Members billybilly Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 I love the neck of a 50's Gibson. I find modern strat neck too thin. Does anyone know who sell's a 50's gibson shaped strat neck? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 The SRV sig has a pretty fat neck on it. I think it's called a 60's oval?That's the closest i've seen anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jkater Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 The Warmoth neck on my PAC904 is very big. I like it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mazi Bee Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 Am I the only one that doesn't think a 59 rounded Les Paul neck is big? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stspider Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 I find the neck of my 54 reissue Les Paul just a smidge thinner that what I'd design myself. Unlucky me, I don't think there's a company that produces bigger necks than this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Yogi_Sizzle Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 The 62 Hot Rod Strat has a massive neck I hear. The SRV and John Mayer sigs have pretty fat necks too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Help!I'maRock! Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 Am I the only one that doesn't think a 59 rounded Les Paul neck is big? the 58 is big. the 59 is normal. the 60 is too thin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members benzem Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 My Dean ML is identical. Seriously Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tony_Manero Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 The Fender Baja Teles from a couple of years ago had nice big necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted September 16, 2009 Members Share Posted September 16, 2009 Original (late 80s-early 90s) Jeff Beck Strat. Thats a big mofo right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members BobbaFret Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 Am I the only one that doesn't think a 59 rounded Les Paul neck is big? It's not a big neck. Not as big as a 50's not as thin as a 60's. Some would say it's just right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bizze Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 Look for 'D-neck', most modern strats are (flat) C-neck.. The letter stands for the shape of the neck, thus making a D-neck thicker than a C-neck.. As mentioned the Baja tele, and SRV sig have suck necks.. I'm sure you can find something similar at warmoth though, those are really good necks too.. www.warmoth.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mid Life Crisis Posted September 17, 2009 Members Share Posted September 17, 2009 '51 Nocaster and '52 Tele have big, chunky necks. The Nocaster neck in particular is HUUUUUGE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members JonesCrusher Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 I have a friend that used to own a 50's V-Neck Strat. That neck was sweet. That guitar had been previously owned by Robin Trower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members joseflovesyou Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 The Jimmy Vaughn strat has a very thick neck, though the shape is not much like a Les Paul. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 Here is a big neck strat for sale but it's pricey.http://www.guitarscanada.com/Board/showthread.php?t=27230 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Spike Li Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 the robert cray strat has a pretty big neck http://www.fender.com.au/electricguitars/strats/artistsignature/robert_cray.php its a hardtail too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DaleH Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 KYS strat has a hefty neck also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Treborklow Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 I love the neck of a 50's Gibson. I find modern strat neck too thin. Does anyone know who sell's a 50's gibson shaped strat neck?Thanks I don't know if anyone makes an Fender neck to Gibson specs. For Fender, the fattest one is the '51 Tele and that is probably a bit fatter than the 50's Gibson. Another one that I like is the Fender U shaped neck that you find on the '70's Strat and newer Hot Rod Tele. The '62 Hot Rod Strat is not as big but it's a nice "large C", probably the fattest Strat in their standard post-70's line. Fender also has a '54 Custom Shop Strat that has a fat neck, probably similar to the '51 Tele. It's pretty fat. So, there is nothing exactly like Gibson, but there are some that a 50's Gibson player will find comfortable. The biggest difference a Gibson player will notice, more than the fatness, is that Fenders have a different neck radius. Usual modern Fenders are 9.5 radius and Gibson is 12" I think. That might matter to you more than the fatness of a neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Soul Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 the 58 is big. the 59 is normal. the 60 is too thin. go play real ones and tell me that. Real 58 - 59s are near identicle. Any difference is just the natural variation from one hand made guitar to the next. Custom shop is pretty close on this. Gibson USA is out to lunch when it comes to neck shapes. They are all small. More or less the same with Fender. If you want the true Vintage shapes, you more or less have to go custom shop. 51 nocaster is probably the most common one you will find out there with a larger neck. Also, the FIRST Jeff Beck Strats had nice big vintage necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alex_SF Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 Real 58 - 59s are near identicle. Any difference is just the natural variation from one hand made guitar to the next. Custom shop is pretty close on this. Gibson USA is out to lunch when it comes to neck shapes. They are all small. The ultimate LP geek book -- Beauty of the Burst -- actually has a chart on page 220 with measurements of 50 LPs made between '58 and '60. Only 8 of them are '58s, with 1st fret thickness between 22.4 and 23.4 mm and 11th fret thickness between 24.5 and 25.3mm. 9 of them are '60s, with 1st fret thickness between 20.0 and 23.1 mm and 11th fret thickness between 21.9 and 25.2mm. The rest are '59s, with 1st fret thickness between 20.6 and 23.4 mm and 11th fret thickness between 24.0 and 25.4mm. Someone else more OCD or less ADD than I am is welcome to calculate means & medians, but No Soul's assessment seems right. The numbers are all over the place. I need a very thick neck because I have big hands and tendonitis / arthritis in my left. The Warmoth "Fatback" profile suits me very well. I don't have a '58-59 RI Les Paul for comparison, but I do have a couple of early-80s Gibsons with pretty thick necks: the Warmoth Fatback compares very well to the baseball bat on my Explorer (which may be a bit thicker actually), and is a bit thicker than the one on my Firebird. If you need a thick neck, just look for one that's at least 0.95" at the 1st and 12th frets, and 1.0" is better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 13, 2009 Members Share Posted November 13, 2009 The 62 hot rod is def chuncky. Not sure how close the contour is to an LP neck, but it's big. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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