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    Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

    Hi guys,

    This is definately a noobie question! I was just wondering what makes a guitar a dinky? Is it just that they're a bit smaller than a 'normal' guitar?

    Are they intended for beginners/children/people with small hands? (sorry if I've offended anyone!). It's just that the word 'dinky' has puzzled me for a while. [img]/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]

    Cheers.
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    Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

    The dinky shape is a bit pointier and it's 7/8 of the Strat's size. So yeah I guess it's smaller but not that much.

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      Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

      [ QUOTE ]

      Are they intended for beginners/children/people with small hands? (sorry if I've offended anyone!). It's just that the word 'dinky' has puzzled me for a while. [img]/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]


      [/ QUOTE ] They are designed for children but grownups can use them too. [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] J/K They are for adults, the neck is normal size, just the body is a bit smaller than a Strat.
      Scott
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        Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

        The necks on the Dinky's are amazing! Definitely one of the most comfortable necks I've played.

        - Joel
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          Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

          Cool. Thanks a lot for your help.

          Like I said, sorry if I offended anyone. I was worried about how they would affect my macho image [img]/images/graemlins/poke.gif[/img] J/K [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

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            Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

            Players like Lynch and other 80's Hair Guitarists had a smaller build, and full-size Strats made them look like Angus behing a 335, so they worked with Grover to develop the Dinky body. Plus, less wood meant lighter weight which allowed them to move more freely on stage (spins, etc).
            Not all Dinkys were pointy - that came about a bit later, but the original Dinkys were Strat-shaped (round) like Lynch's Bengals and I believe a couple of Warren's Strats were Dinky-Strats also.
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              Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

              [ QUOTE ]
              Hi guys,

              This is definately a noobie question! I was just wondering what makes a guitar a dinky? Is it just that they're a bit smaller than a 'normal' guitar?

              Are they intended for beginners/children/people with small hands? (sorry if I've offended anyone!). It's just that the word 'dinky' has puzzled me for a while. [img]/images/graemlins/help.gif[/img]

              Cheers.

              [/ QUOTE ]

              I had to ask the same question as well.

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                Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                Dinky = bolt-on neck. Soloist = neck-thru body. Both the same size body shape. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]
                I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                  Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

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                  Dinky = bolt-on neck. Soloist = neck-thru body. Both the same size body shape. [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img]

                  [/ QUOTE ]

                  Are you sure Joe, Here is L to R, Strat body, Dinky, and Dinky XL that is soloist shape.

                  I think the newer Dinky's are soloist shape and the earlier ones are the 7/8 size like the middle Jackson.

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                    Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                    Yes... the newer Dinky is like the Soloist in the pic above.
                    It has a more pronounced upper horn.
                    -Rick

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                      Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                      I think the more pronounced upper horn/lower horn is the result of the move to 24 frets.

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                        Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

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                        I think the more pronounced upper horn/lower horn is the result of the move to 24 frets.

                        [/ QUOTE ]

                        Agreed.

                        As you can see in the photo above, there are actually two slightly different Dinky/Soloist body shapes, depending on whether they're 22 or 24 frets. The 24 fret'rs have longer, more pronounced horns. But the body styles are basically consistent between Dinkies and Soloists. 24f Dinky = 24f Soloist, 22 = 22.

                        I believe the 22 fret'r with shorter horns, etc. is what Newc was - sorry...incorrectly, bro - referring to above as an early version that was just a smaller-sized (round, not pointy) strat body. It has always been pointy, just slightly different style depending on # of frets. And the early Dinkies were Charvels (see Warren's "French" guitar) which had 22 frets.

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                          Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                          [ QUOTE ]
                          I think the more pronounced upper horn/lower horn is the result of the move to 24 frets.

                          [/ QUOTE ]
                          That's what I thought, too.
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                            Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                            [ QUOTE ]
                            Players like Lynch and other 80's Hair Guitarists had a smaller build, and full-size Strats made them look like Angus behing a 335, so they worked with Grover to develop the Dinky body.

                            [/ QUOTE ]


                            How tall are Lynch and Warren? I always remember Lynch as the buffed out dude from later in his career and I thought Warren was a tallish dude?
                            Can't think that they needed smaller guitars.
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                              Re: Dinky guitars? (noob question!)

                              Warren doesn't look that much smaller than Robbin. I figure he's gotta be 6', at least.

                              well, there you go. He's 5'11
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