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LTD EC-1000 necks; opinions?
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U necks are great. To me they're distinct from D necks. It's basically the curvature of the neck, right? So, in order of sharpness to fullness:
V (not my jam at all, since I'm mostly a thumb-on-neck player)
C (if the c is lying down on the round side) (got no issue with Cs; my Schecter is a thin C and plays well)
D (if the d is lying down on the round side) (Ds are fine; my Epiphone is a slim-taper D)
U (my EC-1000 is a thin-U, obvs, not the baseball bat U of Gibson lore)
A U neck has a bit more lower "girth" than the D. That is, you feel it slightly at the base of your thumb and index finger, right where the bottom of the U curves left and right. Big difference from other neck profiles? Nah. You can get comfortable with any neck over time. But U necks have always felt right in my hands.
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Originally posted by Obsessive Compulsive View PostSpeed is the most important concern when talking about guitar neck.
But I understand that it's your personal #1. That's fine.
Sanford: "The hardest part about tone chasing is losing the expectations associated with the hardware."
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My Gibson is called a slim D 60s and it is noticeably different from the slim C 60s of my Epiphone
the Epiphone being closer to the Ibanez feeling to me. Without the flat back
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I may be the odd man out, as a tech, more than a musician, I tend to like variety. I'm not focused on any one neck profile. I like thick baseball bats one day, then thin Wizards the next. I suppose that it's also possible that as age and arthritis creeps in, the changing shapes help my hands not seek one position.
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