Heavy LP

They are pretty thick and solid compared to other guitars.

I think its something you have to deal with or get used to.

Gibson in recent years has started making chambered LP's. They weigh in around 4 or 5 lbs I believe.

I have a chambered and non-chambered and I can't really tell much of a tone difference between the two.

Get a comfortable wide strap and endure it. That's my philosophy. The tone is worth the sacrifice. In my humble opinion anyway.

I just played my Ibanez AR-300 the other day after keeping it in the case for year... Gawd that's a HEAVY guitar... After two number it felt like I was carrying a refrigerator around my neck...

Weight is actually one of the things I always liked about the Les Paul. To me, it just feels solid when I play. Fenders moved too much, but I suppose it comes down to what you are used to. I do understand the getting older part though. It's been e couple decades since I have had to stand and play for a few hours.

Maybe a 50's LP Special or Junior? You would still get a good Gibson growl and be easier on your body.

Feeling older with a boulder tied around your neck? My old 70's LP at 10.5 lbs was too heavy for me too. She's long gone now. I don't buy into the "heavier sounds better" schpeil. I prefer a LP to be at 8.5, a Strat at 7.5 and a Tele at 6.5-7.0

Angus used to play Les Pauls but quit using them shortly before their first Album because the SG was so much lighter and could move around better on stage.  Do like the Rev Billy G and have the top removed and completely routed out to the edges.  I think his Les Paul that he did that to weights something like 6lbs!

It's a '78 50/25 anniversary issue, I fell in love with the first time I saw it.

If you watch the ZZ Top rig rundown and see the guitar tech hold up Billy's LP with 2 fingers and then hear what it wounds like you can argue that the weight doesn't necessarily ensure tone. But also, his sound is very digitized so you can make that argument too, but he still has a monster live tone. I've never played a "light" weight les paul, but when I bought my first LP (the first one I ever played) I knew as soon as I unpacked it and plugged in what everyone was talking about regarding their tone. If its the weight, then so be it. But like Spider, I don't totally buy into the weight equals tone thing. There is a company that makes the stretchy neoprene or something straps that dramatically  help fatigue. A little silly looking but they help. -S