DCBirdMan Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Is any one really sure when Gibson later 60s 'narrow neck' period really started? They went down to about 1 9/16th even on some acoustics like B-25s. But electrics also -- like some early SG have a wider neck, and then late 60s for sure it's narrower. Those SG/Melody makers also. But with Firebirds, did the reverse ones -- discontinued mid 1965.. .have a wider neck @ nut than the non reverse ones, that I think were the narrow measure. And there was a long thread going for a couple o years about non reverse Firebird 12s... I know I had an SG Melody Maker 12 with the narrow neck... damn near unplayable for me and I don't have big hands. Was wondering if the Bird 12 also had that narrow neck scene going or if it was up to a more reasonable 1 11/16th.... 1/8" makes huge difference in feel. I think the 335 12 was narrow so it almost stands to reason the Bird 12 was also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorod Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 I owned, for several years, a '63 Firebird III that had possibly, the biggest neck of any. Very simiar to my fat neck '65 SG special. I really don,t know about the non-reverse modela, but I would guess that the necks get thinner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro Vibratoer Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I think in '65 the nut width's remained at 1 11/16", but neck shapes trended thinner. In '66 both SG's and firebirds (non reverse) went to 1 9/16", (at least those that I have had experience with). Not sure what happened toward the end of the sixties with these models. I have a 1970 ES 335 and it has both the small nut width and thin neck. Hope that helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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