Neck profile comparison....

drewbertca · 01-08-2008, 11:51 AM

I'm looking for a visual comparison of the Gibson neck profiles...a cross section diagram would be awesome.....I know how both feel, more or less....but would like to see the difference...kind of like Warmoth does with their replacement neck profiles on their web site

ace924 · 01-08-2008, 12:12 PM

When I went to puchase last year, I looked and could not find any, Warmoth does a nice job. I just went to the local music store to actually see and feel the difference. I personally went with the 50's, It very comfortable in my hands. I am not a speed player.

drewbertca · 01-08-2008, 12:24 PM

That's what I find as well....50's neck feels right.....Warmoth's profile drawings are nice wish gibson showed there profiles this way

nemo87 · 01-08-2008, 04:19 PM

im not a speed player eaither.. i have rather big hands and i play mostly rhythm but i have found the slimmer 60s neck on my junior feels much more comfortable than the fatter neck on the SG..!?

Mike60 · 01-08-2008, 08:39 PM

lp59aholicDon · 01-08-2008, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike60

Hmm I dunno , they dont look like either my Gibson and or my Orville's neck Profile, the later is somewhere inbetween the two but definitly both are more rounded

G-Minor · 01-08-2008, 08:45 PM

You know whats weird i play faster on fatter necks rather than slim-tapered necks

drewbertca · 01-08-2008, 09:32 PM

I wish I was a famous guitar player....I'd have a tobacco burst Les paul with a hard V shape......kinda 50's strat ish....but in the standard mahogany with a satin back and neck and a slightly faded top.....perfection....

coldsteal2 · 01-09-2008, 04:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike60

good gawd..........no wonder i like the 60's better

lp59aholicDon · 01-09-2008, 05:43 AM

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Originally Posted by drewbertca

I wish I was a famous guitar player....I'd have a tobacco burst Les paul with a hard V shape......kinda 50's strat ish....but in the standard mahogany with a satin back and neck and a slightly faded top.....perfection....

You could send your guitar to Roman or Greg and one or either could probably re shape your neck for you that way

Axeman16 · 01-09-2008, 07:20 AM

i like 60's.

btomlinson · 01-09-2008, 09:55 AM

The 58 was so unbearable for me I took back my R8 and bought a classic. The R8 was awsome except I could not stand the neck.

Guitar Freak · Yesterday, 03:10 PM

doesn't the epiphone les paul standard have a 60's neck on 'em?

Boleskinehouse · Yesterday, 03:19 PM

River · Yesterday, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

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tw1st40 · Yesterday, 03:35 PM

kirs · Yesterday, 04:08 PM

When I first tried the LP Traditional I thought the neck was like a baseball bat. Then I played one of the SGs, came back to the Traditional and it felt pretty good. What profile is the Traditional?

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