baze7 Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I am starting me first guitar. I have a few questions. What is the typical thickness of the body?? I am planning on have mahogany back (what is a good thickness for that) and a walnut top (what would be a good thickness for that) Thanks for the info!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 do you have a style in mind? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baze7 Posted May 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I am going to do a kind of PRS copy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jehle Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I suppose the thickness would depend on the style of guitar that you are building. I know for Strats a typical body thickness is around 1 3/4". I have two that are slightly more or less, 1 7/8" and 1 5/8", and they are still rather good bodies. A standard Strat neck is typically carved from a 1" thick piece of hard maple if it's a one piece neck, or 1/4" fretboard with a 3/4" maple neck if its a 2 piece. Given the wood choices I would gander that you are considering more of a LP type. No clue about those measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 i think a PRS body is 405mm x 325mm x 45mm (someone please correct me if im wrong) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzy_elephant Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 in fact... i just found one of MGKBass' projects on the forum with a great pic with dimensions link try that one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmo Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 Hello! I think that the solidbody guitar body thickness varies a lot. There are no standard mesurements, but comun mesurements. From my experience, I think that guitar with less than 4 cm thickness are obviously lighter, but also less deep sounding (depending on the wood, yes, this is generaly speaking) and guitars with more tham 5 cm thicknes will be deeper sounding and obviously heavier. The balance betwin these two mesurements will prove to be the best for overall playability in sound and confort. I sugest you to choose what fits you better. The guitar's shape is not directly dependent of its thickness! This is the overaal guitar thickness talk, now if the problem is the wood layers' thickness, well, I've seem many many things, and that dependes a big lot on your visual and musical sound likes and deslikes. Hope to have helped in something... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 I am starting me first guitar. I have a few questions. What is the typical thickness of the body?? I am planning on have mahogany back (what is a good thickness for that) and a walnut top (what would be a good thickness for that) Thanks for the info!! using a floyd...generally about 1 7/8"...this gives more room for the two sided routing required i have gone as thin as 1 1/2" for a fixed bridge guitar....and as thick as 2 1/4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 as far as the top goes...i usually go with 1/2" to 3/4" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted May 13, 2004 Report Share Posted May 13, 2004 On my PRS McCarty the Back wood is 1 1/2" and the Top is 1/2" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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