10.3 LB Murphy Lab R9!?

[charliechitlins]

I totally understand what you are saying. Mass being what it is, that is just science. Notice I never said heavy guitars suck.

I am very clear to post that "most likely" "in most cases" they are lass likely to do what "I want them to do". And over 10 pounds is just not ok. At that point, I don't really care whether the guitar sounds good. It needs to be fucking magical for a Les Paul to get away with more than that. ANd I've never played a Les Paul t hat heavy that was worth a damn. Have you?

There are some heavier rock type players that may prefer the no-overtone focused tone (yes, predicted by weight). I'm not one of them. In well over 40 years of playing, this boomer is certain that too much weight in almost every case means a Les Paul with no rich harmonic character for my uses.

I've played real heavy Lesters, but never owned/gotten to know one.
I always reserve judgement on a guitar until it's seen a few gigs.
What happens on the couch is meaningless to me.
I've had guitars that did not inspire on the couch but were great onstage and vice versa.
My current Lester (71 Deluxe) is getting up there...9.6#...and I find it to be very special despite its volute, pancake body, 3-piece neck, humbucker routes...
When it was brought to me, I thought, "No frikkin' way," and I tried it out to be polite.
Then I couldn't put it down.

 

[gmann]

FWIW, G. E. Smith says the heavier ones tend to sound better. He is known for tone, on a variety of guitars.

 

[charliechitlins]

FWIW, G. E. Smith says the heavier ones tend to sound better. He is known for tone, on a variety of guitars.

Wait a second...
Are you trying to imply that tone is subjective and there are no absolutes?
Can we get a moderator here?

 

[Wilko]

I just read another article about Al Dimeola. He loves the sound of his 71 custom that he says is "obscenely heavy". Says it "growls like nothing else"

 

[dwagar]

This is the first 10 pound R9 I've heard of. It is odd.

I played a '74 Custom for about a decade that weighed 10 pounds 5 oz. It was a great guitar but I got old and couldn't deal with that weight on a 2 or 3 hour gig.

That kind of weight has to somewhat limit the market for it