Members jbear555 Posted February 23, 2012 Members Share Posted February 23, 2012 After considerable deliberation, several trips to local stores, and a call to Gibson...I chose the the 59 neck profile over the 30/60. I couldn't find one to play, and I didn't care for the 30/60 compared to some of the fatter necks out there (the 137 in particular). Since I had a choice , I just sort of crossed my fingers, picked, and hoped that the 59 wouldn't be too fat. That's risky with a guitar like this, but...Anyway, it showed up today and I absolutely love the neck. It is fat but feels just right. I absolutely feel more resonance to the guitar through this neck than I felt with the 30/60's. I haven't gotten to play it a great deal yet, but I play a lot of guitars of all types so I've become pretty sensitive to the idiosyncrasies of these things (for better or worse). I fence-sat for quite a while between neck profiles, as well as 137, 335, or 339 This one is truly a beauty, and it really does produce a range of quality tones. I think what I really am digging is how defined the 57's sound in this body. There is no mud at all and rolling off the tone gives a great jazzy 335 neck sound. So...I was hoping for a guitar that would do the Robben Ford/Carlton tone as well as the clean-ish Kurt Rosenwinkel tone, and this does them dead-on and a lot more. Awesome guitar...not exactly news, but...it's new to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vintage clubber Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 Pics or it's an Epi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sk8centilli Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 The '59 is my absolute favorite profile, too! Congrats on your new guitar, woo hoo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted February 24, 2012 Members Share Posted February 24, 2012 The 30/60 is right for me, but I agree that the 339 is awesome. Congrats! Here's mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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