Morning weigh-in (Guitars, not bry4321)

[bry4321]

79 Sunburst 8.3 lbs

82 Prototype 8.3 lbs

BCR JR 6.2 lbs 💛

Bathroom scale, probably in the ballpark 

In case you're wondering, I was mostly curious, but have been looking at another guitar that is a 10-pounder. 

 

 

 

Edited November 4, 2024 by bry4321

[hamerhead]

10.22 lbs:

No f***ing wonder I'm all hunched over.....

 

[Hbom]

3 hours ago, bry4321 said:

In case you're wondering, I was mostly curious, but have been looking at another guitar that is a 10-pounder. 

 

I hope you like it a lot, 'cause, "Boy, You're gonna carry that weight, Carry that weight a long time."

[Brooks]

Gibson ES-359c, 8.2 lbs (semi hollow mahogany, maple, & ebony; heavier than I like, but it's so nice!).

"Partcaster" (semi hollow poplar w/ maple cap, Warmoth maple neck), 6.6 lbs.

Ibanez George Benson LGB30 (hollowbody mahogany, maple, & rosewood), 6.6 lbs

Also have a Cort acoustic that I almost never play, and a Firefly baritone converted to a 6 string bass that I use for recording. Never weighed either of them, as I typically play them less than 20 minutes at a time.

 

Edited November 4, 2024 by Brooks

[django49]

My Harrison replica Tele had a solid BRW neck AND body. Biggest sounding Tele I ever played. But the damn thing was a bit over 13 pounds. Had to have it. But then I had to sell it......

[crunchee]

1 hour ago, django49 said:

My Harrison replica Tele had a solid BRW neck AND body. Biggest sounding Tele I ever played. But the damn thing was a bit over 13 pounds. Had to have it. But then I had to sell it......

I found one of those just like it (a MIJ model, IIRC) hanging in a music store over thirty years ago.  I took it off the hanger, then put it right back on the hanger again.  I didn't even bother to give it a strum, it had way too much weight for my taste.  

[Jimbilly]

I had a T51 that was too heavy, had to sell it, such a nice neck, but deal-breaker heavy. Also a really nice old MIJ Yamaha BB800, but way too heavy, ugh. That was such a nice P, if only it was a decent weight.

 I think my heaviest now is my old Boogie Bodies strat (ash body, walnut/walnut neck), at about 9lb 10oz, I've had that too long to consider selling it, it was the first guitar I bought, 39 years ago if my math is correct. 

Even my Ibanez Destroyer is not much over 8 pounds, everything but the Centaura is right around 8 pounds. - per the fish scale I bought from K-Mart years ago.

[RobB]

I had a Korina Standard from the original run (#13 or some such IIRC). That thing was at LEAST 10lb. That Hamer, a TS-9 and a JCM800 was pure tonal bliss but, geez, what a beast. 

[Dutchman]

I had a Monaco Elite Gold Top with P90's that was close to 12lbs. It sounded awesome, but you couldn't play it all night. I think it still resides in a studio in the Big Easy. I traded it for a older UA Apollo that's gone now too!

[kizanski]

10 pound guitars...

You guys need to take some Advil and do some Farmer Carrys.

[velorush]

54 minutes ago, kizanski said:

10 pound guitars...

You guys need to take some Advil and do some Farmer Carrys.

Farmer carries fix a number of ills, but 10-pound-plus guitars are still the worst!

Among the heaviest I can remember were my first Strat, an S9 (79-ish), northern ash that weighed more than 10 pounds and a Peavey T-40 I borrowed to do a bass gig around 1986 - don't know, maybe 13 pounds? 

The '19 COVID purchase Les Paul is 9.4 lbs. and is the heaviest guitar I own now (heavier than my exactly 9 lbs. P-Bass), but a really great padded Levy's Leather strap makes it seem lighter than it is.

The Kiz' Senior was pretty heavy for a Special at 8.6 lbs. The sound made it worth it though.

[kizanski]

1 hour ago, velorush said:

Farmer carries fix a number of ills, but 10-pound-plus guitars are still the worst!

The Kiz' Senior was pretty heavy for a Special at 8.6 lbs. The sound made it worth it though.

Get your ass to the gym, all of you!
You're embarrassing yourself and your families.

And the Senior was a featherweight compared to the HEMIBIRD.

Two Tons o' Tone!

Weighed as much as a Pontiac Firebird!

 

 

[Jimbilly]

My excuse is a collapsed vertebrae, #9 at 80% iirc. It gets tired and crampy in that region, the back injury caused me to realize how common back injuries are: if you still have a good back, take care of it!  If not, take care of what you still got!

[hamerhead]

7 hours ago, kizanski said:

....and do some Farmer Carrys.

What kinda happy horseshit is that?!? Born and raised in Wisconsin, I ain't never seen a farmer in leggings and slippers doing something as pointless as carry some weights from here to there. If you're gonna do the work, do something useful.

And re-name that shit. 

