Your favorite neck shape and why

[Gtrjunior]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I like the thin 70s necks on a Les Paul. I hate fat baseball bat necks.

I play a Parker which is even thinner front to back. I like wider necks too.


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I’m familiar with the 60’s slim taper and the 50’s style but not the 70’s.
What characteristics were different from the others?

[DavidRavenMoon]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I like the thin 70s necks on a Les Paul. I hate fat baseball bat necks.

I play a Parker which is even thinner front to back. I like wider necks too.


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[GuitarStv]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I'm not super picky about neck shapes, and happily get along with most of them. But the neck needs to be 1 11/16th at the nut.


Also, am I crazy or do thinner necks sound warmer? I swear that the biggest and chunkiest necks I've played all make the guitar sound brighter. Thinner necks give a softness to the highs (especially on strats and telecasters) that I like.

[jeremy]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

the neck on my r6 was 1" all the way from nut to heal, one of the few i wish i kept

[LesPaulPlayer001]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I like the biggest fattest of Les Paul necks, around what is on a 58 or 59. I have an Epiphone LP from around 2010 and the neck is big and fat and I love it, but the new Epi Lp's have a weird skinny neck that kind of sucks.

[Lovegun]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I can get along with almost any neck shape. The exceptions are Les Paul style guitars and other guitars with thin necks. I can't play a Les Paul shaped guitar with a too thick neck. Those are too difficult for me to play comfortably. Too thin necks make my thumb hurt.

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I can get along fine with a variety of neck shapes and specs, but there are a couple that don't work for me despite numerous times trying them out:

1. The PRS neck shapes. Have tried both Pattern Regular and Pattern thin. Tough for me to nail down the exact spec that is the issue...

2. Necks that have a radius of 14" or above - which is what the Schecter lineup seems to consist of.

The specs of the neck that feels most comfortable to me -found amongst the Ibanez Art series - are:
- C shape
- 43 mm nut width
- 12" radius

I also can get along with modern fender necks.

[playas]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

In general C shaped necks with a radius roughly around 10"-12" and a narrow nut (41mm-42mm) is what I find most comfortable to play.

Have a couple of Hamer madels that are very comfy. Also like the thin Jackson necks I've tried.
I always hated V shaped necks until I tried a Musicman L3 which I think is the nicest neck I have ever played. It has a very soft V, but I guess I haven't played too many V shaped necks.

By far the least comfortable neck I have ever played is the wizard shape. Too wide at the nut and the combination of that, a really thin neck and the enormous radius makes cramping a problem.
Is the wizard considered a D shape?

No idea what would be considered a U.

[VinceT]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

Yes, I believe the Axis and EVH models do. Mine, a Silhouette Special and an SUB1, don't, though.

Yeah, I have the Reflex and it’s asymmetric - though just recently played an Axis (for the first time) and the carve is more pronounced than on my Reflex (my number one, so tough to beat)


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[orpheo]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

My own neck design: 25.1mm from nut to end, with a slanted 'J' shape (asymmetrical), with a fairly straight side on the bass side going down, sloping towards the treble side.

[regan]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

A thick C neck is my preference but with with a narrow nut & string spacing,took a little work to get used to the string spacing but the upshot is easier thumb over the neck access.
I just can't get on with wide flat fretboards and/or 'skinny' necks they just fatigue my hand after 10 minutes

[allbutromeo]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

I too like the 70s Norlin necks, I also prefer 60s Slim Taper, Fender modern C, and the Soft V on my friends Fender Custom Shop Thinline Nocaster

[formula73]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

More like, jokers gonna joke.

Srs bsns

(I understood you were joking lol)

[Mincer]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

In addition, certain MM models have an asymmetric carve to the neck, where more wood is shaved off the lower side (originally developed for the EVH Axis) - very, very playable.


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Yes, I believe the Axis and EVH models do. Mine, a Silhouette Special and an SUB1, don't, though.

[NecroPolo]

Re: Your favorite neck shape and why

Warmoth standard thin and MM/AXIS asymmetric that can be found on EVHs, too. I have small fingers.