Raw LP Body Weight

Kevin L. · Jul 28, 2015

Couldn't get an answer in the Historic pub. Maybe someone here, who has done a restoration, can help me.

Can anyone tell me weights (range, average, anything!) of a "raw" LP body, the mahogany and maple with nothing else on it?

Thanks guys!!

Big Al · Jul 28, 2015

There is no one weight. You probably know they vary a lot in weight. If you just gotta know, strip your guitar an weigh it.

expo · Jul 28, 2015

body 2.3 kg, 0.7 kg neck, 1 kg hardware, trussrod, fretboard....

But all the wood can differ a lot

Kevin L. · Jul 29, 2015

Big Al said:
There is no one weight. You probably know they vary a lot in weight. If you just gotta know, strip your guitar an weigh it.

Yes, Big Al, I probably should have asked for any range of weight. I didn't know if there would be any answers to this request. You are thinking in reverse from what a friend is doing, which is attempting to build a Les Paul style guitar. I am wondering if the raw body weight is within vintage specs.

Kevin L. · Jul 29, 2015

Thank you Expo!

JJ Blair · Jul 29, 2015

it's somewhere between 1 and 1,000 pounds.

Joseph Palmer · Jul 29, 2015

JJ Blair said:
it's somewhere between 1 and 1,000 pounds.

1000 Pounds?!?!? You must be referring to Deluxes built in the the Norlin era.

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