I think it was "Guitar.com" who reviewed this guitar and stated that it's a good blend of an SG and a Les Paul. After owning mine a few days now, I think that a fair assessment. However, it is lighter than any of my Les Pauls.The website lists measurements for the black S-100 as:
Nut Width 1 11/16" (43mm) Neck Thickness 1st Fret 20mm Neck Thickness 9th Fret 23mm
On my personal guitar, I measured slightly wider at the nut (1.70" vs. 1.68"), and a hair under the numbers for frets 1 and 9, but close enough.
Interestingly, the specs for the USA (white) S-100 are:
Nut Width 1.65" (42mm) Neck Thickness 1st Fret 20.5mm Neck Thickness 9th Fret 21.8mm
...which would in fact be a thinner neck.
I don't have the tools to measure radius, but the black s-100 is purported to be 12.5" and the USA (white) one is 12".
Completely! Most of my guitars have slimmer necks (which I prefer because I have smaller hands). To be sure, I'm not talking about a baseball bat here, just that the neck was slightly more substantial than I would have expected.
I would agree as well. I like it more than my SG, and as much as my Bluesbird.I think it was "Guitar.com" who reviewed this guitar and stated that it's a good blend of an SG and a Les Paul. After owning mine a few days now, I think that a fair assessment. However, it is lighter than any of my Les Pauls.
The thing that bothered me most about SG's was their tendency to "Neck Dive" I wanted to like them....I would agree as well. I like it more than my SG, and as much as my Bluesbird.
That, and the bodies seem WAY too thin. I never really feel "comfortable" playing an SG, and have one only for the sake of checking that box.The thing that bothered me most about SG's was their tendency to "Neck Dive" I wanted to like them....
No issues here with that!
A Fender what?Where on the spectrum do they fall on tone spectrum of sounding more like a Fender or more like a Gibson?
Where on the spectrum do they fall on tone spectrum of sounding more like a Fender or more like a Gibson?
Funny enough I'm a weight weenie so I've tracked the weights of them. So far, they seem to range in weight from 7.3 to 8.2 lb. My Indonesian Newark Street S-100 Deluxe (S-100 with a Guildsby) weighs in at a mere 6.9 lb.I tried a Korean Polara a few years ago. As I recall it was a relative heavy guitar
It's imbued with Kim's heavy riffage, so that adds some weight!Funny enough I'm a weight weenie so I've tracked the weights of them. So far, they seem to range in weight from 7.3 to 8.2 lb. My Indonesian Newark Street S-100 Deluxe (S-100 with a Guildsby) weighs in at a mere 6.9 lb.