Guitar Weight does it matter

[mikey5]

I was playing my Les Paul today which was built to replicate a Gibson Les Paul Custom, and I was wondering about the differences that the Custom Models and the Standard models have. It seems like the Customs are a little heavier than the standards so my question is this

Does the weight of the guitar effect the tone or not so much? My Les Paul has a maple top and mahogany body and back which is an additional piece of wood. So my former Luthier said (may he rest in peace)

If there is no difference between rosewood and ebony then it would be a better Idea to get a standard model than a custom.

[Will]

Its personal preference.
And there is a difference between rosewood and ebony :?

It is arguable about which bit of the guitars wood is heavy, so how it would affect the sound covers a wide spectrum

[Philly Q]

Well, a Standard also has a maple top and a mahogany body, so I'm not sure where the "additional" piece of wood comes in...

I don't think an "average" Custom should be any heavier than a Standard.  In fact if it was a really old vintage Custom, it would be all-mahogany with no maple top, and therefore possibly a bit lighter.

It's all down to variations in individual pieces of wood.

[Twinfan]

Each piece of wood varies in weight, each one varies in tone too.

Lighter does not always equal better, although my favourite guitars have been my lighter ones.  Other people have liked my heavier ones.

As said above - personal preference plays a big part!

[Yamhammer]

There is a noticable difference between ebony and rosewood. I prefer ebony myself because it seems to have more attack/punch overall and it gives the guitar a bit of a brighter tone.

[Sifu Ben]

Not to mention ebony feels way nicer under your fingers.

[Yamhammer]

I think the lighter the guitar, the more open the sound (more noticable next to a heavier guitar of the same type).