PSA: Hamer Standard

[Crwth145]

On 10/19/2019 at 8:13 PM, Dave Scepter said:

Again, please excuse my ignorance but did they make Standards with different thickness?.. Because this one looks awful thick 

Some Standards (mahogany/korina in particular) DO seem to have that slightly extra-thick look to them, don't they?

Probably just an optical illusion...  👀

 

[RobB]

Standards/Vectors are thicker than their Gibson forbears. Too thick for my aesthetic. 

[BTMN]

FWIW I measured a '79 Hamer Standard, '97 Standard in Mahogany, a 2005 Korina Vector and a 2005 Korina Mini Standard all 1.75 inches thick. Then I  measured a 2008 Korean Dean V, '96 USA Korina Z Standard, a '79 Z Standard, and a 2009 Baby Korina Z all 1.5 inches thick.

[RobB]

So THAT’S why Standards are a 1/4” too thick. Makes sense...