How thick is the body of a Strat or Les Paul style guitar? Thanks
Hal
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How thick is the body of a Strat or Les Paul style guitar? Thanks
Hal
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Hal, IIRC it is 1 1/2" for a strat stile and not to sure about a Les Paul but if you are talking about the arch top it will be thicker than the stratOriginally Posted by Hal Peeler
Dave
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According to one source, the Les Paul Junior is 1 3/4 inches. This model is not arched, and I believe with the arch the Standard and other current arched models come out at two inches or so. I understand the maple cap is 1/4 inch thick and that is the part that is arched.
If you want to buy a plan, here's a great source.
http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Books,_p...Paul_Plan.html
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A Strat body is 1 3/4" thick.
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I just measured one of each of mine...the Strat (94 MIA) is 1 3/4" and the Les Paul Custom (76) is 2 1/4" including the arched top.
J.R.
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I'm providing this link because it relates to the plans I mentioned and the question Hal asked. The Les Paul that was measured for the plans was a Les Paul Standard from 1959 and its total body thickness including the arch is 2 13/32 inches.
http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/sh...body+thickness
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A carved top Les Paul is 2 3/8" thick at the thickest part (bridge). It is comprised of a 5/8" maple top and 1 3/4" mahogany back. At the edges it's about 1 15/16" thick. Les Paul Juniors and Specials are 1 3/4" thick.
A Strat is 1 3/4" thick.
Cheers,
Jack Briggs
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