JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
My perfect neck would be a slightly bigger (maybe 5%) version of my '87 USA Standard Strat's neck, but with the same old worn out feel of my 50's ES-175. I played a '62 Strat that was about 99% of what I'm describing.
Perfect neck
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treyhaislip
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Re: Perfect neck
Musikraft could probably make one–I wanted a neck with specs they didn't offer and they said they could for an upcharge.
Maybe check with them?
Musikraft could probably make one–I wanted a neck with specs they didn't offer and they said they could for an upcharge.
Maybe check with them?
Silence Kid
New member
Re: Perfect neck
Pretty wide and thin with a flat back and a compound radius and large frets. Yet I don't own a guitar that truly represents that paradigm.
Pretty wide and thin with a flat back and a compound radius and large frets. Yet I don't own a guitar that truly represents that paradigm.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Re: Perfect neck
Someday I'm going to assemble a parts Tele, and probably will look into it at that time. I'm also not afraid of sandpaper and lots of work, so I may find one that I know is a little big, and bring it down to perfect size.
Someday I'm going to assemble a parts Tele, and probably will look into it at that time. I'm also not afraid of sandpaper and lots of work, so I may find one that I know is a little big, and bring it down to perfect size.
treyhaislip
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Re: Perfect neck
That would definitely get you into a nice custom guitar–love my Tele from parts!
I've had only great experiences with Warmoth and Musikraft–Musikraft had more options on the neck profile but Warmoth is pretty darn accommodating too...great quality with both as well.
That would definitely get you into a nice custom guitar–love my Tele from parts!
I've had only great experiences with Warmoth and Musikraft–Musikraft had more options on the neck profile but Warmoth is pretty darn accommodating too...great quality with both as well.
kramersteen
PowerMetalRaph
Re: Perfect neck
I know what i want to do. Like all good threads you can turn it into something about yourself.
I know what i want to do. Like all good threads you can turn it into something about yourself.
JB_From_Hell
Jomo's Nimions
Clint 55
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Re: Perfect neck
I love my Warmoth. It's the best instrument I've ever had. I got a fatback which is 1" at the 1st and 12th fret. So I sanded it a bit to get it to taper. It also has the jumbo 6100 stainless frets, 10" radius, and a rosewood board. I think I'm going to get another with 11" radius and maple board.
I love my Warmoth. It's the best instrument I've ever had. I got a fatback which is 1" at the 1st and 12th fret. So I sanded it a bit to get it to taper. It also has the jumbo 6100 stainless frets, 10" radius, and a rosewood board. I think I'm going to get another with 11" radius and maple board.
ItsaBass
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Re: Perfect neck
OK.
Well, my theoretically perfect neck doesn't exist, unless I were to have some one custom make it. I can get close, though:
It has a V on the low end, about 7/8" thick. It's somewhere in between a hard V and a soft V. Down around the 12th fret, it's just a bit thicker (15/16" to 1"), and with a soft V to C shape. It has a 7.25" radius with heavily rolled edges. The frets are tall and skinny.
I can get that from Musikraft, and be perfectly happy. But what I really want is more radius. 6" or 5" would be ideal, I think. If it had to be compound to work, that'd be fine.
OK.
Well, my theoretically perfect neck doesn't exist, unless I were to have some one custom make it. I can get close, though:
It has a V on the low end, about 7/8" thick. It's somewhere in between a hard V and a soft V. Down around the 12th fret, it's just a bit thicker (15/16" to 1"), and with a soft V to C shape. It has a 7.25" radius with heavily rolled edges. The frets are tall and skinny.
I can get that from Musikraft, and be perfectly happy. But what I really want is more radius. 6" or 5" would be ideal, I think. If it had to be compound to work, that'd be fine.
Re: Perfect neck
Width: 43mm,, going to 56-58mm high-up.
Depth: 18mm-19mm at 1st is fine, as long as it has a flattened back, Rounded back is "OK" for me if it's deeper.
Frets: medium-jumbo is my preference, but I'm good with anything in the jumbo realm if it's a thinner depth neck, like below 20mm at 1st.
Radius: 12"-17" is my zone of comfort. No big deal anywhere within that range, but ideal would depend on the other dimension factors.
Width: 43mm,, going to 56-58mm high-up.
Depth: 18mm-19mm at 1st is fine, as long as it has a flattened back, Rounded back is "OK" for me if it's deeper.
Frets: medium-jumbo is my preference, but I'm good with anything in the jumbo realm if it's a thinner depth neck, like below 20mm at 1st.
Radius: 12"-17" is my zone of comfort. No big deal anywhere within that range, but ideal would depend on the other dimension factors.
VinceT
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Re: Perfect neck
I have to say, every time I get asked what my imagined custom guitar neck would be like (it happens more often than I ever thought it would), my answer is “my Music Man Reflex neck”. While I own guitars of all shapes, sizes and flavors, that guitar is why I haven’t ever gone custom - I don’t need to!
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I have to say, every time I get asked what my imagined custom guitar neck would be like (it happens more often than I ever thought it would), my answer is “my Music Man Reflex neck”. While I own guitars of all shapes, sizes and flavors, that guitar is why I haven’t ever gone custom - I don’t need to!
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Re: Perfect neck
I have small hands, and my first guitar had quite a narrow nut width. I really like the Musicman EVH Axis neck profile.
