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Topic: Do heavier guitars sustain better? |
Donny Hinson
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Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 7 Dec 2018 10:39 am |
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| Do heavier guitars sustain better? |
They do if you think they do...  |
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Ian Rae
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Redditch, England
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Posted 7 Dec 2018 1:13 pm
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Sustain relies on the structure not dissipating too much energy from the vibrating strings. A well-built light guitar will sustain better than an indifferent heavy one. My Williams U12 is a miracle of lightness despite its traditional construction and sustains better than the old D10 battleship I used to own, which was itself pretty good. Like Barry says, psychology comes into it as well as money.
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Fred Treece
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California, USA
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Posted 8 Dec 2018 12:12 pm
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| Ian Rae wrote: |
| Sustain relies on the structure not dissipating too much energy from the vibrating strings. A well-built light guitar will sustain better than an indifferent heavy one. My Williams U12 is a miracle of lightness despite its traditional construction and sustains better than the old D10 battleship I used to own, which was itself pretty good. Like Barry says, psychology comes into it as well as money. |
Very true, Ian. My next guitar is going to be one of these:
Harvey Reid talks about them here:
http://www.woodpecker.com/writing/essays/ridgewing_guitars.html
The neck and body are made of carbon fiber, so the total weight of the instrument is probably not more than a few pounds (I can’t find any specs).
The problem I have had with light body weight guitars is they are out of balance. The weight of the neck/headstock pulls it down toward the floor, and you have to support that end with your fretting hand, and/or holding the body against your ribs. It’s possible, but not conducive to flashy playing... So hopefully the Ridgewing has the balance thing dialed in. |
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