometimes. go play a lot of guitars, and go to better stores. you're bound to find a gem, but it might not be what you expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sub rosa Posted September 4, 2005 Members Share Posted September 4, 2005 If you can find one - Gibson Nighthawk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hookstrapped Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by Central Scrutinizer i think finding a light guitar is all a matter of finding the right one. i've played teles, strats, LPs, SGs, and PRS' that were all heavy as {censored}, and i've played some that are amazingly light. my old SG was heavier than my new PRS. it was a good 10 pounds. but i also played a PRS yesterday that was at least 2 pounds heavier than mine. there's a lot of bricks out there. they're generally what you'll find at GC, though you'll find a diamond in the rough there sometimes. go play a lot of guitars, and go to better stores. you're bound to find a gem, but it might not be what you expect. I used to have a Tele that weighed as much as a Les Paul, but my Esquire is lighter than my Thinline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BR4D Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Reverend makes lightweight guitars that feel and sound fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ToneCarver Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 The Carvin Holdsworth FatBoy model is quite light .. around 6.5 pounds if i recall correctly .. it's hollow, and sounds quite nice. Big flat fingerboard though, would have to take that into consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members theManfromAlabam Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 This is my lightest guitar.It's a MIM Nashville Tele that I converted into a standard Tele...medium jumbo frets, Tex Mex pups and it'e very light.It weighs less than half of what my MIA Standard Tele does.' alt='>'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by ToneCarver The Carvin Holdsworth FatBoy model is quite light .. around 6.5 pounds if i recall correctly .. it's hollow, and sounds quite nice. Big flat fingerboard though, would have to take that into consideration. my carvin DC127 is the lightest maple/alder guitar i've ever played. i really can't explain it. most alder guitars i've played have been bricks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mukuzi Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 the SE Soapbar Version 1 is very light and amazingly cool sounding especially with expensive pick ups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Madcap-513 Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Danelectros (and jerry Jones, obviously) are very light. They're hollow, made with Masonite and are uber groovy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members capnbringdown Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 I'd say a strat or a sg is your best bet for a lightweight guitar. My current humbucking guitar is heavy as {censored}, and I don't think I want to gig with it (once I find another band that'll have me that is). And just because a guitar is hollow, doesn't mean it is necessarily light. I played this Gibson ES-175 that was heavy as {censored}. I don't remember those are semi- or fully hollow, but they're not solid. Awesome {censored}ing guitar, too bad I couldn't walk away with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Verne Andru Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Ric 650 series. Light as a feather and rocks like no other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar Posted September 5, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 thanks guys...yeah i was just thinking about chambered bodies...possibly.yes...i play on an american tele right now, one from the early 90's...very nice tone, but its like having a cement slab around your neckhmm...ill check out those guitars...i think i can sacrifice some outright tone from the wood with a change of pickups...i guess ideally im looking for a gigging guitar, whereas my tele is for studio work. thanks a lot everyone who responded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by homestar yes...i play on an american tele right now, one from the early 90's...very nice tone, but its like having a cement slab around your neck those certainly are. i have yet to play a fender from the 90s that was anything but a brick. they sound great, but man are they heavy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar Posted September 5, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 i guess i just have to head to (gasp!) guitar center... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members homestar Posted September 5, 2005 Author Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 700TH POST BITHCHES! ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grueller Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 Originally posted by homestar 700TH POST BITHCHES! ... i have too many:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members losergeek Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 parker fly, yo. 4 pounds, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Armoredfist316 Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 The lightest guitar i can remember playing was a PRS mccartney se (I Think). It was one of the models around $600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dot-dot-dot Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 What about the white Yamaha with the foam body? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members incubass Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 My thinline tele is the perfect weight to me, light enough that it doesn't wear me out but heavy enough I know its there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members critters Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 +1 for Reverend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dbx Posted September 5, 2005 Members Share Posted September 5, 2005 What's your budget range? Have you seen the Floyd Rose guitars?These S-style bodies are pretty light at around 7.5 #... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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