width of ES 335 fret board

[rcwilk]

Hi there 335 experts..

 

Well, I'm finding that every 335 has a different neck width (and depth). Last week I hit three Guitar Center stores in the bay area and tried all the 335's they had in stock, and began thinking this guitar was just not going to work for me as the necks are are so thin, meaning width length of the fret board e to e string.

 

But then I tired the Blue Note in Berkeley and found the width and depth of the neck also varies quite a bit. Quite a bit.

I didn't measure the first trials, but now do and find the 4.5 width about perfect.

 

Now the depth is driving me nuts. I tired a dot fat neck and it was great, width wise, but too deep for me (top of fretboad to bottom of the neck) .

 

The search goes on....

 

(I also tried the Heritage models and those were nice but all too thin of fretboard width.... I did like the Eastman's both in look and sound and playability... but something still bugs me about them I can't put my finger(s) on. )

 

RC