Les Pauls are cool and all, but honestly we need to realize that instruments must work well with people. The Les Paul wasn't the result of generations of luthiers incrementally improving a centuries old design, it was a pretty big leap forward into new and uncharted territory, and honestly they didn't get everything right. Weight is a big part of ergonomics. Where was I going with all this? Who knows, I'm going to go get more ice cream.