Thin body electrics?

grungebob

Hi all, wondering if anyone can help me out by listing some thin bodied electric guitars?
ive a right shoulder issue that requires surgery. 

Afterwards ive been told to modify my activities etc. 
I get massive pain in my shoulder after I stop playing guitar and go to put my arm back to a normal position so much so I’ve pretty much stopped playing guitar. 

I recently sold a guitar and bought an Ibanez S series thin bodied guitar and surprisingly I’m able to play for about 20-30 minutes with only mild discomfort afterwards. 

The thinness of the body definitely seems to help.
the guitar plays great and sounds really good but I’m not a massive fan of its looks. I don’t hate it, it’s just a little modern metal for my tastes. 

So, are there any other makers or models out there that you know of that are as thin as the Ibanez? 

I don’t hate the guitar at all it looks fine and the best bit is it allows me to play again so it’s not the end of the world if the S series is unique in the world of guitar but I’d love something more me. 

ICBM

Rickenbacker, especially the 400 and 600 series.

Sporky

Blackmachines were very thin as I recall. 

Fishboy7

Prs custom 24 is pretty thin. 

grungebob

ICBM said:

Rickenbacker, especially the 400 and 600 series.

Really? They looked quite squared off at the edges no?

I probably should have mentioned above the thinness at the edge I think is one of the biggest factors of benefit for me.  

Philly_Q

So it's the physical thinness which helps, not the weight or the way the body's contoured? 

If that's the case, I can't think of anything much other than those Ibanez S models (or the Saber series which they started out as, including the Frank Gambale signature model).

Maybe something like a Parker, if you can live with the looks?  They were super light, but I think pretty thin as well.

grungebob

Philly_Q said:

So it's the physical thinness which helps, not the weight or the way the body's contoured? 

If that's the case, I can't think of anything much other than those Ibanez S models (or the Saber series which they started out as, including the Frank Gambale signature model).

Yes it’s the thinness and the edge profile that helps keep my elbow closer to my body when playing that helps. 

Thanks for all the suggestions so far guys, much appreciated. 

Sesh

It is the weight or the thinness that helps? How thin is the Ibanez? Mustangs are generally thinner than other fenders but I've no idea how that compares to the Ibanez.

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Faye

SG is the obvious one.

DartmoorHedgehog

Gibson Melody-Maker is pretty skinny if you're not anti LP style guitars.

Philly_Q

Sesh said:

How thin is the Ibanez? 

So thin that the ones with 5-way switches had to have an ugly little black plastic box to give enough depth for the switch to live in:

ICBM

grungebob said:

Really? They looked quite squared off at the edges no?

I probably should have mentioned above the thinness at the edge I think is one of the biggest factors of benefit for me.  

They’re thin - about an inch. The 600s are squared off, but the 400s have rounded edges in some areas as well. The bigger semi-acoustics are a little deeper - around 1-1/4” - but the 360 is completely rounded over at the front.

CHRISB50

Sporky said:

Blackmachines were very thin as I recall. 

Yep. This was my thought.

Mine is extremely thin and light.

But if the OP is a bit put off by the looks of an Ibanez, as it's a bit too metal. I'm not sure a Blackmachine will float his boat either. I think they're quite a subtle superstrat (maybe apart from the headstock) YMMV.

Musicwolf

Philly_Q said:

Maybe something like a Parker, if you can live with the looks?  They were super light, but I think pretty thin as well.

The Parker Dragonfly (I think that mine was the DF624?) is a more conventional shape (also has a regular bolt on neck and doesn't have the glued in frets).  It's the most ridiculously comfortable guitar that I have ever played.

Good luck finding one.  They don't come up that often and, if one does, you'll have to beat me to it.

ICBM

Musicwolf said:

The Parker Dragonfly (I think that mine was the DF624?) is a more conventional shape (also has a regular bolt on neck and doesn't have the glued in frets).  It's the most ridiculously comfortable guitar that I have ever played.

Good luck finding one.  They don't come up that often and, if one does, you'll have to beat me to it.

And possibly me if it’s blue or purple.

I thought they had a set neck and the glued-on frets though…

Sporky

The 524, 624, and 724 had bolt-on necks (with no square heel - the neck-back curve extends all the way, like the Nitefly).

I think the original Dragonfly models were set neck. 

stickyfiddle

SG, but also an SG specifically played standing up with the guitar slung across your right hip (which is the most comfortable way to hold them anyway).  Though honestly a Strat held like that would also work. 

But first... I would get a physio to look at how you're holding your current guitars and how you might be able to optimise that before going and buying something new.

topdog91

Brian Moores if you can find one.

grungebob

stickyfiddle said:

SG, but also an SG specifically played standing up with the guitar slung across your right hip (which is the most comfortable way to hold them anyway).  Though honestly a Strat held like that would also work. 

But first... I would get a physio to look at how you're holding your current guitars and how you might be able to optimise that before going and buying something new.

I play all my guitars on my right hip already. A strat doesn’t work, that’s the guitar I sold to find the Ibanez sadly. Done 12 weeks of physio and now waiting on shoulder decompression and bicep surgery. 

The Ibanez seems to work well as my arm is close to my body and actually hangs behind the body of the Ibanez. 

Perhaps I could get this one sprayed and a scratch plate made for it.  Although the curved body might make that impossible. 

Johnnyseven

When I was in Andertons recently they had a couple of Les Pauls with thin bodies.

Philly_Q

Might something with a very small body work?  Steinberger type?