Author Topic: neck heavy (Read 3855 times)

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?

metal_god · « **Reply #1 on:** February 23, 2007, 05:57:14 PM »

move the strap pins

Sekhmet · « **Reply #2 on:** February 23, 2007, 06:33:37 PM »

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

HTH AMPS · « **Reply #3 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:

38thBeatle · « **Reply #4 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.

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #5 on:** February 23, 2007, 07:32:08 PM »

Lighter strings? :P

Toms' anominous · « **Reply #6 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...

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #7 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 >_>

Sifu Ben · « **Reply #8 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?

noodleplugerine · « **Reply #9 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 >_>

Toms' anominous · « **Reply #10 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.

Philly Q · « **Reply #11 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.

Toms' anominous · « **Reply #12 on:** February 23, 2007, 10:00:08 PM »

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

BloodMountain · « **Reply #13 on:** February 23, 2007, 10:03:54 PM »

put some lead in the electronics cavity?

38thBeatle · « **Reply #14 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.