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I measure the bridge on my Korina Junior II to be .105" (= 3.429mm) above the body and that travel is almost all available, say maybe for the last mm, if your want to lower the bridge. And although I haven't done so, I can assure you there will be plenty of travel available if you want to raise the bridge. Since it is a TonePro's bridge, everything looks very professional so I haven't broken any strings and I don't expect that to happen (especially while keep using .010's). My Jr II has a shim but you do not see anything when inspecting the body-neck transition because the neck is seated in a pocket, i.e. there are walls on both sides reaching almost until the end of the body. And the part that by definition is touching the body is of course its cantilever point at the end of the body where the gap is the smallest.
If you want pics, I can do that for you but that'll take a little longer.
Thanks again Jos. I've started the ball rolling with the purchase. Now for the nail-biting wait while it makes its way to me! Will it arrive in one piece? How much will customs stick me for when it arrives? Will I like it ?
Philby wrote:Do spill the beans, Jamie. Where's she coming from? Any pics? Some of us want to share in your anxiety.
Happy to share it Phil! She's coming from Upfront guitars, very helpful staff there.
This is my belated 30th birthday present to myself. Initially I was going to go for a full custom guitar, but the amount of decisions I'd have to make and then live with was huge - and I wasn't sure it'd be as perfect as I'd want it to be. I've been literally obsessing over what to get for the last 6 weeks. It was becoming way too much of a distraction and wasn't healthy so I decided to just get something. The Korina model is pretty well exactly what I was going to get made, but came in about $1200 cheaper.
One thing I've noticed in these pictures is that there is now a 'Made in USA' written on the face of the headstock.
PS - Those knobs look slippery to touch. Don't think they'll last long on the guitar
And if you don't like how it feels or sounds you can hang it on the wall as a piece of art. That is a stunning looking instrument. I look forward to a tone report on those P90's.
Thanks guys. I just hope it gets here looking like it does in the pictures. It has to come a long way...
Philby wrote:And if you don't like how it feels or sounds you can hang it on the wall as a piece of art. That is a stunning looking instrument. I look forward to a tone report on those P90's.
Will do I've never owned a guitar with P90s before, so it's going to be interesting.
yowhatsshakin wrote:When you get it (in one piece I hope) see if your bridge pickup is leaning backwards (i.e. toward th bridge) ever so slightly too.
It doesn't at all - it's perfectly parallel to the strings, as is the neck pickup.
The confusing amount of angles in this photo are entirely deliberate
It seems like a few things on these changed along the production run. Mine has standard G&L branded tuners, not Sperzels ( ), I'm pretty sure I've seen some with a different configuration of decals on the back of the headstock, and jmontgomery's has different knobs.
These guitars sound HUGE - almost piano-like. I'm thoroughly enjoying it!
blargfromouterspace wrote:It seems like a few things on these changed along the production run. Mine has standard G&L branded tuners, not Sperzels ( ), I'm pretty sure I've seen some with a different configuration of decals on the back of the headstock, and jmontgomery's has different knobs.
Interesting. Shows you that even 2 data points does not make a trend And you are right. The Korina Collection (including the 8 known prototypes produced for this series) is a delightful melange of decals, S/N representations, tuning machines, knobs, bridges, (Silver) COA, spec sheets (or the absence thereof), etc. Gives it a certain slapdash aura. Only thing that didn't suffer is the quality of these instruments.
And yes, the Junior II has some mighty fine pups and a great sound.
blargfromouterspace wrote:It seems like a few things on these changed along the production run. Mine has standard G&L branded tuners, not Sperzels ( ), I'm pretty sure I've seen some with a different configuration of decals on the back of the headstock, and jmontgomery's has different knobs.
Interesting. Shows you that even 2 data points does not make a trend And you are right. The Korina Collection (including the 8 known prototypes produced for this series) is a delightful melange of decals, S/N representations, tuning machines, knobs, bridges, (Silver) COA, spec sheets (or the absence thereof), etc. Gives it a certain slapdash aura. Only thing that didn't suffer is the quality of these instruments.
And yes, the Junior II has some mighty fine pups and a great sound.
Two and a half months on (seems like longer....) and any worries I had about breaking strings constantly due to the T-O-M bridge on this guitar have been well and truly laid to rest. I've played around about 15 full gigs, at least that many rehearsals and who knows how many hours of private practice time on it, took it on an interstate flight, made several set-up changes to get it just right and I haven't broken a single string - AND I only changed them for the first time about a week ago And it stays in tune!
It is also yet to receive its first dent! F*&$%* killer guitar.
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), I'm pretty sure I've seen some with a different configuration of decals on the back of the headstock, and jmontgomery's has different knobs.
