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Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Toms' anominous on February 23, 2007, 05:52:09 PM

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Toms' anominous on February 23, 2007, 05:52:09 PM

my tele is very neck heavy... although it could be body light... anybody got any tips for making it better balanced?

Title: neck heavy
Post by: metal_god on February 23, 2007, 05:57:14 PM

move the strap pins

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Sekhmet on February 23, 2007, 06:33:37 PM

Tell it to go on a diet....?

Title: neck heavy
Post by: HTH AMPS on February 23, 2007, 07:18:19 PM

in lieu of anything useful to suggest, how about either...

(1) chopping off the headstock, or...
(2) adding a lump of wood to the body

either of those should balance it out  :lol:

Title: neck heavy
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 23, 2007, 07:23:59 PM

Stand on a hill.
Seriously, is it a standard Tele or a semi type. I wonder if you could try a shorter strap.

Title: neck heavy
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 23, 2007, 07:32:08 PM

Lighter strings? :P

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Toms' anominous on February 23, 2007, 09:21:24 PM

its a standard tele and i guess nothing can be done about it but the maple is surprisingly light.  And alot of you seem to be in very stupid moods today...

Title: neck heavy
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 23, 2007, 09:30:16 PM

Well erm, it's an odd question.

Makign a guitar lighter can only really be done by chopping things off >_>

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Sifu Ben on February 23, 2007, 09:33:40 PM

He didn't ask how to make it lighter, he asked how to make it better balanced. Maybe glue a strip of lead to the tail of it?

Title: neck heavy
Post by: noodleplugerine on February 23, 2007, 09:37:03 PM

Quote from: noodleplugerine

Well erm, it's an odd question.

Making a guitar lighter can only really be done by chopping things off >_>

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Toms' anominous on February 23, 2007, 09:37:03 PM

Nah its not really much of a deal i mean Jackson V's have the same problem right? I'll just get used to it.

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Philly Q on February 23, 2007, 09:46:45 PM

If it has sealed Schaller/Gotoh tuners (rather than vintage Kluson types), try replacing the metal tuner buttons with pearloid or ebony ones - it saves a few ounces.

I put pearloid buttons on my Thinline, which was very neck heavy, it's much better now.

Title: neck heavy
Post by: Toms' anominous on February 23, 2007, 10:00:08 PM

ok thanks i'll try that as they do weigh alot.

Title: neck heavy
Post by: BloodMountain on February 23, 2007, 10:03:54 PM

put some lead in the electronics cavity?

Title: neck heavy
Post by: 38thBeatle on February 23, 2007, 10:10:51 PM

Do you sling the guitar low cos if you do, that will make the neck heavy.The answer is a shorter strap as I said before-doesn't look so cool but a small sacrifice.

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Post by: FELINEGUITARS on February 23, 2007, 10:29:02 PM

Use a suede starp that will grip to your clothes more
the webbing and car seatbelt types are too damn slippy

Title: neck heavy
Post by: markofled on February 24, 2007, 06:16:43 PM

^+1 Or a leather strap as they tend to ge rougher on the inside and grip good