Members GittlerGuitars Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 Let Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 If this hypothetical 60s LP has the same neck profile as modern Gibson 60s slim necks, then I'd say a guitar with that same profile! The neck on my CP Jazzmaster is quite nice, too. I guess that's a Fender modern C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RedJamaX Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 I tend to favor the Thin-U (found on a lot of LTD models)... Recently picked up a PRS SE Santana with a wide-fat neck which is very comfortable, but I think I still like the thin-U better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 I can get on with just about any neck shape, except for really narrow spaced ones - rickenbackers are really uncomfortable to me, for example. That said, my favorite necks can be found on my PRS DGT, Tyler Studio Elite and Gibson 57, 58 and 59 reissue Les Pauls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 If money were no object, I'd be looking at a Custom Shop VOS '60 Les Paul (plain top, of course). I have one, and it has the most comfortable neck I've ever played. I love feel of the VOS finish, and it has very nicely tapered shoulders that don't cut unto my bony hands. Nice C shape with the same width as most other LP's (1 11/16"), but the thin binding allows a bit more room on the fretboard than regular production line Thin Taper necks which have thick bindings and thick nibs over the fret ends. Here's an original 1960 Burst: And my 1960 VOS: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted May 15, 2013 Members Share Posted May 15, 2013 My favorite would have to be Hamer's "Vintage Carve", which is similar to a 50's Gibson shape. I also love the neck on my '57 reissue Strat, and the most recent '52 AVRI Teles. I can get on with most necks though. Like GD, I'm not a fan of Rickenbackers, or at least the few that I've actually tried. I haven't found a PRS that I've gotten on with either, and don't like exceptionally thin necks like an Ibanez Wizard Neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 A fat 50s neck. Every year I want the necks on my guitars to be fatter so I can play everything with my hand wrapped around the neck instead of putting my thumb on the neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Into Nation Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 I love the PRS wide/fat necks. So much easier for me to play a long time without getting lower thumb pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members orourke Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 GittlerGuitars wrote: Let Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaveAronow Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Mid eighties USA Jackson Best feeling neck I've ever chocked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 DaveAronow wrote: Best feeling neck I've ever chocked. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gdsmithtx Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 Two wide-thin necks -- on my old Gibson MIII Standard and on my Ibanez SZ520QM -- are amazingly comfortable and feel just exactly and perfectly right for me.I also love the Slimtaper D profile neck on my Dot Deluxe. It's a very different feel from the wide-thins, but it's really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stormin1155 Posted May 16, 2013 Members Share Posted May 16, 2013 My favorite necks are on my '08 LP Standard Plus... fairly chunky, asymetrical... and on my Hamer Echotone. Feels a lot like the LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members aliensporebomb Posted May 17, 2013 Members Share Posted May 17, 2013 This: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted May 17, 2013 Members Share Posted May 17, 2013 In answer to the OP's question, I'd ask a question.Do want something different or similar? I like mine to be different. Variety is nice. I can get on with about any neck as long as it is true, plays well and has decent fretwork. So having some different things is a nice change. Don't feel like I'm just playing the same guitar but with different pickups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PurpleTrails Posted May 18, 2013 Members Share Posted May 18, 2013 Late 59 or so LP, though I really prefer a 25.5 scale length. I haven't found a strat neck that I've been totally happy with, though I've played a couple of teles that come close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted May 20, 2013 Members Share Posted May 20, 2013 I prefer them big: as in minimum of .835". Right now, I'm loving my Tele which has a Warmoth Fatback neck (1"). If you love the 60's slim neck on your Les Paul, why get a different neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members warriorpoet Posted May 20, 2013 Members Share Posted May 20, 2013 I'd clone the neck of my thinline. 1.75" nut with an SRV profile back and 10-16" compound radius fretboard. Bare naked wenge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Roy Brooks Posted May 20, 2013 Members Share Posted May 20, 2013 My favorite necks are on my 1956 Gibson ES-175D and 1952 ES-150. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Darkstorm Posted May 22, 2013 Members Share Posted May 22, 2013 Jackson compound radius and BC Rich necks are my faves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GloomGenerator Posted May 24, 2013 Members Share Posted May 24, 2013 Since I've been playing 7 strings for...13 years now (?) I am accustomed to wide necks. Anything "small" feels terrible to me. When I play a standard guitar, I like anything that might tempt you to looks for a Louisville Slugger logo somewhere on the neck. There was this Hamer semi-hollow that I was in love with but never bought. Thing had a neck that was *really* thick. But I always play with my thumb on the back of the neck, so I don't know if anything is really too large if you play that way. Seems guys that complain about large necks are trying to wrap their thumbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pekelnik Posted May 25, 2013 Members Share Posted May 25, 2013 I have a '06 SG Classic, and I really love the neck profile. It feels thin but it's actually pretty thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members taloujazz Posted May 25, 2013 Members Share Posted May 25, 2013 1962 neck profilGibson es 335 from the sixties with low frets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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