Members Spike Li Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 You know, the gloriously huge "baseball bat" one? I like big necks- and I cannot lie! The bigger the better in my books and a 51 Nocaster is by far the biggest neck Ive ever played, even bigger than at Gibson 50s profile Obviously, custom shop Nocasters are prohibitively expensive so I was wondering what other alternatives (dont have to be Teles) also have enormous necks? Would a 52 tele cut it? There seems to be plenty of those available online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members *BLEEP* Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Peavey Wolfgang and similar VanHalenesque models have very husky necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members xrleroyx Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Subd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PhxdB Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 My G&L has a really chunky v-neck.Not sure how how it stacks up to the nocaster but it's real fat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members StralianKiwi Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 I've played a Nash Tele which had a very beefy neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 NoNeck Stratocasterhttp://www.themusiczoo.com/custom/Fe...aster_Info.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Presc Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Biggest neck I've played was on a Rick Kelly (NYC boutique builder) Tele. I think he builds some guitars with an over 1" neck and no truss rod. Long wait for his stuff though. I've played some Nashes with big necks too...I think he's just using Warmouth/Allparts necks, so his necks will vary depending on what neck carve he decides to put on. I think the Gibson R8 is kind of the "standard" for big necks, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Seems like we do this whats the biggest Fender neck thing every 3 weeks. 1. 1st Edition Jeff Beck 1st fret .945 5th fret .975 12 fret .995 2. 2nd Edition Jeff Beck 1. .902 5th .908 12th .970 3. 90s Korean Protone 1st - .824 5th .838 12th .855 4. 81 Lead II 1st - .891 5th .890 12th .930 5. 90s MIM 1st - .802 5th .813 12th .851 6. 71 Tele 1st - .890 5th .885 12th .925 7. 79 US strat 1st - .922 5th .929 12th .970 8. 89 Bullet 1st - .836 5th .843 12th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 1st edition Jeff Beck on top and Modern C Jeff Beck on bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bluesnapper Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by StralianKiwi I've played a Nash Tele which had a very beefy neck. I've played a Nash Strat that had a really beefy neck. Really nice guitars...A friend of mine has a partscaster with a Mighty Mite neck that feels pretty chunky too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 11, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by Spike Li The bigger the better in my books and a 51 Nocaster is by far the biggest neck Ive ever played, even bigger than at Gibson 50s profile The actual dimensions are too close to call between a pukka Gibson 50s which is around 0.960 (1" - 1mm) or the full 1" necks that Fender use, and the Gibson profile means in cross section you're actually holding more wood.The reason why Fender necks are thus is that they all start life as a 1" thick board, with width differing depending on whether they plan to us it for a Strat or Tele neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 52 Tele neck is pretty thick. Check out the Warmoth boat neck. I've never played one but I believe they're very thick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Ratae Corieltauvorum Posted October 11, 2012 Moderators Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by vcnyls 52 Tele neck is pretty thick.Check out the Warmoth boat neck. I've never played one but I believe they're very thick. Warmoth Boatneck is a stock 1" with a soft V, the Warmoth Fatback has more cross sectional meat due to it's profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 Originally Posted by Reality Check Peavey Wolfgang and similar VanHalenesque models have very husky necks. Actually, they are considerably smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted October 11, 2012 Members Share Posted October 11, 2012 the new 52RI are supposedly almost as big as Nocasters. the older ones (97-2011) are not nearly as big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members akapuli Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 AFAIK the MIJ Ritchie Kotzen has similar neck too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted October 12, 2012 Members Share Posted October 12, 2012 Neck girth really needs to be clarified as it appears very subjective. Here is a snapshot of what I see to be true...large...50s gibbys, nocaster and anything getting up to the 1 inch.medium large...prs wide fat and anything in the .860 graduated to .950ish.medium... .830 graduated to .920ish.thin... .800 to .880ishsuper thin... .750 to .850ish.The reason I felt the need to write this is many people remark that the neck was "really chunky" when it is in fact just a medium and they are used to a thin neck.There, got that bee out of my bonnet, feel much better now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GilmourD Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 AllParts TMO-FAT (also comes in finished versions). It's 1" from nut to heel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fission Hole Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 Baja Tele is about as big a neck as you'll normally see in a production guitar available for under a grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Deadbeat Son Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 I recently bought a Fender Telebration Old Pine Tele because it had the '52 Hot Rod neck, which is billed as a "thick U" shape yet has a 9'5" radius and medium jumbo frets. I sold the guitar within a week because the neck was just too thin for me. Like you, I'm a Gibson-'50s-at-a-minimum sort of guy, and I really need a great Tele. So, I'm looking for a Nevercaster. These were a limited run of Nocasters built for PGS with rosewood fretboards, 9.5" radius, and jumbo frets. I believe The Music Zoo had a similar run they call the NoNeck, but the only NoNeck guitars they currently have in stock are all Strats. If I can't find a decently priced Nevercaster (they only sold for $1895 new), then I may end up with a parts Tele or a custom replica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 The srv sig strat has a chunky, wide neck. It's what sold my on the guitar, i love mine. The baja tele has a fairly, but overly, chunky neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 The biggest neck I've played is a 1956 Lp Custom . The smallest a Mosrite W 1.5" x D .5" really hard to get used to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members peskypesky Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 Order a Fatback neck from Warmoth. i did and i LOVE it.If the Fatback is too chunky, you can try the Boatneck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tall Posted October 13, 2012 Members Share Posted October 13, 2012 I think the neck on my '51 Fender Pawn Shop is based on the nocaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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