Les Paul Standard Necks

[MDS]

Hey guys!\

I'm sttttillllllll on the hunt for a Les Paul. I like the 60s slim profile neck and the only semi-affordable LPs with this neck are the Classic and the Standard. I'm fine with either of these, since pickups seem to be the biggest difference and I'm likely to change those anyways. The Standard is offered in the 50s and 60s neck, but I can't seem to find any way to identify which neck is on a Standard by looking at it. I can feel the difference, but I'm looking on ebay and other sites for a used axe and many sellers don't know what they have. Does anyone know if there is some identifier on the Standards that indicates which neck it has?

THANKS!

Mike

 

[Stringmachine]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

I dont know of any markings on the guitar, but the store should be able to tell you just by looking at it. The neck is significantly smaller than the 50's neck.

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

You're talking like a model designation- like a "6" or a "5" on the truss rod cover (or something like that?) to denote what size neck?

I don't know of anything.

Good question, post it at the Les Paul Forum.

 

[The Golden Boy]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

I dont know of any markings on the guitar, but the store should be able to tell you just by looking at it. The neck is significantly smaller than the 50's neck.

The concept of "big neck/slim neck" is subjective. My idea of a nice neck is on the R7-R8 guitars, so a "50's" profile would be a "slim neck" to me.

 

[bryvincent]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

ask admin at the gibson forum or gibson CS forum or call gibson costomer service and give them the serial number.

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

The concept of "big neck/slim neck" is subjective. My idea of a nice neck is on the R7-R8 guitars, so a "50's" profile would be a "slim neck" to me.

Gibson uses the 50s/60s nomenclature to differentiate between the neck sizes, so it isn't really subjective in relation to their necks.

Mike

 

[Stringmachine]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

The concept of "big neck/slim neck" is subjective. My idea of a nice neck is on the R7-R8 guitars, so a "50's" profile would be a "slim neck" to me.

That is true, but as the store sells Gibson, they would definitely have to know the difference between a 50's fat neck and a 60's slim neck.

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

Stores might, but individual guys selling guitars on ebay or via criagslist or whatever often do not...

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

Hey guys...a quick post on the LP forum got me a good answer...apparently the nut on the truss rod is nickle for a 50s neck and bronze for a 60s neck. I also learned that the 60s neck is only offered on post 2002 models. Anyone wanna pop the truss rod cover off thier standard and verify some of this?!?!

Just though I'd pass it along!

Mike

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

To me, the 50's neck is the best feeling neck Gibson makes, but that's just my preference. Whoever sells a LP has to know which one it is. I always ask, since I don't want a 60's neck. The 50's neck feels more natural to me. I've had Classic 60's before and they tend to fatigue my left thumb muscle faster, and they don't sound as meaty. I always ditch the Gibson pickups, no matter what they are.

 

[bryvincent]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

Hey guys...a quick post on the LP forum got me a good answer...apparently the nut on the truss rod is nickle for a 50s neck and bronze for a 60s neck. I also learned that the 60s neck is only offered on post 2002 models. Anyone wanna pop the truss rod cover off thier standard and verify some of this?!?!

Just though I'd pass it along!

Mike

my '50s neck '04 LP has a bronze truss rod nut.
aside from calling gibson one way to tell what neck it has is to open the pickup cavity(i dont remember if its the neck or bridge). if it says LP5, its a '50s neck, if its LP6, '60s neck

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

To me, the 50's neck is the best feeling neck Gibson makes, but that's just my preference. Whoever sells a LP has to know which one it is. I always ask, since I don't want a 60's neck. The 50's neck feels more natural to me. I've had Classic 60's before and they tend to fatigue my left thumb muscle faster, and they don't sound as meaty. I always ditch the Gibson pickups, no matter what they are.

I've gotten a lot of this kind of response. A lot of guys love the 50s neck, and thats cool, but I've played a bunch of LPs and every time find myself going back to the Classics with the 60s neck.


Mike

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

my '50s neck '04 LP has a bronze truss rod nut.
aside from calling gibson one way to tell what neck it has is to open the pickup cavity(i dont remember if its the neck or bridge). if it says LP5, its a '50s neck, if its LP6, '60s neck

One of the dudes the LP forum checked his and found the same thing, I guess the truss rod nut isn't going to help us much.

Unfortunately a lot of people don't remember what they bought, or why, because most guitar buyers aren't really players anyways, and certainly don't obsess over stuff as much as most of us. Plenty of guys I've talked to about thier standards have no idea what they have, and a lot of them aren't gonna remove the pickup to find out, particularly because most people never remove or adjust thier own pickups at all.

Mike

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

I've gotten a lot of this kind of response. A lot of guys love the 50s neck, and thats cool, but I've played a bunch of LPs and every time find myself going back to the Classics with the 60s neck.
Mike

Yep....there's a neck profile for everyone. The 60's profile plays the fastest, and the big Historic boatnecks are perfect for someone with huge hands.
I think I kinda like C necks that are chunky, but not too chunky.

 

[MDS]

Re: Les Paul Standard Necks

I'm gonna give the 50s neck another go...Is the 50s neck thinner than the 59 neck? I get so confused about these LP necks!

I have long fingers, so hand size isn't an issue for me, but I play a lot of non-traditional voicings and occasionally 4 note per string scales, etc., so I'm pretty demanding when it comes to how my guitar feels in my hand. I think a lot of it has more to do with the fact that I learned to play on an Ibanez and just got used to those thin necks as I was developing. After 13 years of playing Classical guitars, archtops, steel string acoustics, etc. I find the really thin Ibanez necks to be too thin now, but I still like a pretty slender neck. I was actually shocked to find I liked any LP. I'd always hated how they felt. Now I'm totally jonesin' for an LP!!!! I'm gonna need a Marshall now too!!! Oh no! GAS has taken its hold on me yet again! Quite the tempress, she is!



Mike