[Steve Haynie]

10 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

What kinda happy horseshit is that?!? Born and raised in Wisconsin, I ain't never seen a farmer in leggings and slippers doing something as pointless as carry some weights from here to there. If you're gonna do the work, do something useful.

And re-name that shit. 

A friend was so into lifting weights that he was oblivious to the practicality of what he was doing.  If he had a job lifting items in a warehouse all day he would have called in sick to lift weights instead.  The weight belt would work just the same. 

The guys on road crews who have to unpack flight cases are getting a great workout.  Try getting a Leslie cabinet up on a stage.  An SVT 8x10" cabinet is 200 pounds. 

[hamerhead]

One of the guys on our wall crew (concrete) would lean on a shovel all day to save himself for his workout at night. Useless.

[kizanski]

13 minutes ago, hamerhead said:

What kinda happy horseshit is that?!? Born and raised in Wisconsin, I ain't never seen a farmer in leggings and slippers doing something as pointless as carry some weights from here to there. If you're gonna do the work, do something useful.

And re-name that shit. 

My buddy and I did rename it. And yeah, you're tight - it's pointless.

When he was trying to talk me into Farmer Carrys and pushing the weighted sled, I scoffed at him to his face. And I laughed and I laughed.
Of course he got me to try it, and as I had predicted, I ha-HATED it. 
Pushing the sled 50 yards and pulling it back and carrying the trap bar (like the photo above) made my heart want to explode.

Eventually I had to eat my words, though, because the results are incontrovertible. 

But back to the renaming.
I told him that I don't wish to push weight from here to there, only to pull it back again, thank you very much. Nor do I want to carry 300 pounds from Point A to Point B.
"That's what moving men are for!" I told him.  "What am I training for? My next career as a moving man?"

So, it's called Moving Man Training or Moving Day. 
 

[kizanski]

17 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said:

An SVT 8x10" cabinet is 200 pounds. 

Yeah, tell me about it.

[Steve Haynie]

A word of advice:  Never get in a fight with a bricklayer! 

[crunchee]

8 hours ago, velorush said:

Farmer carries fix a number of ills, but 10-pound-plus guitars are still the worst!

Among the heaviest I can remember were my first Strat, an S9 (79-ish), northern ash that weighed more than 10 pounds and a Peavey T-40 I borrowed to do a bass gig around 1986 - don't know, maybe 13 pounds? 

The '19 COVID purchase Les Paul is 9.4 lbs. and is the heaviest guitar I own now (heavier than my exactly 9 lbs. P-Bass), but a really great padded Levy's Leather strap makes it seem lighter than it is.

The Kiz' Senior was pretty heavy for a Special at 8.6 lbs. The sound made it worth it though.

Guitars in that weight range (9.8 lbs. for the one below) can definitely still be had (no affiliation):

Used Silver Anniversary Strat '79 – Dave's Guitar Shop

On the other hand, why this one is still at DGS weighing in at 7.4 lbs. (other than for it being a hardtail) is a mystery to me (no affiliation again):

Used Hardtail Strat '74 – Dave's Guitar Shop

Edited November 5, 2024 by crunchee

[velorush]

15 hours ago, crunchee said:

Guitars in that weight range (9.8 lbs. for the one below) can definitely still be had (no affiliation):

Used Silver Anniversary Strat '79 – Dave's Guitar Shop

On the other hand, why this one is still at DGS weighing in at 7.4 lbs. (other than for it being a hardtail) is a mystery to me (no affiliation again):

Used Hardtail Strat '74 – Dave's Guitar Shop

'79: The owner of the local music store I've posted about has his late brother's Anni Strat. It's of the lighter variety. Those are hit and miss. His brother was a local phenom and played in a college bar's house band for probably ten years. The guitar is incredibly resonant. 

'74: I was in Music Emporium (Louisville) in the mid '90's and they had a wall full of '74 hardtails identical to that one. I would love to know the production numbers on those. There had to be a half dozen or more. I'd say (opine) it's still there because of the $5,000 price tag. Consider what other guitars can be had at that price (or even half that price).

[Steve Haynie]

Every Fender Anniversary Strat I picked up was a boat anchor.  Now you make me want to find that elusive lightweight version. 

[kizanski]

14 minutes ago, Steve Haynie said:

Every Fender Anniversary Strat I picked up was a boat anchor. 

Every Fender Anniversary Strat I ever saw was hideous.
They should be used as boat anchors.

[Jakeboy]

I have a partscaster Tele 12 string that has to be pushing 12 lbs. The body is ash with a maple top. But it sounds freaking amazing and is dedicated to studio recording so it stays. I have played it live a couple times and I feel it but it is manageable. Shit, I have an extra 25# around my midsection that pisses me off more…

[DaveH]

22 hours ago, hamerhead said:

One of the guys on our wall crew (concrete) would lean on a shovel all day to save himself for his workout at night. Useless.

Did he smoke a pipe? 😂