There has been a lot of talk about guitar weight. There have been questions about balance and tone or whatever. I have my share of "tonners" , but I mutted together a strat that weighs 7 1/2 pounds total. I can play it unplugged and it sings. Sounds better plugged in. And the balance is right on the neck joint. I can't feel the bod or the neck. It is perfect. I say that body weight is something LP users get sore shoulders over. How light is your guitar?
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This is an old man talking. But, I play with my guitars lying in bed. No weight on my body, as in static. I have tried all my guitars that way and you just feel it. My short-scale Peavey doesn't balance. And my Kramer Pacer throws way towards the body. I am not a stand-up guitar player, but if I were I would want the guitar to balance at my belt-buckle. God!!!! I may be on to something.I am a true ass set to this board.
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I had a Rogue double neck. PRS style, all mahogany, really beautiful guitar. The Rogue name really didn't apply, it looked, played and sounded beautiful.
I had to sell it due to money problems, but what made it easier was that it must have weighed 25 puunds! That sucker hurt my leg if I played it sitting down. Standing up was actually a lot better, but you didn't want to make any sudden moves with it! It had to weigh 3x what my LP Standard weighs.Ron is the MAN!!!!
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It was a beautiful guitar though, and only cost me $350 with hard case! You'd have been proud of me if you'd known me then! Ultimate cheapo score!
I thought about building a playing stand for it, like Junior Brown has for his steel guitar. That would've been cool, just walk up to it and start playing! But holding the dang thing distracted me from playing it, especially after my stroke, I have equilibrium problems - meaning I don't have to drink to fall down anymore!Ron is the MAN!!!!
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