Greazygeo
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Yikes! I can only imagine.I wouldnt no thanks
I have BC Rich Beast 7 string thats annoying enough
What’s the optimum weight for a Les Paul? And is there such a thing as too heavy?
JackBootedThug
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In college I played a lot. Blue metal flake Les Paul deluxe routed for humbuckers. It was heavy. Poleaxed a mofo with it one night and split his wig with the button. Knock out. Bled all over the place. Never heard a dude complain about his dick being to big so I don’t get all the my Les Paul is to heavy talk…..jk…. No way I could gig with one now…
psychodave
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The orange one.The red one?
That thing is massive
psychodave
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I like them light. 
SonVolt
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1997' Gibson CS 68' RI LPC, 10.5-ish, fat azz neck / long tenon. Until this guitar i was a 9lb 60's neck guy.
Big tone in big lumber. Take a walk on the wild side.
If you ever decide to sell it remember my name.
NowYou'rePlayingWithPower
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Lester Polfuss was 5'11", apparently. So, maybe somewhere around 160-180lbs?
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Jdub
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My experience has consistently led me to prefer lighter LP. The wood is drier and resonates better. I have had Norlin's Custom at over 12lbs and currently have a 68 Reissue that is unicorn light at 7pounds 13 ounces. It is the best Les Paul I have owned. (about 30 over the past 4 decades) I think the heavier the better is total bullshit, but I am sure there are exceptions to the rule. I will not buy a CS Les Paul over 9 pounds anymore unless it is a Custom, and even then just barely over 9lbs is the limit for me. Not because of comfort, but because of tone and resonance. Heavier Lester's tend to sound dead from my experience.
Uzi Nein Millimetah
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Both of mine are 10+lbs and have big-boned toan.
And I am allowed to use a strap to help me hold them whilst standing up, so I hope I can manage 10 lbs, imagine....
And I am allowed to use a strap to help me hold them whilst standing up, so I hope I can manage 10 lbs, imagine....
Rackman
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I like relatively light and no weight relief. Not that there's anything wrong with the weight relief sound, it's just not the classic LP sound.
I've got a replica standard that's in the low 8s somewhere. It also has the original wood species. Works well for me.
I've got a replica standard that's in the low 8s somewhere. It also has the original wood species. Works well for me.
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andrewd
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My R7 BB is 9.4lbs and R9, 92 Classic, 2018 Tribute are all around 8.8lbs.
I sometimes envy a high 7s to low 8s one for sofa noodling so it won't crush me
Looking for a white 68RI LPC in that lighter weight range, but it's like searching for a unicorn...
I sometimes envy a high 7s to low 8s one for sofa noodling so it won't crush me
Looking for a white 68RI LPC in that lighter weight range, but it's like searching for a unicorn...
TheGreatGreen
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I used to think heavier = better with Les Pauls but the more I play them, the less correlated I think weight and tone are. The best sounding LP I’ve played was a Les Paul Custom 68 Reissue with no weight relief that weighed just over 9 lbs.
I’ll also say I’ve played some super heavy 11-13 lb LP’s that had really obnoxious mid honk to the point of sounding like they had a built in half cocked wah in them. I don’t mind a heavy guitar if it sounds good, but I don’t think heavy weight guarantees good tone. I'm not saying you won't find a great sounding super heavy guitar, but it's not guaranteed.
I’ll also say I’ve played some super heavy 11-13 lb LP’s that had really obnoxious mid honk to the point of sounding like they had a built in half cocked wah in them. I don’t mind a heavy guitar if it sounds good, but I don’t think heavy weight guarantees good tone. I'm not saying you won't find a great sounding super heavy guitar, but it's not guaranteed.
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tallcoolone
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You want a lighter guitar for sitting on the sofa? Not for standing with it hanging on your shoulders??My R7 BB is 9.4lbs and R9, 92 Classic, 2018 Tribute are all around 8.8lbs.
I sometimes envy a high 7s to low 8s one for sofa noodling so it won't crush me
Looking for a white 68RI LPC in that lighter weight range, but it's like searching for a unicorn...
tallcoolone
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Love ya man but there is absolutely no such thing as "weight relief sound" lol
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andrewd
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Yeah man. I can tolerate the weight on strap, but sofa practice is the one giving me the back pain.
Could be just because I bum too long on the sofa
Uzi Nein Millimetah
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tallcoolone
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Not me--after 45m or so on stage a 9lb+ guitar starts to feel like an anvilYeah man. I can tolerate the weight on strap, but sofa practice is the one giving me the back pain.
Could be just because I bum too long on the sofa
Rackman
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Oh there most definitely is. It can easily be confused with the "12lb sapwood that has to be weight relieved to make 10lbs" sound, but the weight relief has its own sound above and beyond the sound of crap wood.
It's the sound of dental school dropout turned to software sales, and it's the sound of sadness.
Jccobb2
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Anybody finger fucked one of the torrified Les Paul’s? There is one at guitar center Nashville with about the best too I’ve ever seen and it’s light. The roasting process lightens them up pretty well. It was hard not to whip out the CC to buy that one…
JackBootedThug
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23 lbs. anything less and it’s fake. I carried two bales of hay walking 7 miles uphill to school each way…thru a foot of snow…in July…. You youngins are soft…like charmin…NOW GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
IHateRap
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My std is 0.00476272 metric tons.
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