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Arthon
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by Arthon » Sun Jan 07, 2024 2:03 pm
Maggieo wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 1:07 pm
I was at my local music store and they had a Riviera, in Royal Tan, and I picked it up to play it and mother of god, it was a boat anchor!
It easily outweighed my Greco Les Paul. WTF, Epi?
Mine is not. Medium weight I would say. My Noel Gallagher Riviera is heavier.
Can weight inconstancy be a low/medium budget import guitar problem? I had a Squier JMJM that was a boat anchor years ago. I bought a new one 2 months ago and the guitar is way lighter. Night and day difference.
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Larry Mal
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by Larry Mal » Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:58 pm
I've had two eS-335s and now this Riviera. They were all heavy. There's nothing light about a semi-hollow bodied guitar.
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by sunburster » Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:25 pm
Larry Mal wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:58 pm
I've had two eS-335s and now this Riviera. They were all heavy. There's nothing light about a semi-hollow bodied guitar.
All the Ricky semi-hollows I've played have been pretty light (7lb range). Maybe they're the exception, though.
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by Larry Mal » Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:39 am
Yeah, maybe, I had a Rickenbacker 330 for a while and don't recall it being very heavy.
I'm not super concerned about the weight of guitars, really. But I do remember being surprised at how heavy the ES-335s were.
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Jonesie
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by Jonesie » Mon Jan 08, 2024 6:41 am
sunburster wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 6:25 pm
Larry Mal wrote: ↑Sun Jan 07, 2024 3:58 pm
I've had two eS-335s and now this Riviera. They were all heavy. There's nothing light about a semi-hollow bodied guitar.
All the Ricky semi-hollows I've played have been pretty light (7lb range). Maybe they're the exception, though.
Yeah, my Ric is somewhere in the 7.5lb range, I think. Mine is one of the chunky neck years, so that may add a bit of weight.
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by Maggieo » Mon Jan 08, 2024 10:43 am
There was a 330 at the store and it was pretty chunky, too.
The Thinline Telecaster in LPB with WRH, however, clocks in at about 7.5 lbs. I still want it.
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Arthon
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by Arthon » Mon Jan 08, 2024 11:36 am
I just weigh my guitars :
7.9 lbs for the Riviera
8.5 lbs for the NG Riviera
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