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How much does your ES 335 weigh?

Frost

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So is DoubleBoogie's 9 pounder the heavy weight? I'm curious if anyone has a 335 type Gibson that has cracked 10 pounds or beyond? I guess I read the Guiness Book of World Records s little too much as a kid. The outliers are always intriguing.

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lonesomesheik

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My larry carlton is about 7.80, but i only have a suitcase scale , not very precise but under 8.
 
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I too have bigsby on my 335 and one of my Lester’s. They are heavy, yet so worth it. I have B5s on both.


Flogger said:
Wimps! My 1966 ES345 is well over 10lbs, maybe even 11. It's heavier than my Norlin Les Paul. The Bigsby plays a part, no doubt.
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lare65

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My -60 ES 335 is 7.8 Ibs, 3.535 kg. My -79 is about the same.
 
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I think it's safe to say that the weights of 335's are all over the map, the year has little to do with it, but Bigsby trems do, and threads like this can close or get a sticky status.

PS, anyone who weighs a git on anything but a digital scale has no clue how much it really weighs :)
 
wmachine

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gnappi said:
PS, anyone who weighs a git on anything but a digital scale has no clue how much it really weighs :)
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Really? how about "it probably weighs xxxx", or "I think it weighs xxxx", or "it feels like xxxx"?
 
renderit

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2016 '58 reissue unbound:
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2014 '59 Lemonburst Limited run 8# 8.6 oz.
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1998 Nashville '65 345 Mono 8# 12.1 oz.
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2016 '61 reissue 330 with Bigsby
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sonar

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Interesting thread.

Never owning an ES-335 I assumed the model would "generally" be lighter than the 8 pound mark.


gnappi said:
and threads like this can close or get a sticky status.
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That's not really a thing on the LPF.
 
LeonC

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My '65, with it's B7 Bigsby weighs in at 8lbs 6oz.

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My '61 weighs in at 7lbs 15oz
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