“If you’re buying a guitar for self-defense, I’d suggest an older Gibson Les Paul. Twelve-pounders are common and ones tipping the scales at slightly over thirteen pounds have been reported.”
The necks can break on a Les Paul, or any set neck guitar. A Fender Tele is the ultimate guitar weapon. Maple neck (bolt-on) Swamp ash. Speed could make up for mass. Townsend preferred Gibbys because he couldn’t break Fenders. Les Paul for tone, but Telecaster for skull cracking, IMO
I apologize. I like the way you think and would be honored to served under you come the Zombie Apocalypse.
If you'll accept my service, I'll be packing a natural American Deluxe Tele (but in northern Ash, not Swamp Ash).
I get a tear in my eye when I think about all these years that Ed Roman's been complaining about how easily the necks on Les Pauls and SGs break - he was only trying to make American a safer place. Doing it "for the children."
I'm also thinking back to that recent appearance of The Who at a Superbowl halftime, when Townsend showed up playing a Cherry Red Strat. My first thought was "how many millions did Fender play him to play a Strat instead of his iconic Les Pauls and SGs?" He was probably worried that fans would charge the stage. (Not poking fun at you at all, just enjoying bending all of these guitar visions to meet the standard of them as weapons.)
I concur.
LOL! - BTTT