iankinzel Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Hi all, I'm thinking of picking up an Epiphone Les Paul Tribute Plus, but I can't find any to try out. I've heard such great things about this model and the specs sound amazing, but I want to know about the neck shape - is it a C or a D? I have a Gibson SG with a C shape, and while I've gotten used to it, D has always been a more natural fit for me. (I play a lot of barre chords and jazz chords). The Epiphone website just says "1960s SlimTaper," but specifies "SlimTaper D profile" for other models. Neck thickness doesn't matter to me, just the shape. Can any LP Tribute owners help me out here? Or, if you own an affordable Gibson LP with a D neck shape, let me know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 When looking at and touching mine I would clearly call it C shaped. But despite of that, you better beware of this guitar - it is pretty likely you might want to keep her! Mine is definitely close to her five "Gibson Sisters" of mine in everything but her price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 That's how they got advertised.... Neck Shape Options: 1960's SlimTaper™, D Profile Neck Joint: Vintage "Deep-Set", Glued-In http://www.epiphone.com/News/Features/Features/2013/The-Epiphone-Les-Paul-Tribute-Plus.aspx Think I will have to learn a lot more - don't like to admit that but I obviously changed neck shapes by mistake for over thirty years Does "Deep-Set" mean something like Long Tenon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Yep, long tenon all T+ owners I can think of speak of a thin D-shaped neck..... Perhaps my misunderstanding comes from my personal cursive. My school reports on it were poor all the time... They should have told me that my writing style could make me unable to evaluate guitar neck profiles, but I guess that woudn't have impressed me that much in my younger years. :unsure: Guess the teachers didn't know that, too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Perhaps my misunderstanding comes from my personal cursive. My school reports on it were poor all the time... They should have told me that my writing style could make me unable to evaluate guitar neck profiles, but I guess that woudn't have impressed me that much in my younger years. :unsure: Guess the teachers didn't know that, too Be that as it may capmaster but I would also describe my Tribute as definitely C shaped no matter what Epiphone say. On the other hand, the neck on my Epi ES345 is without a doubt D shaped. I just can't C it with the Tribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Be that as it may capmaster but I would also describe my Tribute as definitely C shaped no matter what Epiphone say. On the other hand, the neck on my Epi ES345 is without a doubt D shaped. I just can't C it with the Tribute. To be honest, I'm in a total confusion now. I always thought the typical Slim Taper necks were called C shaped, and the late '50s necks D shaped... When looking at my Fenders, their advertisements also confirm what I thought before. Finally, I believed for over thirty years my 1978 S-G's neck was C shaped, but at the moment I just don't know anymore :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iankinzel Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Thanks everybody! I hadn't seen the June 2013 press release for the Tribute Plus series, and that's very comforting. Generally, if Epiphone promotes something as SlimTaper D, then it has been what I think of and ask for as a slim D. For me, the "SlimTaper D" profile is a huge selling point for an Epiphone over a Gibson, even if the Gibson costs the same as the Epiphone. To answer capmaster's question about the late '50s necks, I think those are being called U-shape nowadays (if we're talking about the "baseball bat" style). If there are shoulders on the edges with a slight flat spot in the middle of the back of the neck, then it's either D or U; D is slim, U is fat. If there aren't any shoulders and the middle of the back is rounded, then it's C. (This is of course leaving out stuff like V necks and the like). Please correct me if I'm wrong, anybody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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