Hi all, this is my inaugural post here at the LP forum. I'm a long time forum watcher/reader and LP owner/player having owned MULTIPLE Pauls. My first ever LP was a 1978 reissue of a 1958 Les Paul Special. Since that guitar all those years ago, I've only owned various Standards, 1960 Classics, as well as R0 and R9s (all archtops, of course).
Sorry for the history lesson. So it has been on my mind that I needed to get another flat topped LP and I've had an LP Junior on my mind for some time. I couldn't bring myself to by a "REAL" one though I really wanted one so I decided if I could find an historic re-issue (Custom Shop) for a good price I would try to do that. I was also wanting one to have something a bit lighter than my current Standard (and I did not want another arch topped LP) so figured this would be good.
So, I found a deal on a single cut Junior that someone had done some relic work on (they did a decent job) and decided to give it a go. It looks pretty good, plays well and sounds SPECTACULAR. I haven't owned a P90 equipped guitar for over 25 years (even though I've played them on occasion) and had forgotten how good they were. Really fun and challenging to "do it" with just one pickup!
The issue is that though the guitar feels good and balanced (I guessed that it weighed about 8.5 pounds when I first picked it up) but then I (mistake) decided to weighed it and discovered that it weighs within 1 OUNCE of my current Standard. It weighs 9 lbs. 7 oz.
I know that folks have gone round and round over the years about perceptions of guitars and their sounds from being heavy or light due to mineral content, wood types, age, resonance, lacquer vs poly, and on and on and on.
Having said all that, is there anyone willing to chime in here? Does that seem heavy for a Custom Shop LP Junior (single cut)? I've never been too troubled about weight in the past...if a guitar sounds good that's what normally matters though nowadays on Les Pauls I typically draw a line at 9.5 pounds and 7.5 for Strats.
I'd appreciate any input here and despite the shellacking I'm afraid I'm about to receive, I'm glad I finally registered for the Forum!!
Sorry for the history lesson. So it has been on my mind that I needed to get another flat topped LP and I've had an LP Junior on my mind for some time. I couldn't bring myself to by a "REAL" one though I really wanted one so I decided if I could find an historic re-issue (Custom Shop) for a good price I would try to do that. I was also wanting one to have something a bit lighter than my current Standard (and I did not want another arch topped LP) so figured this would be good.
So, I found a deal on a single cut Junior that someone had done some relic work on (they did a decent job) and decided to give it a go. It looks pretty good, plays well and sounds SPECTACULAR. I haven't owned a P90 equipped guitar for over 25 years (even though I've played them on occasion) and had forgotten how good they were. Really fun and challenging to "do it" with just one pickup!
The issue is that though the guitar feels good and balanced (I guessed that it weighed about 8.5 pounds when I first picked it up) but then I (mistake) decided to weighed it and discovered that it weighs within 1 OUNCE of my current Standard. It weighs 9 lbs. 7 oz.
I know that folks have gone round and round over the years about perceptions of guitars and their sounds from being heavy or light due to mineral content, wood types, age, resonance, lacquer vs poly, and on and on and on.
Having said all that, is there anyone willing to chime in here? Does that seem heavy for a Custom Shop LP Junior (single cut)? I've never been too troubled about weight in the past...if a guitar sounds good that's what normally matters though nowadays on Les Pauls I typically draw a line at 9.5 pounds and 7.5 for Strats.
I'd appreciate any input here and despite the shellacking I'm afraid I'm about to receive, I'm glad I finally registered for the Forum!!