IF YOU'RE GETTIN OLDER

[dro]

And don't want the weight of a Les Paul but still want the tone. Look at these.
I think I just started a new collection.
CS-336 Wildwood
Custombuckers, 6.5ish lbs. and tone for days.

 

[paul-e-mann]

And don't want the weight of a Les Paul but still want the tone. Look at these.
I think I just started a new collection.
CS-336 Wildwood
Custombuckers, 6.5ish lbs. and tone for days.
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Nice! I just retired my LP for gigging and switched to SG, much easier on the back! Next switch will be to air guitar lol.

 

[Leonard Neemoil]

Man, those are gorgeous!

I really like that one on the left, but congratulations on both.

Crank 'em!

 

[rmlevasseur]

how does a hollow body have the tone of an LP?

 

[Jethro Rocker]

Or a thinner Modern Axcess LP.
Modern weight relief.

 

[Jethro Rocker]

A genuine Well-Hung guitar strap will also mitigate a Les Paul weight. Look em up on Reverb. Super custom, great price fantastic service and no, I am not affiliated.

 

[DirtySteve]

Thread title cracked me up. "If" you're getting older.

If you're like me with back and neck issues then what you need is a good stool! But, if I had to stand and play for some reason I would grab my thin body Melody Maker, it's the same specs as Gibson's new "lite" series. I've got my eye out for one when they start showing up used. I like this one a lot.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Electric-Guitar/Les-Paul-Modern-Lite,-Exclusive/Exclusive-TV-Pelham-Blue

 

[Matthews Guitars]

Use a wide strap. A comfortable one that's stiff across its width to support the weight.

Hit the gym, get some exercise. I do, and I'm stronger than I've ever been before. Got a better physique, too.

Then a 10 pound Les Paul won't bother you at all.

No IF about it, we're all getting older. The only way to stop it is to die right now.

Nice looking guitars, anyway.

 

[scozz]

I don’t gig or jam, just play at home sitting down,… with a strap,

with a 10.4lb Custom, (heaviest I own),…



… and a 6.5 lb Special, (lightest I own),…



Everyone likes a little guitar porn, right?

 

[scozz]

Thread title cracked me up. "If" you're getting older.

If you're like me with back and neck issues then what you need is a good stool! But, if I had to stand and play for some reason I would grab my thin body Melody Maker, it's the same specs as Gibson's new "lite" series. I've got my eye out for one when they start showing up used. I like this one a lot.

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/p/Electric-Guitar/Les-Paul-Modern-Lite,-Exclusive/Exclusive-TV-Pelham-Blue

I’m not feeling that headstock matching the body color.

 

[circles]

Nice! After 30 years, I've transitioned from my beautiful LP Standard to the Strat (in the icon).

 

[DirtySteve]

I not feeling that headstock matching the body color.

You think it should be black? I do, but doesn't bother me that much that it's not.

 

[dro]

how does a hollow body have the tone of an LP?

The body size is the same as an ES-339. Slightly larger than a Les Paul,

First, the back, sides, and narrow center block are all carved out of one piece of solid Mahogany. Think of carving a boat. Second, the top is carved out of solid Maple.

These are not plywood guitars, like an ES. Not glued and pressed.

The back is carved in an arched design.

Pickups on the standard model CS-336 are 57 Classics. I'm not a fan.

Pickups in the Wildwood models are under wound Custombuckers.

If you have any experience with these, you'll know.

The result is a lightweight guitar, with a blooming tone that scratches my itch.

They're beautiful too.

 

[dro]

Or a thinner Modern Axcess LP.
Modern weight relief.

Yeah, I tried the Axcess Bengal Burst. Wasn't crazy about the feel, or the tone either one. Even tried changing the electronics. It couldn't match my Standard's or my 68 Custom.
I learned to like the Custombuckers after buying my custom. Eventually I changed out this Standard for Custombuckers with Bumblebee caps and matched CTS pots.

The 336's are working for me.

 

[rmlevasseur]

The body size is the same as an ES-339. Slightly larger than a Les Paul,

First, the back, sides, and narrow center block are all carved out of one piece of solid Mahogany. Think of carving a boat. Second, the top is carved out of solid Maple.

These are not plywood guitars, like an ES. Not glued and pressed.

The back is carved in an arched design.

Pickups on the standard model CS-336 are 57 Classics. I'm not a fan.

Pickups in the Wildwood models are under wound Custombuckers.

If you have any experience with these, you'll know.

The result is a lightweight guitar, with a blooming tone that scratches my itch.

They're beautiful too.

I am sure it sounds great, just skeptical that anything with that much air sounds like a LP

 

[Lo-Tek]

I am sure it sounds great, just skeptical that anything with that much air sounds like a LP

I'm not really sure what a Les Paul sounds like- to me they can produce lots of different tones but Uncle Tedly used those Byrdlands and they sounded huge- eg.

I went to look at a used Heritage H-535 just the other day. Didn't love the aging. Semi-hollow intrigues me though.
Congrats to OP- nice looking guitars.

 

[Wildeman]

I haven't weighed any of mine, but my EPI Trad Pro is substantially lighter feeling than my '93 Studio. That Trad Pro is really damn good, for a more budget friendly guitar.

 

[Deftone]

My '14 Standard Light 120. Thin body and 9 hole weight relief. 7.8lbs.

 

[Deftone]

how does a hollow body have the tone of an LP?

I am sure it sounds great, just skeptical that anything with that much air sounds like a LP

I had an ES-137 Classic, sounded exactly like my LP's. It was even advertised as sounding like an LP but looking like a hollow body.

The center section is solid. A true hollow body will have a trapeze tailpiece and a floating bridge, not a stop tail and a bridge that are screwed into the body. This ES-125 tdc is a true hollow body...

 

[cccc]

I'm old but have zero issues with a Les Paul's weight . I actually prefer it because it feels substantial which I love .

People make it sound like you're carrying 40 pounds around your neck for God's sakes , grow a pair !!!