daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Ok so here it is... I found this in the duty free magazine of Continental Airline on my way home from Boston. They advertise it as a luggage scale but I had something else in mind... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Perfect! Thanks, Dave. Good score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 Perfect! Thanks' date=' Dave. Good score.[/quote'] Yeah and for only $25... It's limit is 100lbs but who wants a guitar over 100 lbs??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yep I use one almost just like that but it was made for fishing so it's waterproof and has a 60 inch tape measure built into it. The waterproof hasn't been that big of a bonus yet but who knows I might need to weigh a guitar in a shower someday, you never know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yeah and for only $25... It's limit is 100lbs but who wants a guitar over 100 lbs??? LOL! OR a suitcase, for that matter. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Plains Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm sure it's safe but I would never lift any of my LPs like that. That LP is still on the ground, right? 6.0 lbs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 I'm sure it's safe but I would never lift any of my LPs like that.That LP is still on the ground' date=' right? 6.0 lbs?[/quote'] No Tim, That guitar is suspended by a very sturdy strap made to hold up to a 100pound suitcase. I always pick up my guitars that way... Grab em right by the neck just under the head stock.... How else do you pick up a guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 In the second picture it looks like that LP weighs 60 pounds? if it does you might want to check the scale my 72 recording is a tad over 12 lbs and it's the heaviest guitar Ive ever played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 In the second picture it looks like that LP weighs 60 pounds? if it does you might want to check the scale my 72 recording is a tad over 12 lbs and it's the heaviest guitar Ive ever played. It's 6.0... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 1st guitar is my black beauty, weighs in at 10.1 lbs. The other guitar is my chambered 2007 classic, weighs in at 6.0 lbs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 OK gettin old here couldn't see the dot although wow what were yoiu weighing that only hit 6 pounds thats light. edit - you beat me to it wow 6 pounds for a lp that really is light I don't own a chambered I did not realize they were that light compared to a regular weight relief holes or solid! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 I don't know if the calibration is 100% correct but the black custom seems about right... I'll have to do some tests... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I use a digital fishing scale and a shoelace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 So much for the old "Les Pauls are Heavy" myth. Now you can say, Les Pauls used to be heavy. I wanna weigh my stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 So much for the old "Les Pauls are Heavy" myth. Now you can say' date=' Les Pauls used to be heavy. I wanna weigh my stuff.[/quote'] Yeah, so do I but I can't stuff any of my axes in an oven bag so they'll fit on the triple beam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FirstMeasure Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Yeah' date=' so do I but I can't stuff any of my axes in an oven bag so they'll fit on the triple beam. :-k [/quote']does Ohaus make a guitar scale[confused] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 does Ohaus make a guitar scale[confused] Is there a 2.2lb guitar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 um.........what is the need to weigh a guitar if ya don't mind ne asking ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveinspain Posted January 25, 2010 Author Share Posted January 25, 2010 um.........what is the need to weigh a guitar if ya don't mind ne asking ? Just to know how much it weighs.... A vintage solid body Les Paul, not chambered or weight relieved is worth more because the wood is light and resonates like crazy... Solid and light is very desirable but there is nothing wrong with weight relieved or chambered Les Pauls, they sound good too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Californiaman Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruznolfart Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 um.........what is the need to weigh a guitar if ya don't mind ne asking ? It goes without saying, if you don't weigh your guitar(s), you won't know how much they weigh. See? And when someone axes you "what does your guitar weigh?" you won't sound like a dimwit when you say "Iowno" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrosurfer1959 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Exactly - I weigh them for the same reason I take picture and spend hours on a forum talking about them. Because I'm a very sick individual that is obsessed by guitars and the crap that goes with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 Well I guess there are different levels of crap then, because I too am a very sick individual who is obsessed by guitars, BUT I don't weight mine for some reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverbursted Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 I bought a digital postal scale to weigh guitars. The only reason I ever had a need to weigh a guitar is when I was selling one and the buyers always wanted to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikko18 Posted January 25, 2010 Share Posted January 25, 2010 To weigh my guitars (if I did that) I would stand a scale with it and see how much we way. Then stand on the scale with out it and subrtract that amount from the orgional weight. The sum is the total weight of my guitar :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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