strat71 Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 hi, i'm dying to buy an hummingbird, i wanted to catch a true vintage but i get to know that the neck is slim and i can't stand the slim neck. i got a J45 true vintage that i love but it hurts my first finger because of the low profile neck... so i'd like to know which hummingbird has a plain size neck (as the 59 les paul for example) i live in Tahiti and rarely have occasions to try guitars before buying... please help me.. ;) Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Who told you its a slim neck ? I wouldnt call it a slim neck at all, quite chunky actually. You want a slim neck try my 69'er. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat71 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Who told you its a slim neck ? I wouldnt call it a slim neck at all, quite chunky actually. You want a slim neck try my 69'er. a seller on Ebay told me so, that it looks like a 60' Les Paul neck... it is not? how does it compare to the J45TV?? Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlejohnny Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Is it possible, that gibson uses different neck profiles on j-45TVs??? The website says slim taper, some dealer websites say v neck. The two i've ever played had a rounded neck profile pretty similar to the neck profile of my TV Bird? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chasAK Posted March 25, 2014 Share Posted March 25, 2014 Maybe Red 333could weighs in onthis one. He has a ton of different Bozeman Gibsons. I assume there are variations between models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Who told you its a slim neck ? I wouldnt call it a slim neck at all, quite chunky actually. You want a slim neck try my 69'er. Gibson necks got thin as all get out in 1960 so there never was an original HB with a chunky neck. 1963 and 1964 would be about the best as they were a bit meatier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grOOved Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 They're likely comparable to 60s Les Paul neck profiles - possible a tad bigger. I have a Hummingbird TV and have had some big neck guitars (LP 59 and a baseball bat strat neck)... Hummingbirds have never historically had big necks - which is why a "50s neck" on a Bird seems a bit strange. I personally love fat neck guitars, but not for acoustic due to having to cover more real estate for chords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuanCarlosVejar Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Is it possible, that gibson uses different neck profiles on j-45TVs??? The website says slim taper, some dealer websites say v neck. The two i've ever played had a rounded neck profile pretty similar to the neck profile of my TV Bird? I think they changed the specs starting this year JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Something tells me you would fird a Bird too slim, not narrow but thin. It's leaning towards some Les Pauls or 335's and you gotta like that kind of elegance to cope'n'groove. But, , , these are so fine nuanced and highly subjective matters that you need to feel it yourself. No way around it. Good choice beside the 45 btw. . .▲ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Who told you its a slim neck ? I wouldnt call it a slim neck at all, quite chunky actually. You want a slim neck try my 69'er. as you've said that's a deal breaker for other guitars in the past, will this one be hitting the sakes block due ot the skinny neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 as you've said that's a deal breaker for other guitars in the past, will this one be hitting the sakes block due ot the skinny neck? Im referring to my HB-TV which I would not call skinny at all. Its really medium to thckish. The AL SJ is a bit thicker, while the LG-2 is baseball bat. But the HBTV neck is definitely not skinny mate. I have two skinny neck guitars, 69'er and 00-15, and they are also the two guitars that get the least amount of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Im referring to my HB-TV which I would not call skinny at all. Its really medium to thckish. The AL SJ is a bit thicker, while the LG-2 is baseball bat. But the HBTV neck is definitely not skinny mate. "you want a slim neck try my 69'er" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 "you want a slim neck try my 69'er" Can't beat a 69'er Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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