mountain2012 Posted October 19, 2013 Share Posted October 19, 2013 ...or I guess they're called "SG Rounded" profiles too. I myself can't stand slim '60s necks, even the period correct/reissue SG necks. They feel like toothpicks and my fretting hand cramps up when chording for long periods of time. I'm very disappointed that there is no current SG model with humbuckers and mahogany neck that has a '50s rounded neck profile. My pick always hits bridge P-90s when I'm rocking out really hard. What I'd really like to see is another SG Studio Faded in brown and cherry with mahogany neck and humbuckers. Who's with me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgplayers Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 they also call them the sg style neck. at least that is what my 2009 s-g special is supposed to have. I have always wondered what it is. it is my got to guitar and most comfortable to play . that's why I would like to know. great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 They use the 50 profile on the SGJ and its a killer SG for the bucks. The maple neck with the Mahogany body give life to the 490s and the SG is raw as hell. I'm not sure about the other models with the long neck joint 19th fret. I'm with you though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountain2012 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's a common misconception among inexperienced guitarists to equate a thin neck as being fast and Gibson plays on that in their marketing. What they don't understand, and I made the same mistake, is that a thicker neck can make chording much more comfortable. The tendon between my thumb and pointer finger used to ache so bad when gigging my thin necked fender. When I tried an SG with a thick neck the problem was no more. I wish this misconception didn't exist because Gibson gets rid of all their '50s mahogany necks on all their humbucker SG models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Right the 50 neck creates less hand fatigue. To me its more noticeable with the 60 profile LPs than the 60 profile SGs. they seem to be wider imho. At least the SG RIs and new Standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 My SG Jr has a neck like a baseball bat, and it's probably my favorite guitar to play. My SG Standard also has a fatter neck, but it's more like a mix between the 60's slim and the 50's type necks. I love that one too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I really don't know, to be honest. I use a minimum of 4 guitars, per gig. Ric 12-string (skinny, narrow neck), Double Cut LP Special P-90's with a (rounded '60s's profile neck), my Telecaster (or Strat), and my '61 SG... ('60's (slightly wider) neck profile). So, I guess I don't play any of them, long enough, for my fingering hand, to cramp up? I do like "fat necks," too. But, all my guitars seem to have different necks, from slight, to really obvious. I've always just "adapted," because I love them ALL. CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Well all things relative there's no doubt a variable between hand size and neck size also. So I would think there's no one equation that fits all. Could be me I'm not sure. Every now and again I'll play a thinner neck, with LPs also that seem too congested in the first position for me. Could be over-sanding. I've had it occur with some Fenders also among others. Probably more of an uncomfortability due to hand size/neck. Others I imagine with smaller hands feel the same discomfort with larger necks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Yeah, and necks vary, sometimes quite a bit, even within a certain designated profile. My two Ric 12-strings have very different necks. They're the same, width wise (narrow), but the shape, or carve, of the necks are very different. One is quite rounded, the other has a flatter feel, in the mid portion of the curve. There's the same thing, between my Gibson necks, that have '60's profiles. But, I adapt pretty quickly, to all of them. But, I don't have a hard grip technique...more of a floating style. So, maybe that makes the difference not so profound, for me? Who knows? CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 Yeah, and necks vary, sometimes quite a bit, even within a certain designated profile. My two Ric 12-strings have very different necks. They're the same, width wise (narrow), but the shape, or carve, of the necks are very different. One is quite rounded, the other has a flatter feel, in the mid portion of the curve. There's the same thing, between my Gibson necks, that have '60's profiles. But, I adapt pretty quickly, to all of them. But, I don't have a hard grip technique...more of a floating style. So, maybe that makes the difference not so profound, for me? Who knows? CB Yup, and I've seen 60s which could pass for 50s. You know what CB, your right about the grip also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 . I've got a 2008 SG with a 50s rounded neck - very comfortable. I've got a few other guitars with fat necks, one is "baseball bat" size - a tad over an inch thick at the nut. Switching between guitars with thin and thick necks doesn't bother me. Have you tried the 30/60 neck (about .030 of an inch thicker from nut to body than the 60s)? . There's also the asymmetrical neck which is fairly thick, but I think Gibson only makes those available on LPs. Regarding more SG models with 50s rounded necks - hell yes. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 The SG Supra is featuring a 60s asymmetrical neck, and for me it plays more comfortably than the very thin neck of my 1978 S-G. Interestingly the Slim Taper '60s feels right for me on the FZ "Roxy" SG, perhaps due to the low fret wire. The latter was an astonishing experience for me, and it seems to apply to all of my guitars. The thicker the neck, the more relaxed comes chord fretting to me with high frets. Perhaps it is more the fret wire height that matters to me. It also seems to affect my playing comfort more than the fretboard radius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted October 31, 2013 Share Posted October 31, 2013 It's a common misconception among inexperienced guitarists to equate a thin neck as being fast and Gibson plays on that in their marketing. What they don't understand, and I made the same mistake, is that a thicker neck can make chording much more comfortable. The tendon between my thumb and pointer finger used to ache so bad when gigging my thin necked fender. When I tried an SG with a thick neck the problem was no more. I wish this misconception didn't exist because Gibson gets rid of all their '50s mahogany necks on all their humbucker SG models. +1, and +++1 in particular for the first statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Agree'd that might be irrefutable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Seven Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 My SG Special Faded and Melody Maker Special both have fat necks, and I like them on those guitars (a lot). But I can also deal with medium and even skinny necks. Seems I've got all sizes on my guitars.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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