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Topic: Pedal Steel Weight Database |
Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 1:34 pm |
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With light weight pedal steels being all the rage, and weight becoming a standard concern given the options available, I thought it would be nice to have a database with the actual weight of old and new guitars. No opinions please, strictly data. Brand, model, year, weight. Weight in the case might be useful too. This is actual weight, not advertised weight from a website or brochure.
There are 2 ways to weigh your guitar on a regular home scale:
1- Weigh the case with the guitar in it. Weigh the empty case. Do the math.
2- Weigh yourself. Weigh yourself holding the guitar. Do the math.
ps. I might start a similar thread for amps in the electronics section.
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Alex Cattaneo
From:
Quebec, Canada
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 1:39 pm
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Sho Bud LDG, SD10, 3x4, 1979.
34 lbs.
58 lbs in the case |
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Cartwright Thompson
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 3:42 pm
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| '71 Emmons 8+7.............TFH!!!! |
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John Peay
From:
Cumming, Georgia USA
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Posted 31 Oct 2012 4:01 pm Ouch ....
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My 1995-ish Derby SD-10 4x5 weighs 36 lbs, 61 lbs in the case.
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Butch Mullen
From:
North Carolina, USA 28681
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 10:06 am
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| Simmons SD10 31 lbs. With case 45 lbs. |
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chris ivey
From:
california (deceased)
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 10:17 am
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henway
5 lbs
it's a flight model
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Joe Gall
From:
DeLand, Florida
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 7:50 pm
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MSA D-10 Classic in the case 98 lbs. might as well be a 1,000 lbs. when you have 5 ruptured discs in your lower back! Ouch!
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Adrian Wang
From:
Singapore
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Posted 1 Nov 2012 11:26 pm
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Fessenden S10, 3 + 5 levers, from specs
guitar 30 lb 2 oz
case 17 lb 2 oz
Total 47 lb 4 oz
oops, sorry, will attempt actual weighing |
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Kevin Hatton
From:
Buffalo, N.Y.
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Posted 2 Nov 2012 1:19 am
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| It may be a better idea to weigh the steel guitar players. Whoa, mamma! |
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Frank Montmarquet
From:
The North Coast, New York, USA
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Posted 3 Nov 2012 3:00 pm
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Sierra Session U-12 9X9, 2000.
Guitar 54 LBS
In case 68 LBS. |
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Ray Montee
From:
Portland, Oregon (deceased)
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Posted 4 Nov 2012 9:01 pm I have only one weight...............
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My quad BIGSBY, 1956, w/six pedals......
in the case, weighs 105 lbs. |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 1:27 pm
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| Joe Gall wrote: |
| MSA D-10 Classic in the case 98 lbs. might as well be a 1,000 lbs. when you have 5 ruptured discs in your lower back! Ouch! |
Joe. Is youre msa really 98 pounds in the case? wow, is the case an msa case? I uswd to have an msa u-12 but dont remember it that heavy. I guess thats why the wheel was invented lol. |
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Joe Gall
From:
DeLand, Florida
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 1:34 pm
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| Quentin Hickey wrote: |
| Joe Gall wrote: |
| MSA D-10 Classic in the case 98 lbs. might as well be a 1,000 lbs. when you have 5 ruptured discs in your lower back! Ouch! |
Joe. Is youre msa really 98 pounds in the case? wow, is the case an msa case? I uswd to have an msa u-12 but dont remember it that heavy. I guess thats why the wheel was invented lol. |
Yes, all original (guitar & case)! This is the reason I may soon be on the hunt for a light weight S-10 3/4 something or another. I have 5 ruptured discs in my lower back and can not take my MSA anywhere to jam with other folks due to the weight. Other than that, this guitar is all original and everything works and sounds AWESOME!
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Al Carey
From:
Dublin, NH USA
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 1:47 pm
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I have an MSA D10. The factory case is VERY heavy. Part of the lining is peeled away, and I can see it's solid maple! Very good quality, but there's no doubt why it's so heavy.
I recently bought a case from Hatton Cases, which holds just the body. The body in that case is 50-60lbs. Much more manageable. I also bought a "tactical gun case" from Cabela's, it's a soft case which holds pedal bar, legs, rods, volume pedal, tuner, etc.
I'm quite happy with this arrangement, I know longer dread taking my guitar out of the house.
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Sierra U-12, Gretsch 6120, Fender Tele, old tube amps, etc...
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 2:21 pm
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My friend had bought split cases for his 77 classic xl universal, best thing he said he has ever done. He still uses a dolly though  |
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Stan Paxton
From:
1/2 & 1/2 Florida and Tenn, USA (old Missouri boy gone South)
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 4:47 pm
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 My dolly will only carry the pac-a-seat and the amp stand. (i couldn't help it)
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Mullen Lacquer SD 10, 3 & 5; Mullen Mica S 10 1/2 pad, 3 & 5; BJS Bars; LTD400, Nashville 112, DD-3, RV-3, Hilton VP . -- Gold Tone PBS sq neck; Wechter Scheerhorn sq neck. -- "Experience is the thing you have left when everything else is gone." -anon.- |
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Quentin Hickey
From:
Nova Scotia, Canada
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Posted 20 Nov 2012 6:02 pm
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Yeah well he has to make 2 trips in at setup and 2 more out at tear down  |
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Fred Glave
From:
McHenry, Illinois, USA
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Posted 21 Nov 2012 11:56 am
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Fender 2000 in the case 3,000 lbs.
