'54 Oxblood reissue owners - what's yours weigh?

[LeonC]

My impression is that not many of these come in under 9 lbs. What does yours weigh?

(I'm not talking about the Jeff Beck aged and signed guitars, just the "regular" custom shop models.)

 

[Uncle Vinnie]

Did any of these have dark boards? All of the ones I've seen had very light-colored fretboards, doesn't do the Oxblood color justice.

 

[LeonC]

Ttt

 

[NotScott]

I have a R4JB from 2006. It is on the heavier side, probably about 9.5 pounds.

It has a nice, dark and even colored board but Beck's original had a light-colored streak on the bass side of his board and I have seen some of the limited editions attempt to duplicate that.

 

[LeonC]

Very nice. Thanks for your reply.

 

[LeonC]

Bump

 

[665]

most of the tonequest les pauls I've seen were around 9lb, not sure if they were spec'd to be in that range? not the same I know, but similar guitars

 

[bsteff666]

If you are looking for a lighter one... Keep an eye out for the 2013 Benchmark Collection Oxbloods. They tend to be in the 8 lb range. Mine is something like 8 lbs 5oz.

 

[LeonC]

Great info -- Thanks!

 

[pjholland]

Love the oxbloods, the Jeff Beck model is frickin cool.

 

[Liam]

There's a JB Oxblood on eBay in the UK just now. More than I'd pay for a reissue, even though signed limited edition, but it looks great.

Liam

 

[LeonC]

Yeah, not sure who is going to drop more than $10K on a reissue...