Members elsupermanny14 Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Man, I have devoted the last couple of weeks exclusively to my Les Paul and finally got used to the 50s style neck. I played a Strat my whole life with the modern C shaped neck and that was the only thing I knew. Whenever I played the thicker 50s style Gibson necks I never really liked them (of course I just was not used to them). Now that I have been playing the Les Paul and have been switching back and forth between the Strat I have noticed a couple of things. Once you're used to it, the neck does not feel so thick anymore and the Strat feels really thin. I also noticed that my hand starts to get tired more and hurt when I play the Strat neck for prolonged periods of time. With the Gibson neck my hand gets tired, but it no longer hurts when I play for long periods of time. I have come to realize I LOVE the Gibson 50s style neck. Anyone else have similar experiences with them or what? What do you guys think of the 50s style neck? Love em? Hate em? Just trying to start a general discussion so lets hear your thoughts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Welcome to my world. I would love strats to have 50's Gibson necks. I completely agree with you (strats now feel thin, hand fatigues). I have to buy my own and as a result, have become a partscaster guy. For what it is worth, Warmoths 59 is still considerably thinner than a 50's Gibson neck. I bought one thinking it was going to be the answer buy have since bought custom Musikraft and USACG necks which are much closer to a 50's Gibson neck. I got them made .90 at the 1st fret and .99 at the 12th compared to the 59 which is .86 to .96. With Warmoth, I really like the boatneck whose smaller shoulders but hefty thickness make for a nice feel without being cumbersome. It's 1.0 the whole way and quite nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 For me, it's all about tone, and fat necks=fat tone. And it's not a nuanced kind of thing either. The sheer volume boost that a big neck affords is remarkable. It's simple physics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 idk, i always felt like gibson necks felt small and fender necks felt big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billybilly Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 idk, i always felt like gibson necks felt small and fender necks felt big. Seriously? You find 50's Gibson necks small compared to fenders? Not many strats with a neck as hefty as a 50's Gibby. Some are chunky but on a whole have nothing on a 50's Gibby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mockchoi Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I like Gibson 50's necks. What is it about strat necks that makes your hands/wrists hurt though? I don't think it's the width; I've got another guitar with a slimmer neck that never causes me pain; yet strats do if I play too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I own 2 gibbys with the 50s and the fattest neck Ive ever played was on a Fender Custom Shop No-caster- talk about baseball-bat thick! http://www.vintageandrare.com/product/Fender-Custom-Shop-1951-Nocaster-Telecaster-Relic-2012-Nocaster-Blonde-25818 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members C1993 Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I have small hands and hate the 50s neck. For me, the standard Fender profile is MUCH better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Which is why I play the 1st Edition Jeff Beck. Same size as that nocaster posted above. Beck had fender make a neck sized like the Gibson he was coming from.The 2nd Edition Jeff Becks however went to a Modern C . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members treedroppings Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I had a Gibson 'the paul2' and the neck on that was probly a 50s or thick 60s. I loved that neck. My fender soft-v lite-ash-strat neck is thinner and my hand gets cramped just like you said. I will continue to play it and my muscles will probly get used to it more. I have a new Firebird and the neck is sposed to be a hybrid 50-60's neck 0.8" 1st fret and 0.85" at the 12th . Now that is thin but 1 11/16" wide. I guess I'll get used to it. My friend got the paul2 btw and he's offering it back to me for the broken headstock repair cost(his uncle worked for fender). It slid off the edge of the table it was leaning against. Can you believe that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bro Blue Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I'm the opposite. I can not play the 50s neck, but the 60s neck profile is perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sandy Cheeks Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Once you go big, you'll never go twig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Big necks kick ass. If you think old Gibson necks are fun try playing a real classical guitar. Mine is like a 2x4 with the sides rounded down a little. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Crunchtime Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Once you go big, you'll never go twig. Agree. Once you go thick, you'll never go toothpick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docjeffrey Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Agree. Once you go thick, you'll never go toothpick. Says the guy with the skinny little 16 year old waify girl with her bony ass sticking up in his avatar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DavidInIowa Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 As a general rule my hand feels fatigued more quickly with thin necks than with thick necks. What I can't stand is a really fat neck with mega-jumbo frets. That combination doesn't work for me. The frets must be reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members grunge782 Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Can't stand them . I've tried to for the longest time, but nothing ever feels as comfortable as a Wizard neck to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 What I can't stand is a really fat neck with mega-jumbo frets. That combination doesn't work for me. The frets must be reasonable. My Schecter baritone is like that. Bends are effortless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wrongnote85 Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 Seriously? You find 50's Gibson necks small compared to fenders? Not many strats with a neck as hefty as a 50's Gibby. Some are chunky but on a whole have nothing on a 50's Gibby. i didn't say any thing about 50's or otherwise. i just said i've always considered gibsons small and fenders bigger, generally. i think scale length may have something to do with it. my main strat has a pretty hefty neck on it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jpnyc Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 i didn't say any thing about 50's or otherwise. i just said i've always considered gibsons small and fenders bigger, generally. i think scale length may have something to do with it. my main strat has a pretty hefty neck on it though. Strat necks vary pretty wildly. They have some big fatties as noted above and some toothpicks that would impress the designers at Ibanez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tunesdad Posted September 2, 2012 Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 i'm one of those folks that the fender `modern c' neck was made for - fits me like a glove. i strongly dislike (hard to `hate" anything about guitars ) the fat gibson necks. when my local guitar store got in a 335 memphis dot reissue with a, what gibson calls, slim taper neck i was astounded - feels almost the same as a fender `modern c' to me . i took it down to play it just for kicks assuming it would be the standard gibson fat boy, holy crap - bought it on the spot, love it to this day! of course, it'll never be a strat...but it's about the best you could expect from a gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members elsupermanny14 Posted September 2, 2012 Author Members Share Posted September 2, 2012 I have small hands and hate the 50s neck. For me, the standard Fender profile is MUCH better. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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