NigeH Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Please could someone explain why there seems to be such conflicting opinions about the weight of Ibanez edc 705s? I can understand different ideas about tone or playability but surely a guitar is heavy or it isn't. I've heard people say its the lightest guitar they've ever owned and others that it was far too heavy! wtf? I know it depends what you compare it to but to be called very light because of its lucite body and then monstrously heavy for the same reason defies logic. I built myself a thru neck 5 string from Canadian rock maple faced with African mahogany, i think that weighs just short of 2 metric tons for obvious reasons but is lucite lightweight or not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowieBass Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 I've a Luthite bodied Tanglewood (actually a Cort) Curbow 5 and for the quite small body it's heavy enough to feel substantial, neither too light nor too heavy for me; so maybe 'average'. I don't have any scales so can't weigh it but it certainly isn't the heaviest bass I own (that probably is my Westone Spectrum LX - maple body, Canadian hard maple neck with rosewood fingerboard). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 Cort tried various body materials before settling on the hideously-named and brittle Luthite: Lucite - aka plexiglass - very transparent tone but too heavy Kryptonite - one player in particular reported very weak output Marmite - couldn't get a consensus on the tone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassTractor Posted February 16, 2014 Share Posted February 16, 2014 (edited) Luddite! Edited February 16, 2014 by BassTractor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigeH Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 Well, guess that clears that up then! Thanks guys, still mystified! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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