Lightest, most portable guitar

Grolschevik

Hey lads, I'm getting lazy, so I was thinking about the possibility of an ultra-light, portable guitar that still has a decent tone.

I've seen pics of John Mayall where he's basically taken a saw to a Squier, but I don't fancy trying that. Nor would I want to go the custom route. I'd want it to be physically small, so that might rule out Parker Fly and Gus (though I've no idea how those weigh in).

Something like a Steinberger or a copy thereof perhaps. Are they still readily available and how do/did they sound?

My current squeeze is a Gibson LP, so that's the general sort of sound I'd be looking to attain, though as long as it's humbuckers I'd be happy enough...

Karl Hungus

Well, you said you might rule out the Parker Fly, but it does weigh less than 5kgs so it's pretty damned light. Might be worth keeping on the cards, because they're pretty awesome guitars.

I've played the smaller type of Steinberger before, but found it very uncomfortable to play. This kind of one:



The body shape just felt awkward.

If you want light, then I say Parker Fly are the best option, they sound great and are extremely comfortable.

Sandvich

http://krappyguitars.com/travel.html

Some of these are actually pretty good.

Don't mind the disclaimer/presentation of the site, a friend of mine has one of their Basses and it's actually pretty sweet.

Tomas911

The lightest full body electric I have played was a Dano Electro guitar. It was crap though.

Dord

How about a Fernandes Nomad?


Here's a size comparison to a strat. The nomad has a zoom multifx unit built in along with a speaker.

punchdrunk

http://www.g-sharpguitar.com/?CatID=1412

Tomas911

That Fernandos looks kind of cool, whats the cost of one of those?

brendansmith

http://gizmodo.com/323654/tiny-electric-guitar--has-normal+sized-frets

Quillo

These guys specialize in portable guitars and basses:

http://www.playawayguitars.com/play_away_guitars_shop.php?itemID=545

Johnny Storm

The Fly is the same size as a Strat but half the weight.
If you imagine sawing the headstock off a Strat at the nut and the ass-end off the body past the bridge that's the size of a Steinberger. They still weigh 7 lbs or so which is about the same as a Strat

Any use for a Martin backpacker acoustic?

Music4life

I have this and I love the tone. It's also very light . http://www.thomann.de/ie/fender_squire_classic_vibe_duosonic.htm