Joop
Well-known member
I came accross the following video about an original '59 Gibson Les Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5wMTdE2PQ
In this video the guitarist (Michael Caswell, famous a.o. from LickLiberary) remarks on how light weight this original 1959 Les Paul is and that all 3 originals that he has been able to lay his hands on, all have been light in weight. He states that it makes the guitar more resonant..
What is your experience? Do guitars on the lower spectrum of the scale (say up to 3,5kgs) sound better than their heavier counter parts?
I can immagine that a guitar with less weight is easier to gig with but I want to exclude that argument.
I want to know the influence the weight has on the sound of the guitar because before seeing the video, my thought would be that a heavier guitar would be more resonant and able to produce fuller tones and perhaps even able to produce more sustain...
Look forward to reading your comments..
Cheers!
Joop
Vintage tones requires time, not technology....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5wMTdE2PQ
In this video the guitarist (Michael Caswell, famous a.o. from LickLiberary) remarks on how light weight this original 1959 Les Paul is and that all 3 originals that he has been able to lay his hands on, all have been light in weight. He states that it makes the guitar more resonant..
What is your experience? Do guitars on the lower spectrum of the scale (say up to 3,5kgs) sound better than their heavier counter parts?
I can immagine that a guitar with less weight is easier to gig with but I want to exclude that argument.
I want to know the influence the weight has on the sound of the guitar because before seeing the video, my thought would be that a heavier guitar would be more resonant and able to produce fuller tones and perhaps even able to produce more sustain...
Look forward to reading your comments..
Cheers!
Joop
Vintage tones requires time, not technology....