Adding Weight to your Guitar

[AzNjT]

Okay, this might be unusual, but i find that my guitar isnt heavy enough.

Who knows what I could use as weights to place at the back of the guitar and where i can find it.

I've thought about using Fishing weights, but those might be TOO light. I also took out some adapter thing with the transformer inside and its got a good weight to it, but wont fit due to its fat a$$.

Guitar is a Les Paul. only holes to stuff Stuff is the Toggle switch area and Control area.



kthxbye!

 

[fenderrules]

why you wanna make your guitar heavier? les pauls are so light one meh?

just keep playing it the way it is lah.

if you want a heavier guitar, buy a lp custom


cheers

 

[babs]

maybe you wanna explain y you wanna make it heavier?

 

[psychoholiday]

May i ask wat brand of Les Paul are you using? Chambered body?

 

[AzNjT]

Hmm, its heavy as it is, but its not heavy enough...
just a personal preference i guess


i've heard about Lead weights too, anyone added weights to your guitar before ?

 

[unsane]

roll of coins taped in your control cavity...cover it up so it doesnt short anything accidentally

 

[billthegeek]

Get a cheap padlock and place it in the cavity.

 

[AzNjT]

OKAY I will try these methods out!

the padlock one seems promising!

 

[kuang89]

go to a guitar luthier to make a cavity around the body, then u add in sand, lead powder, iron powder, watever metal things u can find....best is use lead cos it is heavy...lol...but sure expensive...or not use acrylic guitars

 

[Gr3y]

haha i don't get this at all!

 

[PatheinRaindropMoe]

thinking our of the box, i came to the conclusion, of... slimming down and weakening the body, in order to feel the weight of the guitar, slightly more..

 

[AzNjT]

wow, cept for the 2 usefuk comments, everythign else was just rubbish

anyway, i ended up gettin Fishing weights, which were suprising;y heavier than the YALE padlocks which would not fit anyway,

i bought 4 pieces and stuffed em in the back, now its awesome

 

[teokiatuan]

only artist i know to do this is billy sheehan, he likes the weight and added sustain.

he attaches a BRASS block to his headstock.

 

[Jugman]

fill the body with cocaine!

baaaad suggestion.

 

[teokiatuan]

fill the body with cocaine!

baaaad suggestion.

no image leh bro

 

[ShadowchildCOBHC]

go to a guitar luthier to make a cavity around the body, then u add in sand, lead powder, iron powder, watever metal things u can find....best is use lead cos it is heavy...lol...but sure expensive...or not use acrylic guitars

na you could jsut buy a buch of fishing weights,buy a small pot that you ARE NEVER GONNA USE AGAIN.then just melt it,the melting point it relatively low.but safety issues would be severe burns and its a fire hazard and the fumes can cause cancer and minute amounts can cause hereditary birth defects but i mean if you take it from a professionals prespective its worth a try haha
so you melt it down and make a small box wahtever in the shape out of the cavity then pour it in,and i mean box made out of ceramic,highher boiling point metals....:mrgreen:


HAHAHA

 

[Avidaxis]

more weight = more sustain ?

 

[teokiatuan]

weight doesnt mean more sustain, but more material will give more sustain. bigger body or attaching a brass block will increase sustain

 

[shioks76]

want heavier weight?

Try gigging with that thing and standing with it for about 2 hours or more straight strapped on a single shoulder. Then you'll want to get those weights off. If not and u still want more weights, I really salute you man.

 

[HeyJoeILoveYourSis]

Well you could just use a thinner and slimmer strap to add more pressure onto your shoulders?

Joe