Members charlie13033 Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 As I get older, I find I get a lot of soreness in my left hand after playing. I play rhythm guitar and only do occasional leads. I am used to playing Tele's and Rickenbackers but I must admit I get less fatigue playing my acoustic guitar than my tele or Rick, less with the Rick though. I have been told that I need to get a guitar with a thicker neck and put on higher gauge strings. Any recommendations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members avirox Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 The Epiphone Sheraton II has a pretty thick neck - or at least to me it does. It fits my hand like a glove, as opposed to my strat and 60s neck gibby LP which my hand has plenty of room over. Though it depends on what kind of music you're looking to play.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wedgehed II Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 The Eastwood H44 has a thick neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members budkingston Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 Thickest neck I can think of is the Gibson SG faded, followed be the Lotus strat copies of the late 70's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 Dearmond Guitars have big neck. Gibsons with 50's neck and original Jeff Beck Strats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gtrjones Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 Fender Nocaster. Or get a generic strat or tele, and get a warmoth fatback, or Allparts FAT neck as aftermarket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bert-O-325 Posted May 24, 2009 Members Share Posted May 24, 2009 I take it you're talking about the neck Back Profile, correct? How thick the neck is front to back. Its something I've been looking at lately - I've gone in and tried some various guitars to see what I liked most - this is what I found: #1 - A Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul with a '59 neck back - huge, hand-filling, comfortable as heck!#2 - Fender Clapton Strat - nice soft-V neck back, not as full as the Gibson#3 - Martin "Golden Era" Acoustic - not as big as the Gibson, but close, and a hint of soft V (or so I thought) I've been eyeing the Warmoth "Boat" or "Fat" neck profileshttp://www.warmoth.com/Guitar/Necks/BackContours.aspx If you've already got a Tele that you like, you could just get a new Warmoth neck for it with a bigger neck back profile and swap me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Original Jeff Beck Strat, Nocaster, GE Smith Tele. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members AlanH1 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 +1 for the '50s necked SG. I have a Gibson SG faded and the wide neck and rounded rear profile suits me very well. It does almost seem like it tends towards being an acoustic neck yet it is very fast and comfortable. My Charvel San Dimas USA production also has a wide neck but the fingerboard is flatter than on my Gibson. Both are the easiest of my guitars to play and are more forgiving of errors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 50's SG, 52 Reissue Tele, Baja Tele, Reverend (medium thick) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DonK Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 I'm a big fan of thick necks. The thickest I've found on production guitars are the ones on the original Jeff Beck Strat and the 50's Les Paul necks. Next group would be the Eric Johnson Strat, Nocaster, and GE Smith Tele. After than would come the '52 Reissue Tele, modern Jeff Beck Strat and SRV Strat. Then the various Fender V's: 50's Strat/Tele, Clapton, Jimmy Vaughn, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 There no such thing as a 50's SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Some BC Rich guitars from late 70's- mid 80's Reverse Firebirds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members twotimingpete Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 my SFA lola is a baseball bat, you could easily EASILY kill someone with this... wait, what's this thread about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members larry50 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 There no such thing as a 50's SG. I was referring the the 50's neck profile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Josh S Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 The biggest necks I've ever played have been on Les Paul R4s and some custom shop Teles and Esquires with boat-necks. They are VERY satisfying. The Clapton neck is a great compromise that I'd highly suggest checking out though - it is large and comfy in the hand, but still quite streamlined. Hard to describe, but a wonderful thing. That being said, because necks are usually hand-shaped, there is variation. Mine is an older Clapton strat, and the neck is much bigger than any of the new ones I've tried. Necks like those on the R4, on the other hand, are just big all around. I LOVE huge necks. In fact, one of the biggest dissapointments in my life is that my Gilmour neck is so small. It's been killing my hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 SX. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angry Tele Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 Jeff Burton Tele (the older ones from mid90s) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Area Man Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 They advertise the Baja Tele as having a "V" neck, so figured that as they're made in the same plant, it would be the same neck as the Jimmie Vaughan Strat. Boy, was I wrong. The JV has a medium, soft "V" profile neck. The Baja has a big, fatass neck. Feels really rounded to me....I'm not getting any of the "V" that Fender says it has. Supposedly the GE Smith is based on a lap steel, so that oughtta be super-fat. YMMV.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RUExp? Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 I saw a nice Washburn Tele copy at a used guitar shop once and it had a big old neck on it. It was nice guitar with an ash body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mcinku Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 ES339 with '59 neck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Thor1777 Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 from my experience, many of the neck through cs BC Rich guitars have nice thick necks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smorgdonkey Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 #1 - A Custom Shop Gibson Les Paul with a '59 neck back - huge, hand-filling, comfortable as heck! Same neck as the Les Paul Studio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jack harper Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 +1 for SX Lets talk about the measurements that make a neck thick, is it: The Nut Width?E - e Spacing?Neck Shape?Width at 1st fret? Example, I think the a squier has the same nut width as an sx but different everything else. It make it had for me to find replacement necks without all the dimensions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted May 25, 2009 Members Share Posted May 25, 2009 the Gibson '54, '56, '57 and '58 reissues have some really nice full necks. fuller than the standard Gibson '50s neck carve that you can find on regular production gibsons. the Gibson SG Standards also have very thick, very comfortable necks. my McInturff Taurus also has a very full neck. it's right in league with my Gibson reissues in terms of fullness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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