Yeah my Indonesian made G&L ASAT is pretty heavy like that too. I suspect they don't take ages to dry the wood out before finishing them unlike the fancier high end guitars where they make sure every drop of water is dried out of the wood they use. My unfinished partsocaster is heavy too I suspect it might absorb humidity from the air and it seems to get heavier when its humid outside.
No, it's standard. I bought it from Artist Guitars last year. It's a cheapy but I really like it. Down side is that it weighs about 500 KG.
Yeah my Indonesian made G&L ASAT is pretty heavy like that too. I suspect they don't take ages to dry the wood out before finishing them unlike the fancier high end guitars where they make sure every drop of water is dried out of the wood they use. My unfinished partsocaster is heavy too I suspect it might absorb humidity from the air and it seems to get heavier when its humid outside.