56 Goldtop neck profile?

[davejm]

I've done some thread searching on this, but is it a fact that the 56 Goldtops all had the slim neck profile?
I recently bought a 57 Classic Goldtop and have been converted to the chunky neck [and it really is incredibly deep and chunky, with even the neck binding virtually twice as wide as my Epi TransAmber LP] and would assume [to my limited knowledge] that a 56 neck would be similarly profiled. But it seems not.

Some pics of Epi Goldtops [generally] also look as if the top is a matte, flat gold without the sparkly speckling - is this just a light effect or are there these plain gold, unsparkly finishes, too?
Cheers.

 

[djwilbanks]

I'm not sure exactly, Epiphone stopped production of the '56 GT for a while, it's possible some changes were made between the newer ones and the older ones. Mine had a nice chunky neck and the "sparkle" type finish. It was an 05 MIK, I believe.

 

[Dolebludger]

The one I bought new a few weeks back has a "nice, chunky neck" too. Sorry, but I don't know the exact dimensions. BTW, the Epiphone web site shows this modes as "discontinued", so apparently they aren't making any more and music stores are just selling off their stock.

 

[scozz]

Mines a 2000 MIK model and it has a slim profile neck. I think it may be one of the earlier models because it's got a "Limted Edition" decal on he back of the headstock. Sorry for the bad pic.

 

[Byron999]

My 2003 MIK 56gt is the same as my 2008 MIC Standard Plus, and both are a little bit smaller than my 2007 Elitist.

 

[davejm]

Thanks for the replies, guys. Looks like the relatively recent 56s are the best bet for Glorious Chunk.
It was only a fortuitous fluke that I ended up buying this deep 57 neck and discovered what a whacking great delight I've spent so long avoiding.

And contrarily, from picture evidence alone, I wonder if it's more likely that a 90s goldtop would have the non-speckled, flat gold colour.