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Wop Geronimo · June 3rd, 2007, 01:19 AM

I tend to like them a little more beefy than most tele guys. I like Alder and hard ash that rolls around 5.5 on the body.

austintele · June 3rd, 2007, 06:35 AM

teles 7 to 7.25 pounds

me 165 pounds :)

all_identaties_taken · June 3rd, 2007, 07:33 AM

Mine is heavy the the body was 6lbs on its own. But I think it sounds better for it.

Dan R · June 3rd, 2007, 09:29 AM

Between 7.5 and 8.5 lbs. is the weight I like best.

Dan R

mustek27 · June 3rd, 2007, 09:33 AM

doz any one know the weight of a Telecaster Koa? Its my 1st electric and im not good with wieghts

Stuco · June 3rd, 2007, 09:40 AM

Between 6 and 7lbs. I've only had one that weighed that though.

johnnylaw · June 3rd, 2007, 09:59 AM

Lucky seven.

Telenator · June 3rd, 2007, 10:04 AM

For Teles, the best sounding ones I have encountered/built have had body weights in the 4.5 to 4.75 lb range.

mustek27 · June 3rd, 2007, 10:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stuco

Between 6 and 7lbs. I've only had one that weighed that though.

thanks mate!

but is that for the body alone or the whole guitar?

Scottlr · June 3rd, 2007, 11:47 AM

My Baja is 8.2lbs, and I wouldn't want to go any heavier. My 69 RI Thinline is way less, though I don't know the exact weight. My guess would be maybe 6lbs.

As for me, I am a boat anchor

Jellecaster · June 3rd, 2007, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mustek27

thanks mate!

but is that for the body alone or the whole guitar?

My CS '52 comes in at 6.9 lbs for the entire guitar. It is the lightest I own.

mustek27 · June 3rd, 2007, 12:28 PM

must just be for the body then

mellecaster · June 3rd, 2007, 01:33 PM

My "Fightin Weight"...is around 160 lbs.......

Stuco · June 3rd, 2007, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mustek27

thanks mate!

but is that for the body alone or the whole guitar?

Thats for the whole guitar.

BlackASATClassic · June 3rd, 2007, 02:21 PM

7.25-8.0 for me. Any lighter, and the guitar feels like a toy. Much heavier and it feels like a curse.

Wop Geronimo · June 3rd, 2007, 04:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scottlr

My Baja is 8.2lbs, and I wouldn't want to go any heavier. My 69 RI Thinline is way less, though I don't know the exact weight. My guess would be maybe 6lbs.

As for me, I am a boat anchor

Wow that seems heavy for a Baja, mine comes in just over 7.25.

Momotoro · June 3rd, 2007, 05:21 PM

172 for me. Around the same old 7-8 lbs like everyone else on a tele.

cradlehall · June 3rd, 2007, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Momotoro

172 for me. Around the same old 7-8 lbs like everyone else on a tele.

Ditto

sprokett · June 3rd, 2007, 07:01 PM

my favorite guitar is my mesquite bodied tele that comes in about 10 lbs

gtech · June 3rd, 2007, 07:14 PM

My best one is 7.6, for the complete Tele, both for the sound and the feeling.

No more than 8 if possible.

The neck weight also affects the way the guitar feels and sounds IMHO.

Gilles

June 3rd, 2007, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wop Geronimo Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Confusion, USA Posts: 597	What is your ideal weight? I tend to like them a little more beefy than most tele guys. I like Alder and hard ash that rolls around 5.5 on the body.

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all_identaties_taken Tele-Holic Join Date: May 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 915	Mine is heavy the the body was 6lbs on its own. But I think it sounds better for it. __________________ John. „Guitar playing is all about ego problems" Blixa Bargeld

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mustek27 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Age: 33 Posts: 114	doz any one know the weight of a Telecaster Koa? Its my 1st electric and im not good with wieghts __________________ Fender Telecaster Koa Washburn D10S [I]Marshall MG15DFX[I] Gibson SG Standard

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Telenator Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11,521 4 Photos	For Teles, the best sounding ones I have encountered/built have had body weights in the 4.5 to 4.75 lb range. __________________ Dogs have the right idea! www.telenator.com

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Scottlr Tele-Meister Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Iowa Age: 57 Posts: 133	My Baja is 8.2lbs, and I wouldn't want to go any heavier. My 69 RI Thinline is way less, though I don't know the exact weight. My guess would be maybe 6lbs. As for me, I am a boat anchor __________________ Scottlr

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June 3rd, 2007, 06:35 AM	#2 (permalink)
austintele Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2004 Location: austin, texas Posts: 1,555	teles 7 to 7.25 pounds me 165 pounds :)

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Dan R Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Charleston, SC Age: 55 Posts: 1,700	Between 7.5 and 8.5 lbs. is the weight I like best. Dan R

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Stuco Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: GA Posts: 7,741	Between 6 and 7lbs. I've only had one that weighed that though.

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johnnylaw Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New England Age: 55 Posts: 837	Lucky seven.

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mustek27 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2007 Location: uk Age: 33 Posts: 114	must just be for the body then __________________ Fender Telecaster Koa Washburn D10S [I]Marshall MG15DFX[I] Gibson SG Standard

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mellecaster Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Desperadoville..USA Posts: 13,659	My "Fightin Weight"...is around 160 lbs.......

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BlackASATClassic TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Twangsville, USA Posts: 93	7.25-8.0 for me. Any lighter, and the guitar feels like a toy. Much heavier and it feels like a curse.

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Momotoro Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Denver, CO Age: 61 Posts: 559	172 for me. Around the same old 7-8 lbs like everyone else on a tele.

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sprokett Tele-Meister Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lubbock,Tx Posts: 287 9 Photos	my favorite guitar is my mesquite bodied tele that comes in about 10 lbs __________________ Twang With a Bang

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gtech Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Quebec, Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,126 174 Photos	My best one is 7.6, for the complete Tele, both for the sound and the feeling. No more than 8 if possible. The neck weight also affects the way the guitar feels and sounds IMHO. Gilles __________________ Back to practice now...to make my Teles sound good.

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