Stage One in the case 41 lbs.
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Zum Encore, Zum Stage One, Fender 2000, Harlan Bros., Multi-Kord, |
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Stuart Legg
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Posted 21 Nov 2012 12:28 pm
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| chris ivey wrote: |
henway
5 lbs
it's a flight model |
OK chris I'll be your straight man so you can pull off this old joke.
What's a henway? |
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Zachary Walters
From:
Maryland
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Posted 29 Nov 2012 12:28 pm
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Left to right, assembled weight (out of case):
1978 Pro-II: 47.4 lbs +++++ 2009 G2: 48.8 lbs +++++ 1981 Push-Pull: 43.6 lbs
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1981 Push-Pull
2009 Super Glide Custom |
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Doug Palmer
From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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Posted 2 Dec 2012 6:35 pm Guitar weight
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My D-10 LeGrande III with 9 pedals, 8 knees and wood necks:
Legs, rods and pedal board 12 lbs.
Thomas Case 20.2
Guitar Body 33.4
Total 65.6 lbs.
Never buy a guitar too heavy for your wife to carry!
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Rick Kreuziger
From:
Merrillan, Wisconsin
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Posted 2 Dec 2012 7:18 pm
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2007 Excel Superb U12 8x5
50lbs. in case
38lbs. guitar
12lbs. case |
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John Russell
From:
Austin, Texas
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Posted 7 Dec 2012 11:21 am Weight Database
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My Zum S12U weighs 38.2 lbs. outside the case. My 1978 Sierra S12U weighs 52.4 lbs. Both sound wonderful but the Zum gets to travel more than the Sierra ;~)
I carry the Sierra in two cases. The pedal rack and rods plus the two rear legs go in a separate gun case. The rest of the guitar is still heavier, in it's case (20 lbs.), than the whole Zum guitar. The Sierra's pedal rack alone weighs about 9 lbs. Sierras are built like a tank. The weight the only drawback--it's a great guitar otherwise.
The Zum rides in a customized keyboard case (lighter than the hard case). I've learned to travel light, I play thru a Roland Cube 80--about 35 lbs. |
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James Taylor
From:
United Kingdom
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Posted 26 Jan 2013 2:07 pm
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| What are the weights of : A, Msa S10 Classic; B, ShoBud S10. James taylor |
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Douglas Schuch
From:
Valencia, Philippines
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Posted 28 Aug 2013 5:59 pm
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I've taken the info I can easily find from this thread and similar ones, as well as some "for sale" ads, and put it into a table for easy reference. I have only dealt with guitar weights, not "in case" weight - I understand why a purchaser of a particular used instrument might inquire about the latter, but the relevant data is the guitar weight.
If the source field is blank, then it came from this thread (or I forgot to enter it!). Feel free to add more weights, and I will try to update the list occasionally. And I will start with a quote from Bobbe Seymour from a discussion a number of years ago:
“We have to weigh these guitars everyday for shipping and never ever see correct weights listed here on the forum. I've seen weights listed here on the forum vary thirty pounds for the same guitars. Maybe gravity is different in different parts of the united states.â€
<pre>D-10s (number is forum post number)
Sho-Bud Pro II '78 47.4
Sho-Bud Professional '73 8x4 46 207684
Mullen G2 48.8
Emmons P/P '81 43.6
Emmons LeGrande III 45.4
Emmons LeGrande III 8x6 54 Archive
Williams 36 From Website
GFI Ultra 40 From Website
Sierra D-10 Crown Gearless, 8x5 57.5 171175
MCI 40 129210
JCH 8x9 48 100271
MSA Legend 8x8 42 207684
MSA M3 8x8 39.8 mine
MSA M2 8x8 36.8 mine
S-10s
Sho-Bud LDG 34
Derby 4x5 36
Simmons 31
Fessenden 30.1
Williams S-10 25 From Website
Williams SD-10 30 From Website
GFI Ultra S-10 26.5 From Website
GFI Ultra SD-10 30 From Website
Emmons LeGrande III 3x5 31.5 Archive
Stage One 24 207684
Millenium SD-10 29 207684
Millenium SD-10 22 207684
1974 MSA Classic S10 3+4 38 207684
Ben Rom SD-10 4x5 36 207684
U-12s
Sierra Sessions 9x9 51
Excel Superb 8x5 38
Zumsteel 6x5 38.2
Sierra 6x5 52.4
Williams 30 From Website
GFI Ultra 7x5 30 From Website
GFI Ultra SD-12 7x5 34 From Website
Deckley 7x5 45 Archive
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