![]() ![]() ENS-EBCH1 Epiphone Les Paul STANDARD Electric Guitar. SERIES 10 ELECTRIC GUI TAR SERIESYamaha Pacifica Series PAC112V Electric Guitar.The single cutaway design also adds some weight, in addition to the thick rounded neck and large headstock. This is due the the thick mahogany body, which is around 2.5 inches wide. Gibson Les Paul guitars weigh between 9-12 pounds (4-5.5 kg) making them one of the heaviest electric guitars available. You also get a maple cap on the body, making it heavier still. This is due to the mahogany body and neck, and also the dual humbucker pickups and tremolo bridge. The PRS Custom 24 weights roughly 9 pounds (4.1 kg). It has a thicker body than the Strat, and a heavier bridge. The Fender Jazzmaster weighs approximately 8.5 pounds (3.9 kg), so slightly more than a Strat or Tele. It does have a pretty thick rounded C-shape neck though, which definitely adds to the weight. The Gibson Flying V weight around 8 pounds (3.6 kg) on average.Īlthough the body isn’t too large, it is a touch thicker than the SG, at just over 1.5 inches. The hardware is pretty lightweight, as the single coil pickup and bridge design aren’t too heavy. It’s a fairly moderately sized electric guitar, with a light body (made of alder/ ash) and heavier neck (made of maple), giving it a pretty balanced weight. The Fender Telecaster weights 8 pounds (3.6 kg) on average. What makes them a touch heavier than you’d expect, is the maple neck and fretboard. Strats have a fairly lightweight body due to the alder/ ash tone wood, double cutaway design and contoured shape. This is the standard weight for most electric guitars. The Fender Stratocaster weights 8 pounds (3.6 kg) on average. The RG series has a pretty large scale length of 26.5 inches, which makes it a touch heavier than you’d expect for a normal double cutaway, slim body. This is primarily due to the slim body, and also the super thin neck. Ibanez guitars are pretty light, and this RG series is no different, weighing in at 7 pounds (3.2 kg). It is lightweight because it has a contoured double cutaway body, so there isn’t much that adds to the weight of this guitar. The Squier Stratocaster weighs 7 pounds (3.2 kg). The scale length is longer than the SG, at 25.5″, so it’s a bit larger, however, the single coil pickups are fairly dainty bridge keep it pretty lightweight. Most Squier Tele’s are made out of either alder or ash, and the cheaper models are made of basswood, which is very light. The main reason for this, is the tone wood. The Squier Telecaster weighs 6.5 pounds (2.9 kg) on average, making it a light-weight guitar. ![]() It also has a fairly short scale length of 24.75 inches, so it generally is a pretty small electric guitar. The width of an SG’s mahogany body is a touch under 1.5 inches. Well, first of all, it has a very thin body. The Gibson SG weighs 6 pounds (2.7 kg) on average, making it one of the lightest electric guitars available. Let’s go from heaviest to lightest, starting with the Gibson SG. I’ll go through the main models, and explain why they weight so much (or so little) and what this means for playability and tone. So we touched on the different weights of different models of electric guitars at the start of the article, but now let’s jump into a more detailed explanation. Take a look at this article I’ve written about the differences between semi-hollow and hollow body guitars to learn more about this topic. They do tend to sound warmer and more bassy than solid guitars, as they are more related to acoustic guitars. Hollow and semi-hollow guitars tend to suffer from feedback when you crank up the distortion or volume on your amp, due to the space behind the pickups. Solid body guitars have better sustain and less feedback than hollow designs. You’ll also remember that solid body guitars are heavier than semi-hollow and hollow guitars. This tends to give you a more resonant tone, with better sustain, because the vibrations caused by the strings take longer to disperse. Heavier guitars tend to have a fuller and warmer tone for this reason. ![]() Heavier guitars are usually heavier because they are made from thicker pieces of wood. So why does weight actually matter? Well, one of the main things that weight can affect, is the tone of the electric guitar. ![]()
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