Members SkySeven Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Hey all - I play a '68 Gibson J-45, and from the moment I played it, I realized that the neck (width) is almost that of an electric. I come from playing a Taylor 614ce, so for me this is a huge (and welcome) change. My question: is this common? Do most older guitars (specifically old Gibson's) have thinner necks, or is it just mine? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 J45's are known for their necks......you like them or you don't....I happen to love em......but its what I started on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SkySeven Posted June 20, 2008 Author Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 Ok, but even compared to a new J-45 it's significantly thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gadzooka Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 I know that Gibson used a very narrow (1 9/16") nut width on many of it's electric models from the mid 60's thorugh the late 70's. I have a 1967 ES-335 with this dimension. It isn't my first choice in neck size, but it is still comfortable for me. I haven't played any Gibson acoustics from that time. Look closely at the neck on the ES-335, and you may be able to tell that it has a narrow profile: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C70man Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 A lot of the Gibsons are known for their "baseball bat" necks. especially older ones. I wouldn't doubt that someone at some point "shaved" the neck to get it where they wanted it....not uncommon. I had a '62 175 TCD that had a real small neck...I mean miniscule...and the nut was tineeeee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pschaafs Posted June 20, 2008 Members Share Posted June 20, 2008 I have a '69 J-50 and its neck at the nut measures 1.5" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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