Members James Hetfield Acne Scars Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I have a '94 Gibson Les Paul Standard and its the heaviest damn thing ever. I weighed it and its 10 lbs. exactly. I understand LP's are known for being heavy, but i cant imagine anyone playing a show with something like this. So are LP's generally this heavy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Wyatt Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Yes, and remember there are large holes drilled in that body to get the weight that low. Until they switched to the chambered LP's last year, a "light" Les Paul is consider around the 9 lbs. range. Gibson hand selects the solid backs for their Historic range to try and keep them in the 9-10 lbs. range without any weight relief. Many of the heaviest LP's are over 11 lbs., especially Norlin-era LPC's. 10 lbs. or so would be considered fairly average. Now, with the chambering, I believe the average for newer Standards is around 9 lbs. or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goofball Jones Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I think the new (as in 2008+) Standards are down below 9...they hover in the 8ish range now. The "Traditional" (which is really the old Standard) can reach up in the 9ish area now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Acadiafall Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Not sure how much my Epi LP Standard is but i also have a cheaper 'Keiper' LP copy and that thing weighs a ton. The Epi is much much lighter (and about 1000 times better) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Mine is 9.25 pounds. I thought it was a heavy Les Paul until I asked here some time ago and was told that that weight is decent for an LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 They vary all over the place. My Orville is light. Around 7 or 8 pounds but for some reason it has great rounded tone. My Greco custom is heavy as {censored}. Not sure exactly but my guess would be 11 pounds + or - a pound. Sounds great too. Which kind of goes against the reputation I've heard for overly heavy LP's being dogs. The modern Gibsons I've played in stores have seemed light to me...classics standards and traditional. None of them blew my mind but they sounded very nice. The one early 80's custom I tried was the heaviest guitar I've ever felt and sounded like absolute {censored}. Which supports the the overly heavy idea. Moral? Play it. If it sounds good then who cares how much it weighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members knotty Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I think by now he is down to about 28 lbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 I like 'em around 9 pounds. My swiss cheese Standard weighs in at about 9 and a half, as does my Classic. My Edwards weighs in at 8 pounds, dont know if it's weight relieved. my Tokai love rock comes in at about 10 pounds, and my Heritage CM150 is a little heavier than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChitlins Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 What are you guys using to weigh your guitars ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 What are you guys using to weigh your guitars ? Scales. stand on 'em with the guitar, then subtract your body weight. I guess, Coz my body weight and a Les paul is too much for our scales.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MrChitlins Posted September 28, 2009 Members Share Posted September 28, 2009 Scales. stand on 'em with the guitar, then subtract your body weight. I guess, Coz my body weight and a Les paul is too much for our scales.... My bathroom scale isn't very accurate. I was thinking about getting one of these: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4328456&sourceid=1500000000000003260410&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=4328456 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KasterGuitars Posted November 25, 2013 Members Share Posted November 25, 2013 Just read this thread and wanted to respond to: How do you weigh a guitar? The best, most accurate way I have found to weigh a guitar is using a digital fish scale. I don't hang the guitar by a single tuning machine (bad idea), I use a piece of soft and strong string tied with a bowline knot so it won't slip and put that around the headstock and bottom most pair of tuning machines and then onto the hook for the scale. It only takes a second or two to get a reading and I keep my hand close to the neck just in case. You can get a very accurate scale for around $20. We all just want to know what our guitar weighs, so I list the weight for each guitar on my website. I notice that the big manufacturers don't list weights. Probably because every instrument turns out a little different. The truth is, if you like it's looks and it sounds great when you are playing you really won't care that much about what it weighs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soundcreation Posted November 25, 2013 Members Share Posted November 25, 2013 I used a postal scale to figure out the weights of the guitars I own. (after the post I made here)I just put the bottom on the scale and supported behind the neck lightly with my finger in a way in which there was no possibility of my adding weight to the guitar. Works perfectly. I seriously doubt a hanging scale would give me a different number. My Orville ended up weighing 8 pounds even, and my greco came in at a hefty 10.8 pounds. I think the most important factor is the percision of the scale being used if one wants an accurate number for the weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tlbonehead Posted November 27, 2013 Members Share Posted November 27, 2013 are you 5 years old or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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