So I weighed my G&L today and it comes in at a porky 4.4kg. While it always felt heavy, I had never weighed it before. So I am now wondering is this weight any guide in working out what wood the body is made from? From the little info around these guitars (early to mid 90s G&L Climax - precursor to the Invader) mostly used one of alder, ash or maple. I had always assumed it was ash but it came with a solid finish originally so maybe it's something else. I can see the grain under the transparent part of the burst and it is very straight and unremarkably boring.
This guitar is very close to mine, except that I have the HSS version.
Also, I have blocked the floyd with stacks of 20c coins taped together, but would only add 100g or so to the weight.
Anyone care to help ID the wood? I can post photos of the grain as seen through the finish, and can take the neck off to inspect the pocket when I change strings later this week (assuming the new strings arrive on time in the post).
Also, is 4.4kg considered a heavy guitar? Or just somewhere in the middle?
DC