Beergoblin

Between the couple of dealers I'm looking at, if I go Korina I can get one for a good weight between 7-8.5, somewhere around there, so if I do go Korina I definately will go lighter. I think since I do have the usual mahogany/maple cap area covered in multiple guitars already, I owe it to myself to get the Korina just for the tonal difference, even if it is subtle..........now all I would have to do would be to decide between having a pickguard or not and victory vs dot inlays Thx for all the replies

Thats good to hear, I play alot of high gain stuff as well and I was wondering if it would be a noticeable difference, or even subpar in comparison to mahogany for high gain stuff.

Very nice guitar. Again, I think I'd be happier either way its just difficult deciding between the two. Which Rio Grandes did you throw in there?

Thats interesting, never thought about that at all. Still, I think I would probably be able to balance it out with my amp I would think but who knows? The main issue would be balancing it with your other guitars. Switch from the korina to a mahogany would very likely require significant tweaking to the amp. Not trying to dissuade you, just don't expect a shrinking violet. Korina guitars BARK. Gotcha.

I do have a couple other guitars with the usual mahogany/maple cap configuration, so I guess the Korina would make more sense just to have a different flavor in the mix.......I'm such a sucker for flamed tobacco burst though! I think I'll probably just go with the Korina, what the hell.

I do, but I want the regular one too! Heres a few pics of the guitars I'm looking at. If I decide to go Korina I have a couple to choose from with/without pickguards and inlays etc which I can't make up my mind on either Its just nit picking though, I think I'd be happy with any of them I just cant make up my mind one way or the other.

Thats interesting, never thought about that at all. Still, I think I would probably be able to balance it out with my amp I would think but who knows?

Well I guess the title says it all. I'm trying to weigh each side and make a decision. Any opinions? The Korina costs about $200 extra, but that isn't a HUGE amount of money in the long run scheme of things so thats not really a big factor. The weight: The Korina is lighter, but heavy guitars in general don't bother me, but still I'd prefer the lighter weight if available. Sound: Well this would obviously be the deciding factor. I hear mixed reviews that Korina actually sounds any different than regular old mahogany (although the regular Standard would have a maple cap also). I play alot of material with fairly high gain, so any small nuances that are there would probably be undectectable. Overall look: Well I change my mind on this one on a daily basis, I'd like to just get both The regular Standard has an awesome tobaccoburst top, but the Korina looks great and has that vintage vibe going. At the end of the day, is the Korina actually better or the "holy grail" of tone woods? Or do you think its more of the fact that its a rare wood which adds to the mojo factor? I dunno.......

Ya its gonna be a bit beefy, but that doesn't bother me at all. I cant wait to get it!

Hello all, new to the forum and new to Hamers I have a Monaco on layaway, should hopefully have it in a month. Here's some pics