lifebreath
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I just posted this in the “Vintage Les Paul Weights” thread:I'm currently looking at an 'all gold' example w/P-90s that weighs in at 9.5 lb. aka 9 lb - 8 oz.
That's quite a bit more weight than I like in a LP but for the example I'm looking at I may make an exception; maybe? I like em much lighter ......
Keep posting those weights because I'm curious where these things are landing weight wise .......
Based on the sample of 21 vintage (50’s - 1960) Les Pauls, we have the following distribution with very little skewness:
Mean weight = 8.95
SD = 0.67
1 SD range = 8.28 - 9.62
2 SD range = 7.62 - 10.29
3 SD range = 6.94 - 10.96
So there you have it! THE definitive study to date on vintage Les Paul weight!
My 1955 GT is hefty at 10.2 lbs, just under the 2 SD cutoff. But it plays and sounds fantastic!