Ultimate Rhoads

frank wrote:okay, my 2006 les paul standard weighs just over 9 lbs. it's heavy. does anyone know what a vintage model weighs?
my '79 strat is 7.5 lbs by comparison.

The vintage spec ones I played yesterday were pretty heavy. They seemed like 10+ lbs easy.

So I went to my local store, Gibson dealer, just to check the tonal differences on LP's. Tried out all 31 LP's they had. I tapped on the backs and found out which models were hollowed out and which ones were swiss cheesed. All of them except 4 historics were "weight relieved". And out of a...

New vs. old LP's. These pics say some of it. I know it's lighter and all but I'd rather get the whole body I'm paying for.

Anyone know a good place, not eBay, to get a gold les paul toggle Rhythm/Treble switch surround like Randy's? The knobs are easy enough but the surround and the tip are the hard ones.