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  • Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shapes

    What's the difference between a Dinly body shape and a Soloist body shape? Does anyone know where can I purchase dinky shaped replacement bodies?

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    Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shapes

    I gonna take a guess on this one since I don't own a Dinky. My understanding is that a Dinky is a "bolt on" neck and a Soloist is a "neck thru". I just got today a Soloist (bolt on) from Warmoth. It is perfect. Those guy's repeatably do great work. Same body size? Someone else will chime in here.
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    • #3
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      The horns on a soloist are a little longer, and cut slightly different around the neck pocket. Other than than very similar.
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        Cool, I didn't know for sure. I knew someone would chime in! [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
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        • #5
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          > I've also had questions about this. I've always thought of the Dinky style as the short-horn,squared edge style,like the 3DR or late 90's DK1,and the longer horned,occasionally scalloped version as the Soloist,whether it was a bolt-on or not. Tommy D.
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            Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shap

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            The horns on a soloist are a little longer, and cut slightly different around the neck pocket. Other than than very similar.

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            +1

            The body itself is also minimally larger...

            For comparison: Model 6 /Dinky /Fusion / Soloist

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            • #7
              Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shap

              The only substantive difference is if there are a different number of frets. So 24 fret Dinky bodies are nearly identical to 24 fret Soloists. And 22 fret Dinkies are like (rare) 22 fret Soloists.

              The shorter horns shown on the Dinky above are ONLY becuase you're comparing a 22 fret Dinky to a 24 fret Soloist. The current DK1 model - which has 24 frets - is nearly identical to a Soloist.

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              • #8
                Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shap

                That black quilt top Dinky is sick!!! [img]/images/graemlins/headbang.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/notworthy.gif[/img]

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                  Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shap

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                  The only substantive difference is if there are a different number of frets. So 24 fret Dinky bodies are nearly identical to 24 fret Soloists. And 22 fret Dinkies are like (rare) 22 fret Soloists.

                  The shorter horns shown on the Dinky above are ONLY becuase you're comparing a 22 fret Dinky to a 24 fret Soloist. The current DK1 model - which has 24 frets - is nearly identical to a Soloist.

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                  That's what I thought when comparing the newer Dinky to the same year Soloist.

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                  • #10
                    Re: Difference between Dinky and Soloist body shap

                    They're all beautiful - but I like the natural Soloist best. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

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                      They're all beautiful - but I like the natural Soloist best. [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]

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                      Looks like he got lucky sanding it down. Usually when you see this done, the body wings don't even come close to matching up.

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                      • #12
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                        Natural soloists look AWESOME! There was a Natural flametop on the bay a while back that had me Gas'ing like a mofo!

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                          The horns on a soloist are a little longer, and cut slightly different around the neck pocket. Other than than very similar.

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                          +1
                          The body itself is also minimally larger...

                          For comparison: Model 6 /Dinky /Fusion / Soloist


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                          Now that is a perfect "players" collection. Everything anyone could ever want in an axe is right there in those 4! (V's and other shapes aside) [img]/images/graemlins/toast.gif[/img]
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                            Everything except a fixed bridge, 2 hums, EMGs, etc... [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img]
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                            • #15
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                              There's also no 1 H, no H/S/H, no S/S/S and no H/H/H. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]
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