Kim Thayil S-100 Coming

Pancreas · Sep 12, 2023

LesB3 said:
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 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.

LesB3 · Sep 12, 2023

Pancreas said:
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.

I would agree as well. I like it more than my SG, and as much as my Bluesbird.

Pancreas · Sep 12, 2023

LesB3 said:
I would agree as well. I like it more than my SG, and as much as my Bluesbird.

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!

LesB3 · Sep 12, 2023

Pancreas said:
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!

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.

lungimsam · Sep 12, 2023

Where on the spectrum do they fall on tone spectrum of sounding more like a Fender or more like a Gibson?

GAD · Sep 12, 2023

lungimsam said:
Where on the spectrum do they fall on tone spectrum of sounding more like a Fender or more like a Gibson?

A Fender what?

mavuser · Sep 12, 2023

lungimsam said:
Where on the spectrum do they fall on tone spectrum of sounding more like a Fender or more like a Gibson?

they sound much more like a Gibson than a Fender, with that Gibson scale length and those humbuckers. my 1970 S-100 sounds like a 1959 Les Paul, to my ears. I like the feel of the S-100 a lot better than a Les Paul, however (or an SG). Once I picked up my S-100, any chance of me ever owning, or even playing really, an SG, came to an end.

guitarlover · Sep 13, 2023

I tried a Korean Polara a few years ago. As I recall it was a relative heavy guitar, unlike a SG. Is this Indonesian made guitar lighter than the Korean version ?
Or maybe at this pricepoint it can differ from guitar to guitar ?

GGJaguar · Sep 13, 2023

guitarlover said:
I tried a Korean Polara a few years ago. As I recall it was a relative heavy guitar

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.

lungimsam · Sep 13, 2023

Important thing is if the weight is distributed towards the bottom of the guitar between bridge and body strap button, not towards the headstock!!

Hammer · Sep 13, 2023

GGJaguar said:
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.

It's imbued with Kim's heavy riffage, so that adds some weight!