is there any good way to add weight to a guitar?
Balancing a "V" | Unofficial Warmoth Forum
Hey! Pick a Mahogany body! Will give you more bass and will weight more, so you gonna have the more balanced guitar...
Do Heavier Guitars *REALLY* Sustain Longer? - Let's Find Out!!
Red guitars have the best tone. 10:27. Go to channel · The Most ... Adding an Arm Rest & Belly Cut contour to a Telecaster body. JOHNNY B ...
Guitar Neck Dive - Jazz Guitar Online
Is there a pickup system? Maybe add a soundhole pickup as a way to add weight to the body. In my case it was new Sperzel tuners and some fish ...
guitar weight as a factor - Page 2 - The Unofficial Martin Guitar Forum
And a heavy set of back and sides can sometimes enhance the resonance of the soundboard. Some high end luthiers are now deliberately building with heavier and ...
How do you weigh your guitars? | The Canadian Guitar Forum
Certainly fish scales are capable of discerning weights in the range of your average guitar. As for why weighing something might be useful, some ...
Ask the Expert: Is It Safe to Hang My Guitar on the Wall?
The answer is no. It's generally accepted as a safe way to hang a guitar because the downward exertion from the weight of the guitar isn't nearly as strong.
In your eyes, what's the perfect weight for a guitar? - OffsetGuitars.com
If I had to put a number on it, I would say anything that falls above 7 lbs and under 8 lbs, with a balance slightly weighted towards the guitar ...
Adding side mass to guitar with soundport
The mass needs to be seriously well attached to the sides, so that it moves exactly as the sides move. If there is any sort of flexibility in ...
Principles of Guitar Dynamics and Design - Ervin Somogyi
It is my opinion that it is important to know this about the woods you use. I place weights on my woods when taken to certain standard sizes and measure the ...
The role of weight in Flamenco guitars
For comparison I weighed the pegs also and the nice ebony ones shown above weigh 32 g for the set. A set of 9mm Pegheds (2013) weighs 72 g so ...
Does weight training mess up your guitar skills?
With weights I would automatically use more force when strumming (or playing any chords). This makes the guitar go out of tune faster. Proven ...
The Prusacaster – How to Design and 3D Print an Electric Guitar ...
From the beginning, the biggest concern was the force the strings apply to the guitar's body and neck. While the sources slightly differ with ...
I'd shoot for an alder body around 3.5 to 4.0 lbs max. That should leave you enough weight to get a thicker neck if you wish and the hardware you want. I'd be ...
same guitars but two pounds difference ? - Gibson USA
The only way a lighter guitar (all else being equal)would have more sustain is if it was volume induced sustain like with an SG or 335. The ...
Tone and Weight | The Les Paul Forum
Take any tuning fork hit it and place it on a body. HEAVY is louder and more resonant in general. Strings drive vibration into the body much ...
Fully Plywood Guitar AKA How to Annoy Purists - Instructables
A router with roundover bit is easiest, but files and sandpaper would also work, or perhaps a belt sander. Now would also be the time to add any ergonomic ...
Neck heavy solution? - Official PRS Guitars Forum
Lighter tuners and buttons help. A rough strap back makes it almost a non issue though. There was a time I was an SG guy. I've read guys putting weight on the ...
Weight of a Guitar | The Canadian Guitar Forum
It may be due to over compensating on one side with heavier guitars but it was the weirdest feeling. There is no right answer and it is all ...
Difference in weights between same model guitar
Guitar weights being good or bad tend to change every few years. In the late 70s people thought heavier meant more sustain so companies built ...
Fix for neck-dive on SG (and LP) guitars. - Kemper Profiler Forum
Use some self-adhesive automotive wheel balancing weights from ... Or add the weights to the tail end of the strap? Are you talking ...