So currently my favourite is the following Warmoth build;
- 1 5/8" nut width
- Wolfgang contour: asymmetrical, .815" at 1st fret, .940" at 12th fret
- Compound radius 10-16"
- SS6150 Jumbo frets, stainless steel: .104" x .047"
And I like either no finish, or a light oil finish. I don't like poly on my necks, especially gloss.
I have small hands, and my first guitar had quite a narrow nut width. I really like the Musicman EVH Axis neck profile.
So currently my favourite is the following Warmoth build;
- 1 5/8" nut width
- Wolfgang contour: asymmetrical, .815" at 1st fret, .940" at 12th fret
- Compound radius 10-16"
- SS6150 Jumbo frets, stainless steel: .104" x .047"
And I like either no finish, or a light oil finish. I don't like poly on my necks, especially gloss.
Silence Kid
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Re: Perfect neck
Really curious; is there something in particular that it's easier to do with lower radius necks? I know, "chords," but I have necks from 7"/7.25" to 16"/compound and I really don't notice that barre or open chords are any easier to make; that said lower radius doesn't bother me either, I don't even care to set my action super low any more anyway.
Really curious; is there something in particular that it's easier to do with lower radius necks? I know, "chords," but I have necks from 7"/7.25" to 16"/compound and I really don't notice that barre or open chords are any easier to make; that said lower radius doesn't bother me either, I don't even care to set my action super low any more anyway.
Gone_Shootin
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Re: Perfect neck
Whatever profile they used on my Charvel Dreamsicle is as close to perfect for me as I've played, although I like my Jackson USA Soloist just as well.
Whatever profile they used on my Charvel Dreamsicle is as close to perfect for me as I've played, although I like my Jackson USA Soloist just as well.
Boogie Bill
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Re: Perfect neck
After using vintage Fenders for so many years, I moved on to G&Ls. Their C-shape neck still feels vintage to me but uses a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets. Very happy with them. All but one or two of my G&Ls feel exactly the same. The "odd" ones are just slightly fuller in my hand. These are Legacys...strat bodies. G&L offers a slew of neck options: woods, fingerboards, frets, profiles, widths, radii.
I also use Gibsons, also with the 12" radius. Shorter scale is handy for some fingerings. I have really fat necks on my R8 and R9 Historic Les Paul Reissues. Other Les Pauls have Slim Taper necks, as do my 335s. I have three 335s, and one feels "perfect".
But I also have two of the Guitar Center Custom Shop 1960 Plaintop Tobaccobursts, and these are just slightly fuller, but still Slim Tapers. Very, very comfortable...almost like the G&L Legacys.
Love all my guitars. I can adapt to most anything.
Bill
After using vintage Fenders for so many years, I moved on to G&Ls. Their C-shape neck still feels vintage to me but uses a 12" radius and medium jumbo frets. Very happy with them. All but one or two of my G&Ls feel exactly the same. The "odd" ones are just slightly fuller in my hand. These are Legacys...strat bodies. G&L offers a slew of neck options: woods, fingerboards, frets, profiles, widths, radii.
I also use Gibsons, also with the 12" radius. Shorter scale is handy for some fingerings. I have really fat necks on my R8 and R9 Historic Les Paul Reissues. Other Les Pauls have Slim Taper necks, as do my 335s. I have three 335s, and one feels "perfect".
But I also have two of the Guitar Center Custom Shop 1960 Plaintop Tobaccobursts, and these are just slightly fuller, but still Slim Tapers. Very, very comfortable...almost like the G&L Legacys.
Love all my guitars. I can adapt to most anything.
Bill
ehdwuld
A Ficus
Re: Perfect neck
My Gibson has a Slim D , that's what they call it with a 12 inch radius
It is slightly thicker than the Epiphone slim C
The Ehdwuld has the thicker D shape as well
The Dean Shire has the same Slim D shape with a 12 inch radius
They all feel comfortable
The MIM strat I had, was a Standard C.with a 9.5 radius
And it just didnt feel right at all
My Gibson has a Slim D , that's what they call it with a 12 inch radius
It is slightly thicker than the Epiphone slim C
The Ehdwuld has the thicker D shape as well
The Dean Shire has the same Slim D shape with a 12 inch radius
They all feel comfortable
The MIM strat I had, was a Standard C.with a 9.5 radius
And it just didnt feel right at all
ItsaBass
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Re: Perfect neck
They just feel more naturally comfortable to me, and I really love having the picking area more arched too, not just the lower range of the neck.
I have several guitars with 12" radii, a few with 9.5", two with ~14", and even an acoustic with close to no radius. I can play them all without complaint. I just have my preferences for curvier boards, regardless.
Of note might be that I learned on 7-1/4" boards, and also play upright bass, which has about as much radius as one can get on a stringed instrument (outside of the broom handle on a wash tub bass).
They just feel more naturally comfortable to me, and I really love having the picking area more arched too, not just the lower range of the neck.
I have several guitars with 12" radii, a few with 9.5", two with ~14", and even an acoustic with close to no radius. I can play them all without complaint. I just have my preferences for curvier boards, regardless.
Of note might be that I learned on 7-1/4" boards, and also play upright bass, which has about as much radius as one can get on a stringed instrument (outside of the broom handle on a wash tub bass).
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