matonanjin Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 I need to get a lighter guitar do to some spinal surgery and weight restrictions my neurosurgeon has placed on me. (Plus it's a great excuse to look at a new guitar (with my wife )) So I am looking at semi-hollows. I am looking at an ES 359 but I can not find weight specifications on this guitar anywhere. I looked on the Gibson site, Sweetwater, etc. When I played it at the local guitar I fell in love, both for its tone and play-ability. But it just doesn't feel as light as what I would have expected for a semi. My googling techniques are not as good as I thought, apparently. Anyone have an idea how I can find its weight, short of taking a scale into the guitar store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 339's are the same except for the appointments. So you can check those out - Sweetwater's are in the 7-1/2 lb range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matonanjin Posted October 10, 2015 Author Share Posted October 10, 2015 FZ Fan and badbluesplayer, thank you both for thinking about this and responding. It helps. I'm still deciding which way I want to to go. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie69 Posted October 10, 2015 Share Posted October 10, 2015 Hi Iam the happy owner of an ES359 and I have used my scale for you! The weight is 3.5 french KG = 7.7 pounds, God I have also realized how fat I'm getting ! I also suffer from backache from time to time. It's OK if you play seated, if not and if you like the size and shape of the guitar ( how can we dislike it ?) you should consider the ES390 the same shape but completly hollow. best wishes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I know this is a Gibson website, and I DO love (and covet) the ES 359, but if your back is giving you problems, you may want to look into the Parker Fly line of guitars. Super-lightweight, and extremely well made. Adrian Belew swears by them, and even Mark Farner (of Grand Funk Railroad fame) switched to one after his back surgery in 1996. Other notable Parker Fly players include: David Bowie, The Edge, Reeves Gabrels, Synyster Gates, Phil Keaggy, Brian May, Joni Mitchell, Dave Navarro, Lou Reed, Trent Reznor, Paul Simon, Pete Townshend, Joe Walsh, Vernon Reid and David Lynch. Just a thought. The Fly Mojo model below is mahogany (instead of the usual composite), and it is one of the heaviest Parker guitars, weighing in at five whole pounds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matonanjin Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Hi Iam the happy owner of an ES359 and I have used my scale for you! The weight is 3.5 french KG = 7.7 pounds, God I have also realized how fat I'm getting ! I also suffer from backache from time to time. It's OK if you play seated, if not and if you like the size and shape of the guitar ( how can we dislike it ?) you should consider the ES390 the same shape but completly hollow. best wishes Bernie, thank you for taking time to do that. Very helpful. I didn't know about the 390. I'll take a look at that. Do the French have their own KG's. Would it way something different if you weighed it in lets let's say Italy or Switzerland. FZ Fan, this is my thread and I will remind you I am in charge of sarcasm here. (Although I have to concede that was a great one.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernie69 Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 Do the French have their own KG's. Would it way something different if you weighed it in lets let's say Italy or Switzerland. Yes if you accurately compare 1KG bread 1KG pasta and 1 KG cheese ; NO for Gibsons guitars (very expensive the KG of wood and wires specially here with the present dollar/euro change) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 I have lumbar disc issues and I just scored a Les Paul Custom lite off of Reverb after selling my 8.5 pound Les Paul Gold top. The custom light weighs 7 pounds. That's pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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