light guitars

Freebase Dali · 02-05-2010, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

A strat, heavy?

Do yourself a favor and never buy a Les Paul.

The majority of Ibanez are fairly light, but there is a ratio between the density of a guitar's body wood and the quality of it's tone/sustain. Maybe a semi-hollowbody would work out well with you, like a Fender Tele Thinline or an Epiphone Sheraton just to name a couple random models out of many that are out there.

+1

Also, OP, how exactly is the weight affecting you? Through the strap digging in? If so, you could always buy a wide, padded strap which will help A LOT.

One of the bands I was in a long while back, our guitarist actually used a Les Paul onstage and he'd have bruises by the end of the gig... he switched straps to a superwide padded strap and it helped alleviate most of his problems... but when comparing a Les Paul to a Fender, I'd say you'd be more successful in that realm if that's the issue behind your inquiry.