LTD EC-1000 necks; opinions?

[CaptainWhizz]

I’ve seen a good deal on an LTD EC-1000, which made me wonder what the necks are like.
I can’t get to try it myself due to plague, and I really shouldn’t buy it, but I turn 40 in a few days, so maybe I will succumb to temptation.

Thanks.

 

[Synapsys]

I had an EC-1000 in amber sunburst about 10 years ago, Played great, the neck was thinner and wider than a Gibson slim taper, but not as much as Ibanez or Jackson necks.

Even liked the JB it came stock with, since I had tried it in mahogany before and was not amazed by it.

I now own an MH-1000HS and the neck seems thinner than the EC, from what I can recalll....

 

[ehdwuld]

The ones I have been lusting over are
42 mm at the nut
20 mm thick at first fret 22 mm at 12th fret

my RG wizard II is
42 at the nut
19 at first fret
20 at 12th

My epiphone lp slim 60s
42 nut
20 at first
22 at 12th

 

[CaptainWhizz]

The ones I have been lusting over are
42 mm at the nut
20 mm thick at first fret 22 mm at 12th fret

my RG wizard II is
42 at the nut
19 at first fret
20 at 12th

My epiphone lp slim 60s
42 nut
20 at first
22 at 12th

That’s great, thanks.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

I have had a few LTD's with the Thin U neck profile (all from the same factory in Korea, even), and the neck has varied slightly from guitar to guitar.

But overall, I'd say the Thin U neck profile is pretty comparable to the Gibson 60's. Perhaps a bit faster/more comfy IMO. Very slightly thinner and narrower. Definitely not wider as they have a 42 mm nut width as opposed to the typical Gibson 43. They also have a flatter fretboard radius (13.75" as opposed to the typical Gibson 12") and bigger frets. So sorta like a more shreddy-feeling Gibson 60's, but way more similar to a Gibson 60's than to, say, an Ibanez Wizard.

 

[CaptainWhizz]

I have a couple of Les Pauls, one has a thick neck, and one noticeably thinner, but if it’s close to either of those it would be good. Cheers.

 

[hamerfan]

I have had a few LTD's with the Thin U neck profile (all from the same factory in Korea, even), and the neck has varied slightly from guitar to guitar.

But overall, I'd say the Thin U neck profile is pretty comparable to the Gibson 60's. Perhaps a bit faster/more comfy IMO. Very slightly thinner and narrower. Definitely not wider as they have a 42 mm nut width as opposed to the typical Gibson 43. They also have a flatter fretboard radius (13.75" as opposed to the typical Gibson 12") and bigger frets. So sorta like a more shreddy-feeling Gibson 60's, but way more similar to a Gibson 60's than to, say, an Ibanez Wizard.

In my understanding the Thin U neck is called D neck?

 

[Aceman]

I really don't pay that much attention, but I like them.

 

[alex1fly]

They're good. To me.

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

I don't know if its just one of the following, or a combination of a few of them, that left me feeling that my LTD EC-331FR's neck was uncomfortable and I sold it cuz of that.

42mm wide at nut
Thin U neck shape
14" radius
extra jumbo frets


Versus what feels ideal to me, which are
43mm wide at nut
C or D shape
10-12" radius
medium or small frets

 

[ehdwuld]

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42mm wide at nut
Thin U neck shape
14" radius
extra jumbo frets

Sounds like the an Ibanez
the Wizard II

The one you like sounds like the Wizard III they currently use

 

[alex1fly]

My time spent with the EC-1000 was demoing it alongside the EC-256 and a handful of Ibanez RGs. Can't say for sure which necks the RGs had, but I know a lot of them have various Wizard necks and boy, they were much thinner and wider than the ECs neck. But then again I feel pretty strongly that specs only tell part of the story and there's a je-ne-sais-quoi element to this stuff that can't be quantified with numbers even if two necks have the exact same dimensions.

One thing to definitely note is that the EC-1000 does have extra jumbo frets. And they really are about the tallest frets that you'll find on a regular 'ol guitar. Very tall. I would definitely want to buy with my hands & ears rather than my eyes and my love of a good deal.

 

[ehdwuld]

https://ibanez.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_neck_types

 

[JB_From_Hell]

The LTD necks I’ve felt have tended to be more round than Ibanez. The shape (rather than overall dimensions) makes a much bigger difference to me, particularly how much shoulder there is.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

This issue is BS. As long as the board is flat, the width or shape doesn't really matter. Speed comes down to picking hand and string action.

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

This issue is BS. As long as the board is flat, the width or shape doesn't really matter. Speed comes down to picking hand and string action.

I don't see where the OP wrote anywhere earlier that "speed" was their concern.

 

[Obsessive Compulsive]

I don't see where the OP wrote anywhere earlier that "speed" was their concern.

Speed is the most important concern when talking about guitar neck. Plus he is talking about EC 1000 not vintage Tele.

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[weepingminotaur]

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.

 

[Jack_TriPpEr]

Speed is the most important concern when talking about guitar neck.

I don't doubt that there are a number of guitarists that feel that speed is high on the list of concerns. However, very doubtful that a majority put it at the top of the list.

But I understand that it's your personal #1. That's fine.

 

[Rex_Rocker]

In my understanding the Thin U neck is called D neck?

Nope. At least not compared to Ibanez. Not as flat. Much rounder.