Neck preferences, but width, neck thickness and profile, fret size...

[PFDarkside]

DKSEARS Thank you for the feedback. How much shoulder does the 59 have compared to the Standard Thin?

[alex1fly]

the kicker is every choice you make plays into the next, so you may like the srv contour at 1 11/16, but at 1 5/8 it feels completely different!

This all day. You get the illusion of having total control over everything, but these things tend to take on a different personality when they're all together. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" and all that. If you go into it knowing that it might not turn out the way you expect, even if you spec it EXACTLY how you want, then you'll probably end up with a righteous neck. If you expect it to be perfect simply because you are getting a say over every detail, you may not be very satisfied. It'll be a nice neck no matter what, just a matter of what your expectations are and how you plan to react to it.

[PFDarkside]

This all day. You get the illusion of having total control over everything, but these things tend to take on a different personality when they're all together. "The whole is greater than the sum of its parts" and all that. If you go into it knowing that it might not turn out the way you expect, even if you spec it EXACTLY how you want, then you'll probably end up with a righteous neck. If you expect it to be perfect simply because you are getting a say over every detail, you may not be very satisfied. It'll be a nice neck no matter what, just a matter of what your expectations are and how you plan to react to it.

I understand and agree. I’m thinking by choosing finishes that don’t lock it into a specific guitar, it becomes more flexible. (If I order a matching headstock or body color finish on the back of the neck, it’s pretty much locked in.

[GuitarStv]

I understand and agree. I’m thinking by choosing finishes that don’t lock it into a specific guitar, it becomes more flexible. (If I order a matching headstock or body color finish on the back of the neck, it’s pretty much locked in.

Get an unfinished roasted maple neck that's slightly larger than you think you want. Then you can just whack it down with sandpaper if it doesn't feel good. :P

[DKSEARS]

DKSEARS Thank you for the feedback. How much shoulder does the 59 have compared to the Standard Thin?

I’m not home right now to look, but from what I remember, it’s similar to the difference between my Jackson Dinky and my Les Paul. It’s definitely enough to notice, though.

Maybe this might help:

https://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/BackContours.aspx

[Erlend_G]

My Epiphone Wildkat's neck, is the "best" I've had, and owned-

It's a rather thick C shape. I wouldn't mind if it was even thicker; I like thick necks, round necks-

(and do not like thin necks, at all)

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