Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 I used to have a jackson the neck was good for me but it was I too tall. IDK the word for it but it was meaning I could hold it easily but the distance from the high e to the low e was to much. I played an Ibanez neck and that was perfect small and thin. Then I play a schecter neck, a thicker neck, medium height, but kind of limiting for me, can't play as fast. So my question is how can I determine what a neck will feel like in my hands by reading its dimensions? What is a radius?What's a C shape, U shape, xxx shape neck, etc...What determines the necks thickness (how it fits in my hand)?What determines how tall a neck is (not the scale)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 nope. The only true way is to play the guitar.You can get a general idea by specs but necks are hand finished sanding and tend to be different from one to the next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 no you have to play them, C shape is shaped like a C, U is shaped like a U, soft V is like a soft V an hard V is a hard V, asymetrical is asymetrical, and boat is like the bottom of a boat (think smooshed U). Small radius are small than large radius, and tall frets are taller than low frets. Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 nope. The only true way is to play the guitar. You can get a general idea by specs but necks are hand finished sanding and tend to be different from one to the next. that's specifically what I wanna be able to do. Of course I know that to actaully get a feel for it I have to try it out but this isn't always an option, BECAUSE OF THIS, how can i get a GENERAL idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members PlectrumPete Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Practice. Same as with women. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mnhhngbfs Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 what describes how "tall" (wide) a neck is would be the nut width Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 no you have to play them,C shape is shaped like a C, U is shaped like a U, soft V is like a soft V an hard V is a hard V, asymetrical is asymetrical, and boat is like the bottom of a boat (think smooshed U). Small radius are small than large radius, and tall frets are taller than low frets. Hope this helps. Now you're just spamming/trolling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 what describes how "tall" (wide) a neck is would be the nut width So if i want a neck thats suited for metal playing (ibanez) what dimensions should I look for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulskirocks Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 So if i want a neck thats suited for metal playing (ibanez) what dimensions should I look for? You can play metal on any guitar and any neck... Just as anyone can play metal, regardless if they are big or little... If you are 4'10" tall and have teeny hands, I wouldn't suggest a jumbo wide baseball bat neck... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 You can play metal on any guitar and any neck... Just as anyone can play metal, regardless if they are big or little... If you are 4'10" tall and have teeny hands, I wouldn't suggest a jumbo wide baseball bat neck... It's certainly easier on an Ibanez. It's common knowledge that its easier to shred on a thin necked Ibanez than a baseball bat thick Gibson LP. This is what I'm talking about. What specs in this case would explain this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Now you're just spamming/trolling. you asked what a C shape is. Thats what it is, a neck shaped like the letter C. U shape has morer shoulder than C and C has more than V, a 1" thick C neck will feel thinner than a 1" thick U shape. You have to try them to see what you like. Sometimes small hands like baseball necks and sometimes big hands like pencil necks. Usually people can play any type of neck, they might prefer one but its not a deal breaker. Go find a guitar that feels good and then take a piece of solder and mold it around the back of the neck and see what letter it looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Neck Profiles:http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=0&oq=guitar+neck+profile&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZHZ_enUS349US349&q=guitar+neck+profiles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members caveman Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Fretboard radius explained:http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&aq=2&oq=fret+board+radius&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GZHZ_enUS349US349&q=fretboard+radius+explained Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pekelnik Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 I really like the neck on my SG Classic. I always thought that it is because it will be very thin, since the general idea is that SG necks are thinner than LP necks and SG Classic is sort of modeled after the 70's SG special and PT himself noted how thin necks those had. Now I checked it online and then measured it too and I could not have been more wrong. The neck is about '58 LP profile, in other words pretty damn thick. About full inch at 12th fret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rxbanditos Posted March 13, 2010 Author Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 So if a smaller radius = more easier barre chords, why are barre chords so hard to do on classical guitars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lp_junkie Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 Everything I play is on a Les Paul except when it's an acoustic guitar. Specs don't mean a whole lot except to manufacturers, because the final finishing details in most cases are still done by hand which makes each one a little different. Here's what I use the "specs" for, to eliminate guitars that I would not even be interested in picking up.......... once I get a hold of a few with the same specs then I will test them for feel, that's all that matters to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members paulskirocks Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 So if a smaller radius = more easier barre chords, why are barre chords so hard to do on classical guitars? ?? My classical is flat (about as long of a radius as you can get if you measure forever!)... So, this would support the theory... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted March 13, 2010 Members Share Posted March 13, 2010 What determines how tall a neck is (not the scale)? This is called "nut width". 1 5/8" and 1 11/16" are pretty standard but they come in different widths. You have to find what you like. Try out guitars and check the spec sheet. I like wider necks that don't cramp my fingers playing open chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted March 14, 2010 Members Share Posted March 14, 2010 So if a smaller radius = more easier barre chords, why are barre chords so hard to do on classical guitars? because classical guitars dont have small radius necks Just get a Nocaster and you'll have the best neck ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Metalrulez Posted March 14, 2010 Members Share Posted March 14, 2010 The only way to do it is go to the store look at the spec sheet and compare. It is not something you are going to do by sitting at a computer surfing and reading from the internut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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