Wayne Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I have a 2002 J-100. It can hardly be considered to have a chunky or wide neck (I think most would find it the opposite), yet I still find some easy things very hard because of my small hands, or more precisely, my short stubby digits. I'm not aware of Gibson making even smaller/slimmer necks than what this has, but if they ever did in a Jumbo or Super Jumbo I would like to know which ones to look for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rar Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I'm not aware of Gibson making even smaller/slimmer necks than what this has' date=' but if they ever did in a Jumbo or Super Jumbo I would like to know which ones to look for. [/quote'] Gibson necks got quite narrow in 1965, often as narrow as 1-9/16" at the nut, so you might want to look at a late-'60s Jumbo. These are not exactly known for their superior tone, but a number of rockers -- Pete Townsend, Jimmy Page, George Harrison, ... -- seemed happy enough with them. I don't know of any modern full-size Gibson acoustics with necks that narrow, except for the Iron Mountain AJ. (The Pete Townsend Limited Edition J-200 does have a special "slim" neck profile, but I don't believe it's as narrow as the neck on his '68. I don't recall having played one, though, so I could easily be wrong.) -- Bob R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Isn't the J-100 a long scale guitar? I wonder if you wouldn't be more comfortable with short scale, like a j-185. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strive2walk Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 +1 on the short scale. they are usually very comfortable to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 Most of my problems arent up and down the fingerboard, they are across the neck. Those may come later...I think I would like a short scale anyway, but I love the sound of this guitar too much. It will always be good for strumming, but I also love the way it sounds fingerpicked...Its just hard to do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryp58 Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 I do believe that the '60's Slim Taper neck is by far the best neck Gibson has ever made! IMHO, of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry K Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 You may also want to check your string height off the board. If you get the action lower you may find some of the difficulty goes away. I would definitely suggest trying out a short scale guitar if you haven't already. You could also consider the Arlo Guthrie model, but it's not going to sound like your J-100! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wayne Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 I wonder if 1 9/16 might be too narrow, even for me...I'd sure try one though, if I could find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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