Tman Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I played a 2014 last week. It was light weight and the person at the store said it was weight relieved. I tried to look it up to no avail. Just curious. It was phenomenal. Gotta have one now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eades Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 There are light but not weight relieved thats mainly a les Paul thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 I don't think they are, and also think they never routed cavities in the sidewings except for electronics. All the Firebirds I ever held in my hands were rather light. Gibson use pretty lightweight mahogany planks sometimes. My Explorer surprised me with decent weight, too, more like an SG than a Les Paul in this respect. It isn't weight relieved for sure, or it would have to have a pancake construction which is not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc3c46 Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 That is a very interesting discovery. It got me thinking now : are there weight relieved SGs too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowb5str Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 That is a very interesting discovery. It got me thinking now : are there weight relieved SGs too? Never heard of one. YMMV. I don't see the practical use of relieving weight on a guitar that isn't very heavy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Versatile Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 I would think it might be impractical to weight relieve a Firebird. which IMO has a manageable weight already... Great, characterful guitars with a laminated thru' neck to drool over... V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L5Larry Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Just for historical information..... My 1964 Firebird was anything BUT lightweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 That is a very interesting discovery. It got me thinking now : are there weight relieved SGs too? Just wondering if that made sense. Guess it would in first order increase neck-heaviness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Just for historical information..... My 1964 Firebird was anything BUT lightweight. One of the reasons I asked is that I had a mid 70's firebird many moons ago and I remember it being heavy. Of course I was a wisp of a person back then so relatively speaking it would have been heavy, even if light. Also the guy at the store last week said, with confidence, that "all Gibsons are weight relieved". We were communicating in 2 different languages however so there was room for error. His English was better than my German. I want a white one badly like Johnny Winter has on the cover of captured live. The one I played last week was burst and I have halfway become a convert. Watched Ronnie Woods play one on the flight back. It was during the Hyde Park show. If you haven't seen that show it was fantastic. They played just as many Gibsons as Fenders. Ronnie and his Firebird and LPs and Keef on a black 335 (I think) and a TV yellow LP junior and Mick on a hummingbird for Can't Always Get. Damn I live vicariously through these shows I tell ya. Is this not the coolest picture? This album changed my life. Like the thread on collectors guitars, not that I want a replica, but it definitely influenced my decision to get one back then and now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 My VII was a heavy guitar but the two Vs I've had were pretty light weight. Totally different feel to the two models, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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